Information Technology & People: Volume 13 Issue 2

The Internet and socio‐economic development: exploring the interaction

Shirin Madon

This article attempts to gain an understanding of the current and potential impact of the Internet on the four‐fifths of the world’s population living in developing countries…

“We will be reached”: the use of mobile telephony among Norwegian youth

Rich Ling

This article examines the use of mobile telephones by teenagers in Norway. The data for this study are based on two sources; first they draw on qualitative interviews with a…

An ethical review of information systems development – The Australian Computer Society’s code of ethics and SSADM

Simon Rogerson, John Weckert, Chris Simpson

The rapid advance of computer‐based technology has led to social policy vacuums. Most information systems development tools concentrate upon technical issues, and offer few if any…

A comparison of structure and strategy in electronic commerce

Jack T. Marchewka, Elizabeth R. Towell

The study of interorganizational systems (IOSs) has been an important area of interest in information systems research. Proponents of “transaction cost” economic theory predict…