[AISWorld] Journal of Organizational and End User Computing - Volume 25 Issue 2

Mon May 13 20:22:43 EDT 2013

The contents of the latest issue of:

Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC)

Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association

Volume 25 Issue 2, April - June 2013

Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically

ISSN: 1546-2234 EISSN: 1546-5012

Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA

www.igi-global.com/joeuc

Editor-in-Chief: Tanya McGill
<http://www.igi-global.com/affiliate/tanya-mcgill/500/>  (Murdoch
University, Australia)

PAPER ONE

Virtual Team Effectiveness: Investigating the Moderating Role of
Experience with Computer-Mediated Communication on the Impact of Team
Cohesion and Openness

John R. Carlson (Department of Information Systems, Baylor University,
Waco, TX, USA), Dawn S. Carlson (Department of Management, Baylor
University, Waco, TX, USA), Emily M. Hunter (Department of Management,
Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA), Randal L. Vaughn (Department of
Information Systems, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA) and Joey F.
George (SCIS Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA)

The work of virtual teams is increasingly important to today's
organizations, work that is accomplished predominantly via
computer-mediated communication. The authors investigate the moderating
role of experience with instant messaging on the team interpersonal
processes (cohesion and openness) to team effectiveness relationship in
virtual teams. Data were obtained from 365 virtual team members using
survey methodology and analyzed using hierarchical moderated regression
and multilevel analyses. They found that team cohesion has a main effect
on team effectiveness. Team openness has a main effect and is moderated
by experience with instant messaging, i.e., strengthens the
relationship. Understanding the role of team interpersonal processes and
the role of the communication media will allow managers to more
effectively build virtual teams and provide effective training and
support. Using the theoretical lens of channel expansion theory the
authors expand theoretical, empirical and practical knowledge of this
area.

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

http://www.igi-global.com/article/virtual-team-effectiveness/76874

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

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=76874

PAPER TWO

An Artifact Switching Model for User Acceptance of eBooks

Clive Sanford (Department of Information Systems, Hanyang University,
Seoul, Korea)

This study theorizes and validates a model of user switching from non-IT
artifacts to IT artifacts by integrating and extending prior findings
from IT acceptance and adoption streams of research and using migration
theory as the theoretical bridge. The proposed model examines different
types of switching predictors such as push and pull factors, intervening
obstacles, and individual differences, as well as interdependencies
between these factors as moderating effects. Empirical data from a
longitudinal field survey of users' switching from traditional hard copy
books to eBooks validates most of the hypothesized associations. This
study alerts publishers, academics, and educational institutions to the
challenges and opportunities of artifact switching in general and
suggests strategies that can help these stakeholders enable artifact
switching within their target populations.

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

http://www.igi-global.com/article/artifact-switching-model-user-acceptan
ce/76875

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

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=76875

PAPER THREE

Goal Abstraction, Goal Linkage Dependency, and Perceived Utilitarian
Value of Information Systems: A Mixed-Method Study

Sabine Matook (UQ Business School, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, QLD, Australia) and Hans van der Heijden (School of
Management, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)

Prior research has shown that the utilitarian value of an information
system influences user acceptance because of the way the system helps to
achieve certain user goals. It is less recognized in the literature that
users have multiple goals that influence a user's perception regarding
the information system's utilitarian value. This paper extends this body
of knowledge by incorporating different types of goals into a
theoretical framework. Building on means-end chain theory, two goal
characteristics are identified, goal abstraction and goal linkage
dependency, that both exert an influence on the utilitarian value of an
information system. Findings from a qualitative and a quantitative study
indicate that perceived utilitarian value changes as goal abstraction
increases, and that goal linkage dependency influences the similarity of
perceived utilitarian values across goals. Implications are important
because they provide insight into potentially contradicting user
evaluations of information systems.

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

http://www.igi-global.com/article/goal-abstraction-goal-linkage-dependen
cy/76876

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

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=76876

PAPER FOUR

Assessing ERP Learning (Management, Business Process, and Skills) and
Attitudes

Timothy Paul Cronan (Department of Information Systems, Sam M. Walton
College of Business, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA) and
David E. Douglas (Department of Information Systems, Sam M. Walton
College of Business, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA)

Critical to successful implementation and maximizing the potential
benefits of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are knowledgeable
and skilled users. Effective training for the required knowledge and
skills is both difficult and challenging. Focusing on the assessment of
ERP learning, this research develops learning constructs based on Kang
and Santhanam's (2003-4) collaborative application learning model. A
valid and reliable ERP learning instrument that can be used to measure
ERP learning and attitudes toward ERP is presented. The ERP learning
instrument consists of three constructs (16 items) to measure ERP
learning (business process knowledge, enterprise systems management
knowledge, and transaction skills) as well as measures of attitudes
toward ERP (instrument available from the authors at no cost) . The
results of the study indicate that an ERP simulation game enhanced
student learning and influenced student attitudes toward an ERP system.

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

http://www.igi-global.com/article/assessing-erp-learning-management-busi
ness/76877

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

http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=76877

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For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the
Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC) 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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Coverage

Topics should be drawn from, but not limited to, the following areas,
with major emphasis on how to increase organizational and end user
productivity and performance, and how to achieve organizational
strategic and competitive advantage: 

-  OEUC controls for security and privacy

-  OEUC affects of organizational strategic and competitive advantage

-  OEUC hardware and software

-  OEUC in various management functions

-  OEUC management

-  OEUC privacy, security, and copyright issues

-  OEUC productivity and performance

-  OEUC relation to information resources management

-  OEUC risk factors

-  OEUC satisfaction

-  OEUC success factors

-  OEUC support and training

-  OEUC usage

-  Using and managing emerging OEUC technologies

Submission

Prospective authors should note that only original and previously
unpublished articles will be considered. Interested authors must consult
the journal's guidelines for manuscript submissions at
http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guide.asp
<http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guide.asp>  prior to
submission. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 3
members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind,
peer review. All submissions must be forwarded electronically.

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Associate Professor Tanya McGill
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Organizational and End User Computing

School of Engineering and Information Technology
Murdoch University
Murdoch WA 6150 AUSTRALIA

Phone: (61) 8 9360 2798
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t.mcgill at murdoch.edu.au

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