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Reconceptualizing Technology Use And Information System Success: Developing And Testing A Theoretically Integrated Model
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2009-09-16)Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) research, which pertains to how an information system can be initially adopted by members of an organization, was born two decades ago and grows into one of the pivotal theoretical foundations ... -
Is Benefit For Individuals: Expanded Conceptualization And Comprehensive Construct Development
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2010-11-01)Information systems benefits for individuals (ISBI) has been a key construct for the IS success model, which has evolved over the years to strengthen the theoretical foundation for the IS field. However, relatively little ... -
Building A Foundation For Knowledge Management Research: Developing, Validating, And Applying The Knowledge Internalization Construct
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2011-10-11)The notion of knowledge internalization (KI), albeit a critical link in Nonaka's (1994) organizational knowledge creation theory, has not been rigorously conceptualized and defined, let alone operationalized. To strengthen ... -
Capacity Position And Financial Performance: Longitudinal Evidence From U.S. Manufacturers
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2012-04-11)This research synthesizes research from the strategy, organization theory and operations management streams in exploring the competitive implications of firms' capacity over time. Data from archival sources are analyzed ... -
Effects Of Institutional Pressure And Dynamic Capabilities On Operational Performance Of U.S. Long-term Healthcare Providers
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2013-07-22)Long Term Care facilities are a highly regulated industry due to funding sources being subject to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. The demand for nursing homes is increasing significantly with anticipation of the Baby ... -
The Competitive Dynamics Of A Firm's Capacity Position And Inventory Leanness Activities: Evidence From US Manufacturing Industries
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2013-10-22)The notion of `perennial gale of creative destruction' by Schumpeter and Austrian economics has been researched in the field of strategic management to study the competitive dynamics among firms' rivalrous activities. ... -
An Assessment Of User Response To Phishing Attacks: The Effects Of Fear And Self-confidence
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2013-10-22)Phishing attacks have threatened the security of both home users and organizations in recent years. Individuals of varying levels of computer proficiency are potential targets for a phishing attack; all that is needed ... -
Balancing Acquisition And Sorting Policies Of Remanufacturing
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2013-10-23)A remanufacturer struggles with uncertainty of returns and quality of products. With regard to the remanufacturing process, this study focuses on the determination of the following policies: a) Acquisition policy and b) ... -
Matching Inventory Replenishment Heuristics To Demand Patterns: A Cost/benefit Approach
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2014-03-10)Behavioral research indicates that bounded rationality and resource constraints support the use of "fast and frugal heuristics" that intentionally exclude some available information from decision models. Inventory ... -
Disruption Of Information Technology Projects: The Reactive Decoupling Of Project Management Methodologies
(Information Systems & Operations Management, 2014-03-12)Information Technology projects have migrated toward two dominant Project Management (PM) methodologies. Plan-driven practices provide organizational control through highly structured plans, schedules, and specifications ... -
INVESTIGATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS AND ASSESSING THEIR EFFECT ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
(2016-05-11)With the increasing level of globalization in manufacturing, it is becoming increasingly pertinent to monitor the execution of contractual agreements between buyers and suppliers. These monitoring mechanisms are essential ... -
EFFECTS OF DIAGRAMMATIC REPRESENTATION ON SOFTWARE EVOLUTION PROGRAMMING PERFORMANCE—AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF UML DIAGRAMS
(2016-08-26)The fundamental question of the present study is to investigate whether fit between representation and task type matters while developing software. The UML (Unified Modeling Language) includes diagrams that allow developers ... -
MOBILE WAY OR THE HIGHWAY! THE ROLE OF DEPLOYMENT AND DESIGN IN PROBLEM SOLVING USING INFORMATION DASHBOARDS
(2016-09-12)Information dashboards are becoming very popular in the areas of decision making and problem solving. Decision makers use heuristics when facing challenging environmental situations. These could result in systematic errors ... -
ROLE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES IN DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT: TECHNOLOGY AFFORDANCE PERSEPCTIVE
(2016-09-15)Diabetes is costly and a leading cause of death and disability in the United States (CDC, 2015). There is no known cure for the disease, however, it can be managed and controlled through self-management. This process ... -
Social Media Use at Work
(2017-05-05)Social media use permeates everyday life, including work lives of employees. Banning social media use at work may is not entirely possible, therefore it is pertinent to question whether all social media use is detrimental ... -
A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF HEALTH INFORMATION QUALITY ON CARE DELIVERY QUALITY AND SATISFACTION FROM THE CARE PROVIDER’S PERSPECTIVE
(2017-05-22)The US healthcare system is rapidly adopting health information technologies (IT) in its quest to improve patient safety and deliver high quality care at a lower cost. As healthcare providers increasingly rely on health ... -
MULTI-OBJECTIVE TWO-STAGE STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING FOR ADAPTIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY PAIN MANAGEMENT WITH PIECE-WISE LINEAR NETWORK TRANSITION MODELS
(2017-08-16)Pain is the most common symptom when a patient visits a physician. People experience pain throughout their lifetime at different degrees. If short term pain is not treated properly, then it can become long term pain, ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM TO SUPPORT INTERVENTION IN NEWBORN HEALTHCARE
(2017-11-27)One of the most vulnerable populations in healthcare is the newborn infant. As hospitalization for childbirth is the largest cause for entry into a healthcare facility, the population of newborns each year is extensive as ... -
Three Essays on Adoption and Continuous Improvement of Information Security Management in Organizations
(2018-07-23)In information intensive organizations secured management of information has become an important issue. Although organizations have been actively investing on information security, crime rate in this area keep increasing. ... -
Intellectual Structure of Business Analytics and Data Driven Insights for Information Security Breaches
(2018-08-09)Recent decades have exhibited phenomenal surges in not only in the amount of data generated globally but also in the methods used for analyzing data. Cybersecurity breaches have also increased in recent years. This ...