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作者：Chan, Jason; Ghose, Anindya; Seamans, Robert
作者单位：University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; New York University; Korea University; New York University
摘要：This research note reports on an empirical investigation of the effect of the Internet on racial hate crimes in the United States from the period 2001-2008. We find evidence that, on average, broadband availability increases racial hate crimes. We also document that the Internet's impact on these hate crimes is not uniform in that the positive effect is stronger in areas with higher levels of racism, which we identify as those with more segregation and a higher proportion of racially charged s...
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作者：Oreglia, Elisa; Srinivasan, Janaki
作者单位：Nanyang Technological University; International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT Bangalore)
摘要：Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are believed to hold much potential to empower women, both socially and economically, in low-income and rural communities. In this paper, we focus on rural women who mediate ICT use as telecenter operators in India and as helpers and enablers for family members in rural China. We explore under what circumstances they may be able to renegotiate existing gendered power structures. We argue that acts of reconciling or confronting the different spa...
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作者：Ganju, Kartik K.; Pavlou, Paul A.; Banker, Rajiv D.
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University
摘要：This paper examines the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in enhancing the well-being of nations. Extending research on the role of ICT in the productivity of nations, we posit that the effects of ICT may not be limited to productivity (e.g., GDP), and we argue that the use of ICT can also improve the wellbeing of a country by helping citizens to develop their social capital and achieve social equality, enabling access to health-related information and health services, pro...
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作者：Leong, Carmen; Pan, Shan L.; Newell, Sue; Cui, Lili
作者单位：University of New South Wales Sydney; University of Sussex; Shanghai University of Finance & Economics
摘要：The emergence of Alibaba's Taobao (e-commerce) Villages in remote China has challenged the assumption that rural, underserved communities must always be the recipients of aid to stimulate ICT-enabled development. Based on an in-depth case study of two remote villages in China, this research note shows how ICT (e-commerce) can empower a marginalized community, giving rise to a rural e-commerce ecosystem that can aid self-development. We propose the concept of digital empowerment to explicate ou...
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作者：Ketter, Wolfgang; Peters, Markus; Collins, John; Gupta, Alok
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
摘要：The shift toward sustainable electricity systems is one of the grand challenges of the 21st century. Decentralized production from renewable sources, electric mobility, and related advances are at odds with traditional power systems where central, large-scale generation of electricity follows inelastic consumer demand. Information systems innovations can enable new forms of dynamic electricity trading that leverage real-time consumption information and that use price signals to incentivize sus...
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作者：Miranda, Shaila M.; Young, Amber; Yetgin, Emre
作者单位：University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman; University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Amherst; Loyola University Maryland
摘要：Mass media digitization is an unfolding phenomenon, posing novel societal opportunities and challenges that researchers are beginning to note. We build on and extend MIS research on process digitization and digital versus traditional communication media to study how and to what extent social media-one form of digital mass media-are emancipatory (i.e., permitting wide-spread participation in public discourse and surfacing of diverse perspectives) versus hegemonic (i.e., contributing to ideologi...
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作者：Deng, Xuefei (Nancy); Joshi, K. D.; Galliers, Robert D.
作者单位：California State University System; California State University Dominguez Hills; Washington State University; Bentley University; Bentley University; Loughborough University
摘要：Crowdsourcing (CS) of micro tasks is a relatively new, open source work form enabled by information and communication technologies. While anecdotal evidence of its benefits abounds, our understanding of the phenomenon's societal consequences remains limited. Drawing on value sensitive design (VSD), we explore microtask CS as perceived by crowd workers, revealing their values as a means of informing the design of CS platforms. Analyzing detailed narratives of 210 crowd workers participating in ...
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作者：Srivastava, Shirish C.; Teo, Thompson S. H.; Devaraj, Sarv
作者单位：Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris; National University of Singapore; National University of Singapore; University of Notre Dame
摘要：Despite the influence of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on enhancing transparency and fairness, there is limited theoretical understanding of how ICT affects corruption. Adopting an institutional perspective, we conceptualize the mechanisms through which e-government influences corruption in a nation. Specifically, we theorize the relationship between e-government and corruption at two levels: (1) base corruption observed in national institutions (political, legal, and media...
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作者：Andrade, Antonio Diaz; Doolin, Bill
作者单位：Auckland University of Technology
摘要：The social inclusion of newly resettled refugees is a significant issue confronting both refugees and their host societies. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly viewed as a useful resource in programs that provide settlement services or promote participation in society. This paper moves beyond the conventional discussion on the digital divide to explore what people are actually able to do and achieve with ICTs. We draw on an analysis of the use of ICTs for particu...
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作者：Jha, Srivardhini K.; Pinsonneault, Alain; Dube, Laurette
作者单位：Indian Institute of Management (IIM System); Indian Institute of Management Bangalore; McGill University
摘要：This paper analyzes the pioneering work of eKutir, a social business in India that leverages an information and communication technology (ICT) platform to progressively build a self-sustaining ecosystem to address multiple facets of smallholder farmer poverty. The study reveals that eKutir's ecosystem has evolved through five distinct phases, each expanding the number and type of actors engaged and the breadth of ICT-supported services provided. The evolution displays a distinct pattern where ...
