Rossi, E;
Pujadas, R;
Venters, W;
(2023)
Modularity Archetypes and Their Coexistence in Technological Development: The Case of a Telecoms Company from Analogue Voice to 5G.
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Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
(pp. pp. 5613-5622).
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
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Abstract
Modularity is a key concept in the research and practice of information systems. Yet, it has been variously interpreted. Synthesizing the literature, we inductively develop a two-by-two matrix encapsulating two dualities of modularity: architectural vs. governance dimensions, and bottom-up vs. top-down perspectives. This matrix groups the literatures into four archetypical approaches to modularity (Engineering, Ecosystem, Generative and Logical). We next illustrate these archetypes through a qualitative study of a large global telecommunications firm. Drawing upon archival data and interviews, we show how each of these four approaches to modularity become dominant at different times, but also how they overlap and coexist.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Modularity Archetypes and Their Coexistence in Technological Development: The Case of a Telecoms Company from Analogue Voice to 5G |
| Event: | The 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/communities/... |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Modularity, telecommunications, architecture, ecosystems, 5G |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10172388 |
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