Trends and Trajectories in the Software Industry: implications for the future of work

Samuli Laato (), Matti Mäntymäki, A. K.M. Najmul Islam, Sami Hyrynsalmi and Teemu Birkstedt
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Samuli Laato: University of Turku
Matti Mäntymäki: University of Turku
A. K.M. Najmul Islam: University of Turku
Sami Hyrynsalmi: LUT University
Teemu Birkstedt: University of Turku

Information Systems Frontiers, 2023, vol. 25, issue 2, No 25, 929-944

Abstract: Abstract In this study, we explore prominent contemporary technology trajectories in the software industry and how they are expected to influence the work in the software industry. Consequently, we build on cultural lag theory to analyze how technological changes affect work in software development. We present the results from a series of expert interviews that were analyzed using the Gioia method. Moreover, we identify a set of technology trends pertinent to software development from which we derive four main changes affecting the future of work in software development: (1) a shift toward scalable solutions, (2) increased emphasis on data, (3) convergence of IT and non-IT industries, and (4) the cloud as the dominant computing paradigm. Accordingly, this study contains insights into how technology (as an element of material culture) influences non-material culture, as exemplified by the work involved in software development.

Keywords: Software development; Software industry; Digital transformation; Future of work; Changing nature of work; Cultural lag; Cultural lag theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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