Advanced Topics in End User Computing, Volume 4

Advanced Topics in End User Computing, Volume 4

Mo Adam Mahmood

Copyright: © 2005 |Pages: 348

ISBN13: 9781591404743|ISBN10: 1591404746|EISBN13: 9781591404767|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781591404750

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-474-3

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Advanced Topics in End User Computing is a series of books, which feature the latest research findings dealing with end user computing concepts, issues, and trends. Empirical and theoretical research concerned with all aspects of end user computing including development, utilization, and management are included. Advanced Topics in End User Computing, Volume 4 is a part of this series.

Advanced Topics in End User Computing, Volume 4 is divided into three segments which cover such important topics as: organizational and end user computing issues, trends, and successes, collaborative technologies and implementation issues, and e-commerce processes and practices. This scholarly book is a collection which brings a wealth of end user computing information to one accessible location.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapters

Organizational and End User Computing Issues, Performance, Productivity

Chapter 1

End User Computing Research Issues and Trends (1990-2000) (pages 1-20)

James P. Downey, Summer E. Bartczak

During the 1980s and into the early 1990s, end user computing (EUC) was reported to be among the key concerns facing managers and organizations. Is EUC still an important topic? This study examines academic research during this...

Chapter 2

The Effect of End User Development on End User Success (pages 21-41)

Tanya McGill

End user development of applications forms a significant part of organizational systems development. This study investigates the role that developing an application plays in the eventual success of the application for the user...

Chapter 3

Testing the Technology-to-Performance Chain Model (pages 42-64)

D. Sandy Staples, Peter B. Seddon

Goodhue and Thompson (1995) proposed the Technology-to-Performance Chain (TPC) model in 1995 to help end-users and organizations understand and make more effective use of information technology. The TPC model combines insights from...

Chapter 4

The Role of Personal Goal and Self-Efficiency in Predicting Computer Task Performance (pages 65-89)

Mun Y. Yi, Kun S. Im

Computer task performance is an essential driver of end user productivity. Recent research indicates that computer self-efficacy (CSE) is an important determinant of computer task performance. Contrary to the significant interest in...

Chapter 5

Measurement of Perceived Control in Information Systems (pages 90-111)

Steven A. Morris, Thomas E. Marshall

The importance of perceptions of control in explaining human behavior and motivation has been identified, investigated, and found to be significant in several disciplines. This study reports on an exploratory investigation assessing...

Chapter 6

The Technology Acceptance Model: A Meta-Analysis of Empirical Findings (pages 112-128)

Qingxiong Ma, Liping Liu

The technology acceptance model proposes that perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness predict the acceptance of information technology. Since its inception, the model has been tested with various applications in tens of...

Collaborative Technologies and Implementation Issues

Chapter 7

Success Factors in the Implementation of a Collaborative Technology and Resulting Productivity Improvements in a Small Business: An Exploratory Study (pages 129-150)

Nory B. Jones, Thomas R. Kochtanek

Practitioners and academics often assume that investments in technology will lead to productivity improvements. While the literature provides many examples of performance improvements resulting from adoption of different...

Chapter 8

Supporting the JAD Facilitator with the Nominal Group Technique (pages 151-173)

Evan W. Duggan, Cherian S. Thachenkary

Joint Application Development (JAD) was introduced in the late 1970s to solve many of the problems system users experienced with the conventional methods used in systems requirements determination (SRD) and has produced noteworthy...

Chapter 9

Applying Strategies to Overcome User Resistance in a Group of Clinical Managers to a Business Software Application: A Case Study (pages 174-185)

Barbara Adams, Eta S. Berner, Joni Rousse Wyatt

User resistance is a common occurrence when new information systems are implemented within health care organizations. Individuals responsible for overseeing implementation of these systems in the health care environment may encounter...

Chapter 10

Responsibility for Information Assurance and Privacy: A Problem of Individual Ethics? (pages 186-207)

Bernd Carsten Stahl

Decisions regarding information assurance and IT security can affect individuals’ rights and obligations and thereby acquire a moral quality. The same can be said for questions of privacy. This chapter starts by showing how and why...

Chapter 11

Organizational Knowledge Sharing in ERP Implementation: Lessons from Industry (pages 208-232)

Mary C. Jones, R. Leon Price

This study examines organizational knowledge sharing in enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation. Knowledge sharing in ERP implementation is somewhat unique, because ERP requires end users to have more divergent knowledge...

E-Commerce Processes and Practices

Chapter 12

Electronic Banking and Information Assurance Issues: Survey and Synthesis (pages 233-256)

Manish Gupta, Raghav Rao, Shambhu Upadhyaya

Information assurance is a key component in e-banking services. This article investigates the information assurance issues and tenets of e-banking security that would be needed for design, development, and assessment of an adequate...

Chapter 13

Computer Security and Risky Computing Practices: A Rational Choice Perspective (pages 257-279)

Kregg Aytes, Terry Connolly

Despite rapid technological advances in computer hardware and software, insecure behavior by individual computer users continues to be a significant source of direct cost and productivity loss. Why do individuals, many of whom are...

Chapter 14

A TAM Analysis of an Alternative High-Security User Authentication Procedure (pages 280-300)

Merrill Warkentin, Kimberly Davis, Ernst Bekkering

The objective of information system security management is information assurance, which means to maintain confidentiality (privacy), integrity, and availability of information resources for authorized organizational end users. User...

Chapter 15

A Blended Approach Learning Strategy for Teacher Development (pages 301-321)

Kalyani Chatterjea

In-service upgrading has been an accepted avenue for retraining practicing teachers in Singapore to keep abreast of changing curriculum requirements as well as infusion of information technology (IT) in teaching and learning. To cope...

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