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作者:Majchrzak, A; Rice, RE; Malhotra, A; King, N; Ba, SL
作者单位:University of Southern California; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; University of Southern California
摘要:The adaptation process for new technology is not yet well understood. This study analyzes how an inter-organizational virtual team, tasked with creating a highly innovative product over a 10 month period, adapted the use of a collaborative technology and successfully achieved its challenging objectives. The study of such a virtual team is especially useful for extending our understanding of the adaptation process as virtual teams have more malleable structures than typical organizational units...
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作者:Bharadwaj, AS
作者单位:Emory University
摘要:The resource-based view of the firm attributes superior financial performance to organizational resources and capabilities. This paper develops the concept of IT as an organizational capability and empirically examines the association between IT capability and firm performance, firm specific IT resources are classified as IT infrastructure, human IT resources, and IT-enabled intangibles. A matched-sample comparison group methodology and publicly available ratings are used to assess IT capabili...
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作者:Cooper, BL; Watson, HJ; Wixom, BH; Goodhue, DL
作者单位:University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Virginia
摘要:From 1990 through 1998, First American Corporation (FA C) changed its corporate strategy from a traditional banking approach to a customer relationship-oriented strategy that placed FAC's customers at the center of all aspects of the company's operations. The transformation made FAC an innovative leader in the financial services industry. This case study describes FAC's transformation and the way in which a data warehouse called VISION helped make it happen. FAC's experiences suggest lessons f...
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作者:Montealegre, R; Keil, M
作者单位:University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
摘要:Project failure in the information technology area is a costly problem, and troubled projects are not uncommon. In many cases, these projects seem to take on a life of their own, continuing to absorb valuable resources, while failing to deliver any real business value. While prior research has shown that managers can easily become locked into a cycle of escalating commitment to a failing course of action, there has been comparatively little research on de-escalation, or the process of breaking...
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作者:Markus, ML; Lee, AS
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作者:Venkatesh, V; Morris, MG
作者单位:University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; United States Department of Defense; United States Air Force; US Air Force Research Laboratory
摘要:Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this research investigated gender differences in the overlooked context of individual adoption and sustained usage of technology in the workplace. User reactions and technology usage behavior were studied over a five-month period among 342 workers being introduced to a new software system. At all three points of measurement, compared to women, men's technology usage decisions were more strongly influenced by their perceptions of usefulness. In contr...
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作者:Moore, JE
作者单位:Southern Illinois University System; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
摘要:The concept of work exhaustion (or job burnout) from the management and psychology research literature is examined in the context of technology professionals. Data were collected from 270 IT professionals and managers in various industries across the United States. Through structural equation modeling, work exhaustion was shown to partially mediate the effects of workplace factors on turnover intention, in addition, the results of the study revealed that: (1) technology professionals experienc...
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作者:Gopal, A; Prasad, P
作者单位:University of Calgary
摘要:GDSS has enjoyed about a decade and a half of vigorous research activity. Throughout this time, a problem that has occupied the research community is the inconsistent research results that have been obtained. The purpose of this paper is to assess whether the reason for these inconsistencies is rooted in the epistemological mode that has prevailed and to offer an alternative epistemological lens that might help advance our understanding of GDSS use and research. Using qualitative research meth...
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作者:Ravichandran, T; Rai, A
作者单位:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
摘要:We identify top management leadership, a sophisticated management infrastructure, process management efficacy, and stakeholder participation as important elements of a quality-oriented organizational system for software development A model interrelating these constructs and quality performance is proposed. Data collected through a national survey of IS executives in Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies was used to test the model using a Partial Least Squares analysis methodology. Our...