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作者：Alnuaimi, Omar A.; Robert, Lionel P., Jr.; Maruping, Likoebe M.
作者单位：United Arab Emirates University; University of Arkansas System; University of Arkansas Fayetteville; University of Louisville
摘要：Social loafing is the tendency of individuals to withhold contributions to a task in a team setting. Team size and dispersion are two primary drivers of social loafing in technology-supported team settings. However, the mechanisms through which these drivers affect social loafing are not well understood. Consequently, the objective of this study is to identify the cognitive mechanisms that mediate the effect of team size and dispersion on social loafing in technology-supported teams. Drawing o...
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作者：Briggs, Robert O.; Reinig, Bruce A.
作者单位：University of Nebraska System; California State University System; San Diego State University
摘要：Organizations often look to their information systems (IS) professionals to work with system stakeholders to generate new ideas to solve complex problems and to provide information technology (IT) artifacts to support ideation processes. Much research therefore seeks to increase the number of ideas people generate based on Alex F. Osborn's conjecture that more ideas give rise to more good ideas. Recent research, however, calls the quantity-quality conjecture into question. This paper advances ...
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作者：Carmel, Erran; Espinosa, J. Alberto; Dubinsky, Yael
作者单位：American University; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; University of Maryland University College; International Business Machines (IBM); IBM ISRAEL; Technion Israel Institute of Technology
摘要：Follow the sun (FTS) has interesting appeal-hand off work at the end of every day from one site to the next, many time zones away, in order to speed up product development. Although the potential effect on time to market can be profound, at least conceptually, FTS has enjoyed few documented industry successes because it is acknowledged to be extremely difficult to implement. In order to address this FTS challenge, we provide here a conceptual foundation and formal definition of FTS. We then an...
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作者：Wright, Ryan T.; Marett, Kent
作者单位：University of San Francisco; Mississippi State University
摘要：Phishing has been a major problem for information systems managers and users for several years now. In 2008, it was estimated that phishing resulted in close to $50 billion in damages to U.S. consumers and businesses. Even so, research has yet to explore many of the reasons why Internet users continue to be exploited. The goal of this paper is to better understand the behavioral factors that may increase one's susceptibility for complying with a phisher's request for personal information. Usin...
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作者：Zwass, Vladimir
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作者：Chen, Daniel Q.; Preston, David S.; Xia, Weidong
作者单位：Texas Christian University; State University System of Florida; Florida International University; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
摘要：As organizations' information technology (IT) investment goals evolve from improving operational efficiency to enhancing strategic growth, the chief information officer (CIO) is increasingly expected to play not only the traditional supply-side leadership role that focuses on exploiting existing IT competencies to support known business needs but also the demand-side leadership role that focuses on exploring new IT-enabled business opportunities that result in competitive advantage. Using matc...
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作者：Zhang, Jie (Jennifer); Seidmann, Abraham
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Arlington; University of Rochester
摘要：We discuss the optimal way for a software vendor to license software: a perpetual license at a posted price, a subscription contract that subscribers receive automatic updates for periodic payment, or a hybrid approach that involves both. By addressing specific issues in the software market such as network effects, quality uncertainty, upgrade compatibility, and the vendor's ability to commit to future prices in a dynamic environment, we demonstrate how a software vendor can manage the trade-o...
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作者：Clemons, Eric K.
作者单位：University of Pennsylvania
摘要：Just as scientists in other disciplines use experience and a small set of frequently occurring problems to structure unfamiliar situations, information strategy and economics provides its own patterns to guide and structure the use of experience in managerial settings. These patterns emerged through case studies, theoretical derivations, and empirical analyses of company, industry, and national data sets. The six most frequently observed patterns identified here are (1) newly vulnerable market...
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作者：Wattal, Sunil; Racherla, Pradeep; Mandviwalla, Munir
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University; Texas A&M University System; West Texas A&M University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University
摘要：We examine the role of network externalities on the use of blogs in an organization. Prior research has considered social influences such as peer pressure, but there is little prior work on how the extent of others' actual usage can influence an individual's use of technology. We also examine how technology usage is influenced by positive feedback from others. Finally, we look at how the relation between technology usage and network effects is moderated by demographic variables such as age and...
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作者：Poltrock, Steven; Handel, Mark
作者单位：Boeing
摘要：Can models of collaboration serve as foundations for development of collaborative technologies in much the same way that engineers use models when developing complex systems? We explore this issue by investigating how eight approaches to understanding or modeling collaboration could be used to improve technologies that support processes used in a large aerospace program. Some modeling approaches are ostensive, defining how collaboration should be achieved or how the technology should be used. ...
