Digital Responses to Covid-19: Digital Innovation, Transformation, and Entrepreneurship During Pandemic Outbreaks

by Christian Hovestadt (Editor), Jan Recker (Editor), Janek Richter (Editor), Karl Werder (Editor)

Overview

This book presents ten essays that examine the potential of digital responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The essays explore new digital concepts for learning and teaching, provide an overview of organizational responses to the crisis through digital technologies, and examine digital solutions developed to manage the crisis. Scientists from many disciplines work together in the fight against the virus and its numerous consequences. This book explores how information systems researchers can contribute to these global efforts. The book will be of interest to researchers and scholars in the field of digital business and education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030666101
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	03/11/2021
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Information Systems
Edition description:	1st ed. 2021
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Christian Hovestadt is a doctoral student at the Cologne Institute for Information Systems at the University of Cologne, Germany. In his research, he focuses on artificial intelligence, business processes, and the sharing economy.

Jan Recker is AIS fellow, Alexander-von-Humboldt fellow, chaired professor of Information Systems and Systems Development at the University of Cologne, Germany and adjunct professor at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. His research focuses on systems analysis and design, digital innovation and entrepreneurship, and digital solutions for sustainability challenges.
Janek Richter is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Cologne Institute for Information Systems at the University of Cologne, Germany. His research interests include IT-enabled organizational agility, organizational change in digital transformation, and enterprise architectures.

Karl Werder is apostdoctoral research fellow at the Cologne Institute for Information Systems at the University of Cologne, Germany. His research focuses on complex organizational processes, digital options, and data-driven decision making.

Table of Contents

- Introduction. - Information Systems in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Infection Dashboards and Their State-Tracking Abilities. - Case Study: The Corona Contact Tracing App in Germany. - KidExplore: A New Online Platform to Support Child Development During a Pandemic. - Digital Tools for Digital Natives: Learning in Times of a Global Pandemic. - The Rise of TikTok: The Evolution of a Social Media Platform During COVID-19. - How Can Software Development Teams Be Controlled During the COVID-19 Pandemic. - How a New Venture Identified Digital Opportunities in the COVID-19 Crisis to Transform Their Business Model. - Development of an Application to Manage Hygiene Measures in the Grocery Retail Sector. - Developing a Concept for a Digital Restaurant System to Minimize Risk of Infection for Customers and Personnel. - Toward a New Wave of Digital Responses to COVID-19.