Issues and Trends in Technology and Human Interaction

Issues and Trends in Technology and Human Interaction

Bernd Carsten Stahl

Copyright: © 2007 |Pages: 348

ISBN13: 9781599042688|ISBN10: 1599042681|EISBN13: 9781599042701|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781599042695

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-268-8

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Issues and Trends in Technology and Human Interaction consists of research in the areas of e-commerce through law and culture, intellectual capital in knowledge management, and the philosophy of technology, among other topics. This book also investigates the interaction of technology and humans from a variety of viewpoints, and presents technology assessment of software/hardware development, interaction and conversion between technologies and their impact on society, and phenomenology of e-government.

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Preface

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Chapter 1

Conduting Feminist Gender Research in the Information Systems Field (pages 1-24)

Eileen M. Trauth, Lynette Kvasny, Anita Greenhill

In this chapter, we explore the methodological and epistemological implications of conducting feminist, gender research in the information systems field. These implications revolve around four core themes: that feminist research is...

Chapter 2

A Taxonomy of Stakeholders: Human Roles in System Development (pages 25-71)

Ian F. Alexander

Systems engineers have often paid too little attention to the nature of the so-called “users” of products under development. These are better called Stakeholders, as many roles are involved, and few of those are in direct contact...

Chapter 3

21st Century Religious Communities (pages 72-83)

Susan E. George

This paper examines the development of 21st century virtual communities, focusing upon those communities that have emerged for virtual religion. It aims to (i) raise awareness of the way that technology is being used for religious...

Chapter 4

Protecting One's Privacy: Insighs into the Views and Nature of the Early Adopters of Privacy Services (pages 84-95)

Sarah Spiekermann

Using privacy and security technology becomes increasingly important in many application areas, for companies as well as for consumers. However, the market for Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) is still small, especially in the...

Chapter 5

A Practioner-Centered Assessment of a User-Experience Framework (pages 96-127)

Peter Wright, John McCarthy, Lisa Meekison

In this paper we outline a relational approach to experience, which we have used to develop a practitioner-oriented framework for analysing user experience. The framework depicts experience as compositional, emotional...

Chapter 6

Impacts of Behavior Modeling in Online Asynchronous Learning Environments (pages 128-151)

Charlie C. Chen, Albert L. Harris, Lorne Olfman

The continued and increasing use of online asynchronous learning (OAL) environments for training raises the question whether behavior modeling, the most effective training method in live instruction, will prove to be effective in OAL...

Chapter 7

The Sociotechnical Nature of Mobile Computing Work: Evidence from a Study of Policing in the United States (pages 152-171)

Steve Sawyer, Andrea Tapia

In this paper we discuss the sociotechnical nature of mobile computing as used by three policing agencies within the United States. Mobile devices, access and service was provided via a third generation wireless network to a focal...

Chapter 8

Rhetoric, Practice, and Context-Sensitivity in Sociotechnical Action: The Compass Case (pages 172-193)

Giuseppina Pellegrino

Sociotechnical action, as interpreted in this article, comprises a wide array of elements which shape technological artefacts as socio-material and linguistic devices. Concepts grounded in different theoretical streams are used to...

Chapter 9

The Socio-Pragmatics of IT Artefacts: Reconciling the Pragmatic, Social, Semiotic, and Technical (pages 194-212)

Göran Goldkuhl, Par J. Agerfalk

There are many attempts to explain success and failure in information systems. Many of these refer to a purported socio-technical gap. In this paper we develop an alternative approach that does not impose such a strong dichotomy, but...

Chapter 10

Sociotechnical Spaces: Guiding Politics, Staging Design (pages 213-229)

Christian Clausen, Yutaka Yoshinaka

The chapter addresses how insights from the social shaping tradition and political process theory may contribute to an understanding of the sociotechnical design and implementation of change. This idea is pursued through the notion...

Chapter 11

Concerns with "Mutual Constitution": A Critical Realist Commentary (pages 230-244)

Alistair Mutch

The case for ‘analytical dualism’ as a means of approaching sociotechnical action is presented as an alternative to accounts which tend to conflate agency, structure and technology. This is based on the work of Margaret Archer, whose...

Chapter 12

A Frameowrk for Monitoring User Involvement and Participation in ERP Implementation Projects (pages 245-264)

Jose Esteves, Joan Pastor, Josep Casanovas

In this chapter a framework for monitoring user involvement and participation within ERP implementation projects is proposed, by using the Goals/Questions/Metrics method. The results of this work are threefold. First, a literature...

Chapter 13

Investigating the Interdependence of Organisations and Information Systems (pages 265-284)

Laurence Brooks, Christopher J. Davis, Mark Lycett

Using Personal Construct Theory (PCT) as an underlying conceptual frame, this chapter explores the interdependence of organisations and information systems. Two PCT related techniques - Repertory Grid Analysis (RepGrid) and Cognitive...

Chapter 14

USE IT to Create Patient Relation Management for Multiple Sclerosis Patients (pages 285-305)

Margreet B. Michel-Verke, Roel W. Schuring, Ton A.M. Spil

Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) visit various healthcare providers during the course of their disease. It was suggested that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) might help to orchestrate their care provision. We have...

Chapter 15

Contextual Characteristics of Creativity: Effects on IT-Supported Organisational Brainstorming (pages 306-330)

Dick Stenmark

As a much needed quality in today’s businesses, creativity is an important area of research. Creativity is a complex and multi-faceted concept and can thus be studied from a variety of perspectives. In this paper we describe an...

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