[AISWorld] [AJIS] New Article: The Mandated Adoption and Implementation of an Academic Information System: Empirical Evidence from an Indonesian University

[Ajis Editor]

Hi,

The *Australasian Journal of Information Systems *has just published its
latest article.

*Irawan, S., Foster, S., & Tanner, K. (2018). The Mandated Adoption and
Implementation of an Academic Information System: Empirical Evidence from
an Indonesian University. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 22.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v22i0.1828
<http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v22i0.1828>*

*Abstract*
Under the scenario of contingent authority innovation-decision,
organisation managers make the initial decision to adopt an innovation and
mandate its use to the employees. Although accelerating adoption by the
employees, the ensuing stages of implementation are often problematic
partly due to its non-voluntary nature. Utilising an interpretive case
study, this research aimed to explore the nature of the mandated adoption
and implementation of an Academic Information System (AIS) for academics in
an Indonesian University. Gallivan’s (2001b) framework for innovation
adoption and implementation was modified and then applied as a lens to
investigate the case. The results indicated that the mediating factors
(i.e., managerial interventions, subjective norms, and facilitating
conditions) played a vital role in reducing the resistance resulting from
the authoritarian approach to mandating usage. Based on the findings,
contributions were made by extending the existing framework and providing
insights for the university executives regarding the pre- and post-
implementation managerial interventions.

*Keywords* mandated adoption; contingent authority innovation-decision; ICT
innovation; resistance; Indonesian University

-=-=-=-
*Call for Papers*

AJIS publishes high quality contributions to the global Information Systems
(IS) discipline with an emphasis on theory and practice on the Australasian
context.

Topics cover core IS theory development and application (the nature of
data, information and knowledge; formal representations of the world, the
interaction of people, organisations and information technologies; the
analysis, design and deployment of information systems; the impacts of
information systems on individuals, organisations and society), IS domains
(e-business, e-government, e-learning, e-law, etc) and IS research
approaches.

Research and conceptual development based in a very wide range of
epistemological methods are welcomed.

All manuscripts undergo double blind reviewing by at least 2 well qualified
reviewers. Their task is to provide constructive, fair, and timely advice
to authors and editor.

AJIS welcomes research and conceptual development of the IS discipline
based
in a very wide range of epistemologies. Different types of research paper
need to be judged by different criteria. Here are some assessment criteria
that may be applied:

•       Relevance - topic or focus is part of the IS discipline.
•       Effectiveness - paper makes a significant contribution to the IS
body of knowledge.
•       Impact - paper will be used for further research and/or practice.
•       Uniqueness - paper is innovative, original & unique.
•       Conceptual soundness - theory, model or framework made explicit.
•       Argument - design of the research or investigation is sound;
methods appropriate.
•       Clarity - Topic is clearly stated; illustrations, charts & examples
support content.
•       Reliability - data available; replication possible.
•       References - sound, used appropriately, and sufficient –
appropriate AJIS articles referenced
•       Style - appropriate language, manuscript flows.

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle
that making research freely available to the public supports a greater
global exchange of knowledge.

AJIS has been published since 1993 and appears in the Index of Information
Systems Journals, is ranked "A" by both the Australian Council of
Professors and Heads of Information Systems and the Australian Business
Deans' Council.

In addition to web distribution, AJIS is distributed by EBSCO, it is listed
in Cabell's International Directory and is indexed by EBSCO, Elsevier,
Scopus and the Directory of Open Access Journals.

Thanks for the continuing interest in our work,

Cheers
Associate Professor John Lamp
Editor-in-Chief, Australasian Journal of Information Systems
http://journal.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/

Never mind “publish or perish,” “get visible or vanish”
(That slogan is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/>.)