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作者：Lee, Younghwa; Chen, Andrew N. K.
作者单位：University of Northern Iowa; University of Kansas
摘要：Virtual worlds, immersive three-dimensional virtual spaces where users interact with projected identities of other users (avatars) and objects, are becoming increasingly popular and continue to grow as highly interactive, collaborative, and commercial cyberspaces. However, extant research in this context has not paid much attention to usability design of a virtual world and corresponding effects on users' psychological desire to own and control the space and objects within it and subsequent be...
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作者：Wang, Yinglei; Haggerty, Nicole
作者单位：Acadia University; Western University (University of Western Ontario)
摘要：Witnessing both opportunities and challenges in virtual work arrangements, researchers have explored a number of technological, social, and organizational factors in order to improve virtual work effectiveness. However, there is limited understanding of an important element of virtual work the individuals. Our review of the literature indicates that the composition of individual knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to work virtually would benefit from further research. In this stud...
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作者：Chiravuri, Ananth; Nazareth, Derek; Ramamurthy, K. (Ram)
作者单位：American University of Sharjah; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
摘要：Effective knowledge management has been increasingly cited as critical for businesses to compete successfully. Knowledge acquisition/capture, the first step in knowledge management, continues to be a bottleneck and is exacerbated when experts are geographically distributed. Furthermore, knowledge from multiple experts is likely to generate inconsistent knowledge for a given problem domain. There is thus a compelling need to generate consensus by resolving inconsistencies and conflicts that may...
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作者：Jain, Radhika P.; Simon, Judith C.; Poston, Robin S.
作者单位：City University of New York (CUNY) System; Baruch College (CUNY); University of Memphis; University of Memphis; University of Memphis; University of Memphis
摘要：The tendency to remain silent about project-related issues can contribute to suboptimal project performance or project failure. Prior research in offshore outsourcing suggests that client managers should play a critical role to induce offshore vendors' employees not only to report project problems in a timely fashion but also to brainstorm and contribute ideas to a project. Also, the extant research on cross-cultural teams has emphasized the importance of cultural adaptation in the smooth func...
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作者：Lim, Jee-Hae; Stratopoulos, Theophanis C.; Wirjanto, Tony S.
作者单位：University of Waterloo; University of Waterloo
摘要：Organizations seek to differentiate themselves in the marketplace by deploying information technology (IT) to develop dynamic IT capabilities and resist competitors' attempts to imitate or improve these capabilities. While this strategy has been justified on the grounds that dynamic IT capabilities are durably heterogeneous, there does not seem to be empirical evidence supporting or refuting this assumption. This study empirically validates the assumption of durable heterogeneity of dynamic or...
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作者：Hong, Weiyin; Thong, James Y. L.; Chasalow, Lewis C.; Dhillon, Gurpreet
作者单位：Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE); University of Nevada Las Vegas; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; University System of Ohio; University of Findlay; Virginia Commonwealth University
摘要：In response to the rapid changes in users' requirements, a new generation of information systems (IS), namely, agile IS, has emerged. Agile IS, defined as information systems developed using agile methods, are characterized by frequent upgrades with a small number of new features released periodically. The existing research on agile IS has mainly focused on the developers' perspective with little research into end users' responses to these agile IS. Drawing upon the tripartite model of attitud...
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作者：Zwass, Vladimir
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作者：Zahedi, Fatemeh 'Mariam'; Bansal, Gaurav
作者单位：University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; University of Wisconsin System
摘要：Web sites rely on pictures and animation to convey subtle messages that are more effectively communicated nonverbally. We argue that such messages could have strong cultural content, which should be understood in developing Web sites. Hence, this paper explores the cultural content of Web site images and develops a theory for Web-image signifiers. This is done in two phases. Phase I has an interpretive qualitative approach that uses Grounded Theory to identify signifiers and to develop the Web...
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作者：Altinkemer, Kemal; Ozcelik, Yasin; Ozdemir, Zafer D.
作者单位：Purdue University System; Purdue University; University System of Ohio; Miami University
摘要：We empirically investigate whether business process reengineering (BPR), which requires substantial investment in information technology to integrate separate tasks into complete cross-functional processes, is associated with enhanced firm productivity and performance. We analyze firm-level panel data covering the period 1987-2008 using fixed effects and first differencing, standard methods that account for unobservable firm-level effects. We find that return on assets drops significantly duri...
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作者：Cheng, Hsing Kenneth; Feng, Juan; Koehler, Gary J.; Marston, Sean
作者单位：State University System of Florida; University of Florida; William & Mary; City University of Hong Kong; State University System of Florida; University of Florida
摘要：Many countries limit the influence of foreign entertainment products, such as music, film, and television programs, to protect their domestic cultural industry. Commonly observed policy tools include quotas, tariffs, and subsidies. However, advances in digital technology enable consumers to access digital versions of foreign entertainment programs via the Internet, a leakage channel that bypasses government protection methods. This calls for a reexamination of the effectiveness of these tradit...
