Engaging with change: Information and communication technology professionals' perspectives on change in the context of the 'Brexit' vote.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been a key agent of change in the 21st century. Given the role of ICT in changing society this research sought to explore the responses and attitudes to change from ICT professionals and ICT academics in dealing with the potentially far reaching political challenge triggered by the UK's 2016 European Union Referendum and its decision to leave the European Union (referred to as Brexit). Whilst the vote was a UK based decision its ramifications have global implications and as such the research was not confined to the UK.

Methods and findings

Data was collected through a survey launched on the first working day after the Brexit referendum vote to leave the EU and kept open for four weeks. The survey contained qualita

SUBMITTER: Lomas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695584 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature