[AISWorld] TOC: International Journal of e-Collaboration, Volume 8, Issue 3

Mon Jun 11 12:53:02 EDT 2012

The contents of the latest issue of:

International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC)

Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association

Volume 8, Issue 3, July-September 2012

Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically

ISSN: 1548-3673 EISSN: 1548-3681

Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA

www.igi-global.com/ijec

Editor-in-Chief: Ned Kock, Texas A&M International University, USA

PAPER ONE

Exploring the Effects of Enterprise Instant Messaging Presence Information
on Employee Attendance in a Distributed Workforce: An Ethnographic Study of
a Large Professional Services Organization

Saša Baškarada (University of South Australia, Australia)

Andy Koronios (University of South Australia, Australia)

According to John Adams' equity theory for employee motivation, employees
place great importance on relative effort or input to its outcomes at the
work place. However, as actual employee productivity is often difficult to
estimate, anecdotal evidence suggests that employees frequently tend to
compare the average number of hours worked per day. Geographically
distributed or mobile workforces are of particular interest because such
employees may not easily be able to physically observe their co-workers and,
thus, estimate their relative effort. Instant Messaging (IM) has recently
been adopted in many workplaces; yet, research on potential effects that IM
presence awareness feature may have on employee attendance in a distributed
workforce is virtually non-existent. This paper bridges that gap in the
literature by presenting relevant findings, which have been derived from a
12-month-long ethnographic study of a large professional services
organization. The authors show that, depending on the relative employee
power relationship, presence awareness information may have significant
positive or negative effects on a range of employee attendance dimensions.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/exploring-effects-enterprise-instant-messa
ging/68163

To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/exploring-effects-enterprise-instant-messa
ging/68163 

PAPER TWO

Revisiting Media Choice: A Behavioral Decision-Making Perspective

H. S. Bok (National Computer Systems, Singapore)

A. Kankanhalli (National University of Singapore, Singapore) 

K. S. Raman (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

V. Sambamurthy (Michigan State University, USA)

How do managers select media for communication and collaboration? Previous
research has identified a myriad of contextual factors, individual
characteristics, social factors, and the fit between medium characteristics
and task requirements as influencing media choice. An implication from the
cumulative research base is that managers must consider a large number of
factors in the process of media selection, but task contingencies may not
allow for the assessment of numerous criteria. Based on a behavioral
decision-making perspective, this study proposes that task contingencies in
the form of complexity, importance, and urgency influence the extent to
which individuals evaluate various factors for media selection. The authors
utilize data from a survey of managers in a financial organization. Under
conditions of high task complexity and/or importance, managers are found to
extensively appraise information for media selection. However, if the task
is urgent, the extent of information evaluation during medium choice is
constrained. Further, to the extent that managers' appraisal is limited,
their actual medium choice diverges from the optimal choice. The results
indicate that a behavioral decision-making view can provide a fresh
perspective and enhance understanding of how managers actually select media
for their communication and collaboration activities.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/revisiting-media-choice/68164

To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=68164 

PAPER THREE

Transferring Collaboration Process Designs to Practitioners: Requirements
from a Cognitive Load Perspective

Gwendolyn L. Kolfschoten (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)

Sandra van der Hulst (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)

Mariëlle den Hengst-Bruggeling (Delft University of Technology and
Politieacademie, The Netherlands) Gert-Jan de Vreede (Delft University of
Technology, The Netherlands and University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA)

Collaboration Engineering (CE) is an approach to design and implement
sustained collaboration support for collaborative work practices. A
collaboration engineer designs a collaboration process and trains a
practitioner to execute it on a recurring basis, without further support
from professional facilitators. The CE design should be predictable and
transferable for successful reuse by the practitioner. The documentation
requirements for a CE design are addressed so it can be effectively
transferred to practitioners. This documentation or script should contain
precise instructions and interventions that the practitioner should make to
guide the group in achieving their goals. To detail the requirements for
this design document, the authors analyzed the tasks of a facilitator as a
basis to derive the tasks of a practitioner. Cognitive Load Theory was used
to derive documentation requirements with respect to the CE process design.
The authors validated these requirements in an expert validation session and
through two case studies.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/transferring-collaboration-process-designs
-practitioners/68165

To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=61404

PAPER FOUR

Digital Mastery: The Skills Needed for Effective Virtual Leadership

Shelly R. Roy (Gaston Caperton Center, Fairmont State University, USA)

With support from the research literature, this paper argues that to lead
effectively in a virtual environment, the leaders of virtual teams need
relationship building, technical, and leadership skills, as well as the
ability to defuse the frustrations of virtual team members. Relationship
building skills include the ability to establish trust, embrace diversity,
skill in fostering a team spirit, and motivating team members. Technical
skills include the ability to use video conferencing software, instant
messaging, e-mail, virtual worlds, avatars, and communication skills.
Leadership skills needed by leaders in virtual environments include
emotional intelligence, the ability to create an open and supportive
environment, and to lead by example.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/article/digital-mastery-skills-needed-effective/68
166

To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=68166 

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For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the
International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC) in your institution's
library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated
"InfoSci-Journals" database:
http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx.
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CALL FOR PAPERS

Mission of IJeC:

The mission of the International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC) is to
publish papers that address the design and implementation of e-collaboration
technologies, assess the behavioral impacts of these technologies on
individuals and groups, and present theoretical considerations on links
between the use of e-collaboration technologies and behavioral patterns.
This journal emphasizes technologies that include Web-based chat tools,
Web-based asynchronous conferencing tools, e-mail, listservs, collaborative
writing tools, group decision support systems, teleconferencing suites,
workflow automation systems, and document management technologies.

Coverage of IJeC:

Topics to discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the
following:

.             Analysis of different research methods and their impact on the
study of e-collaboration technologies in organizations

.             Collaborative writing tools

.             Comprehensive reviews of previous studies on e-collaboration
technologies in organizations

.             Design and evaluation of asynchronous learning networks (ALNs)
in organizational setting

.             Design and evaluation of intelligent e-collaboration
technologies in organizational settings

.             Design, implementation, and assessment of e-business solutions
that include e-collaboration features

.             E-collaboration technologies impact on individuals and society

.             E-collaboration technologies impact on knowledge management
and organizational learning

.             E-collaboration technologies support for distributed process
reengineering and process improvement

.             E-collaboration technologies support for quality certification
programs

.             E-collaboration technologies support for the creation of
virtual teams and virtual organizations

.             E-mail

.             Listservs

.             Organizational and national culture as moderating factors in
the adoption and use of e-collaboration technologies in organizations

.             Web-based asynchronous conferencing tools

.             Web-based chat tools

Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission
guidelines www.igi-global.com/ijec.

All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:

Editor-in-Chief: Ned Kock at nedkock at scriptwarp.com

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