Information Technology & People: Volume 28 Issue 1

Managing BYOD: how do organizations incorporate user-driven IT innovations?

Aurélie Leclercq - Vandelannoitte

In reference to increasing consumerization, this article investigates how organizations react to employees’ adoption and use of personal devices at work, such as by incorporating…

Managing work-life boundaries with mobile technologies: An interpretive study of mobile work practices

Karlene Cousins, Daniel Robey

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role that mobile technologies play in mobile workers’ efforts to manage the boundaries between work and non-work domains. Previous…

The user as relational entity: Options that deeper insight into user representations opens for human-centered design

Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikael Johnson

“User” is the lingua franca term used across IT design, often critiqued for giving a reductionist portrayal of the human relationship with technologies. The purpose of this paper…

Building brand loyalty through user engagement in online brand communities in social networking sites

Xiabing Zheng, Christy M. K. Cheung, Matthew K.O. Lee, Liang Liang

The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of user engagement in the context of online brand communities. A research model is proposed to explain how brand loyalty is…

Same but different? Mobile technology adoption in China

Jinzhu Song, Sukanlaya Sawang, Judy Drennan, Lynda Andrews

The purpose of this paper is to answer two research questions which are “What are key factors which influence Chinese to adopt mobile technology?” and “Do these key factors differ…

Examining explorative and exploitative uses of smartphones: a user competence perspective

Chulmo Koo, Namho Chung, Hee-Woong Kim

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of user competence on two different usage variables related to information systems (IS) infusion: explorative use and…

Do cultural dimensions differentiate ERP acceptance? A study in the context of Saudi Arabia

Hisham Alhirz, A. S. M. Sajeev

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of espoused national cultural values of individuals on user acceptance of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Such an…

Information technology governance practices based on sufficiency economy philosophy in the Thai university sector

Kallaya Jairak, Prasong Praneetpolgrang, Pilastpongs Subsermsri

The purpose of this paper is to develop a formal set of information technology (IT) governance practices based on sufficiency economy philosophy (SEP) to support the generic…

Understanding the roles of cultural differences and socio-economic status in social media continuance intention

Meng-Hsiang Hsu, Shih-Wei Tien, Hsien-Cheng Lin, Chun-Ming Chang

Drawing upon the literature of Uses and Gratifications (U & G) Theory, the purpose of this paper is to propose that entertainment, information seeking, socialization, and…

Materiality and Space: Organizations, Artefacts and Practices

Jeremy Aroles