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- Alaceva, Carolina, et al.
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Barriers in achieving business/IT alignment in a large Swedish company : What we have learned?
- 2015
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Ingår i: Computers in human behavior. - : Elsevier BV. - 0747-5632 .- 1873-7692. ; 51, s. 715-728
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There are still many organizations that face difficulties in achieving business/IT alignment. Prior research has focused on the positive impact of alignment on overall business performance, while the barriers in achieving business/IT alignment were largely unexplored, especially in regards to the social dimension that refers to the people involved in alignment. Therefore this research is focusing on identifying and investigating the barriers that inhibit achieving social dimension of business/IT alignment in large organizations. A case study is conducted in one of the largest Swedish companies. The data is collected through seven semi-structured interviews, field-notes and the use of company's documents that were thematically analyzed. The research presents a unique case of 19 business/IT alignment barriers of social dimension that have been limited so far and which contribute to the business/IT alignment field. The main findings showed that low understanding of counterpart's environment; poor communication; unclear specifications; limited cooperation and lack of mutual commitment and support inhibits the achievement of alignment between business and IT domains on the social dimension. The results could support the researchers to further elaborate frameworks on how to mitigate social barriers in order to achieve a better business/IT alignment. Besides, the discussed barriers can be of practical use for other organizations trying to achieve business/IT alignment with a focus on the social dimension.
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- Alfonsson, Sven, et al.
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Is online treatment adherence affected by presentation and therapist support? : A randomized controlled trial
- 2016
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Ingår i: Computers in human behavior. - : Elsevier BV. - 0747-5632 .- 1873-7692. ; 60, s. 550-558
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In both face to face and Internet based Cognitive Behavior Therapy, patients' adherence can be improved by different means such as by using motivational techniques or automatic reminders. The main aim of this study was to investigate whether enriched treatment material presentation and/or increased frequency and quality of support would increase participants' adherence to an online relaxation program. One hundred and sixty-two participants with mild to moderate symptoms of stress or worry were included in this study. Participants were randomized to either Normal or Enhanced intervention presentation and Normal or Enhanced support in a full factorial design. Main outcome variables were progress through the online intervention and adherence to prescribed exercises. Participants in the Enhanced support group progressed further through the program than participants in the Normal support group (Z = 2.11, p = .035, r = .17) but there were no significant differences found between the Normal and Enhanced presentation groups. Participants registered a mean of 60% of the prescribed exercises with no significant differences between groups. This study shows that adherence to online interventions can be increased by increased frequency and quality of therapeutic contact. Future studies may investigate how to increase adherence to prescribed homework assignments and whether parts of the therapeutic support may be substituted with automatic systems with retained effects.
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-, et al.
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Exploring co-learning behavior of conference participants with visual network analysis of Twitter data
- 2015
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Ingår i: Computers in human behavior. - : Pergamon Press. - 0747-5632 .- 1873-7692. ; 51:B, s. 1154-1162
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Knowledge management has acknowledged organizational learning as a key factor for creating competitive advantage for companies already from early 1990. However, the studies of co-learning in this connection are in their infancy. This article contributes to an emerging field of 'smart data' research on Twitter by presenting a case study of how community managers in Finland used this social media platform to construct a co-learning environment around an annually organized conference. In this empirical study we explore the co-learning behavior in project contexts especially by analyzing and visualizing co-learning behavior from conference participants Twitter data.
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-, et al.
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Visualizing informal learning behavior from conference participants' Twitter data with the Ostinato Model
- 2016
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Ingår i: Computers in human behavior. - : Elsevier. - 0747-5632 .- 1873-7692. ; 55, s. 584-595
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Network analysis is a valuable method for investigating and mapping the phenomena driving the social structure and sharing the findings with others. This article contributes to an emerging field of 'smart data' research on Twitter by presenting a case study of how community managers in Finland used this social media platform to construct an informal learning environment around an annually organized conference. In this empirical study we explore informal learning behavior in the project context, especially by analyzing and visualizing informal learning behavior from Twitter data using the Ostinato Model introduced in this paper. Ostinato is an iterative, user-centric, process-automated model for data-driven visual network analytics.
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- Barbieri, Paolo Nicola, et al.
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Let young people join the legislative process. A Twitter based experiment on internships
- 2016
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Ingår i: Computers in Human Behavior. - : Elsevier BV. - 0747-5632. ; 60, s. 468-482
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper examines the possible effects of labour market institutional characteristics on young people's perceptions of their internship experiences as expressed on Twitter. By looking at these opinions (satisfaction versus dissatisfaction) in relation to certain features of internships as well as to the more general labour market regulatory framework, this project aims to give a voice to young people, enabling them (indirectly) to provide policy suggestions to law-makers. Furthermore, we propose a preview of a possible empirical model for data collection based on the manual coding of Tweets. By employing a Probit regression and Blinder–Oaxaca and Fairlie decompositions, we have tried to establish a link between the perceived evaluation of internships and the country where the internship is based, the latter being used as a proxy for the legal system. In all our tests we found that the country in which the internship is placed is the main factor in the positive or negative perception. We also find that the more difficult is to hire a young worker on a temporary basis the lower will be his valuation of the internship experience. Ultimately we propose the use of Twitter not only as a relevant research tool, but also as an instrument for bringing young people's needs to the attention of law-makers.
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- Barreiro-Gen, Maria, et al.
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Collaborative learning in environments with restricted access to the internet : Policies to bridge the digital divide and exclusion in prisons through the development of the skills of inmates
- 2015
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Ingår i: Computers in human behavior. - : Elsevier. - 0747-5632 .- 1873-7692. ; 51:B, s. 1172-1176
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The deprivation of freedom for the prisoners, involves not only physical isolation, but also digital, which implies a strong isolation particularly painful in an “information society”. Spanish prison population is deprived of access Internet and all ICT that could contact inmates with outdoor life, this is mainly due to security issues. Not having enough ICT skills is a new cause of social exclusion. The objective of this research was to identify the key issues which should be focused by policy makers to avoid digital divide among prison population. A survey among inmate population in all the five penitentiary centers in Galicia, in the northwest of Spain, was undertaken to obtain a sample of 380 inmates. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) was carried out to explain prisoners’ ICT Skills, in bias to inmate’s social skills, general skills and attitude towards collaborative learning. For inmates, who are characterized by their low education level, results shown the relevance of having general and social skills to be able to have more ICT skills. Then, collaborative learning in prison it is shown as a way to bridge both walls: the physical (better reinsertion and no recidivism) and the digital one.
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- Bergström, Annika, 1964
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Online privacy concerns: A broad approach to understanding the concerns of different groups for different uses
- 2015
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Ingår i: Computers in Human Behavior. - : Elsevier BV. - 0747-5632. ; 53, s. 419-426
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Questions regarding personal privacy are becoming increasingly relevant, and the discussion continuously arises regarding what digital tracks we leave. Intrusive use and manipulation of personal information not only affect people’s behaviour, but also they could have important implications for political and civic society. Previous research has relied on convenience samples and has often focused on one or only a few areas of use. The presented study, based on a probability sample, gives an overall picture of how privacy concerns are perceived in different online contexts and how socio-demography, internet experience, trust, and political orientation contribute to the understanding of privacy concerns in different settings. The results clearly point to privacy concerns as being very diverse and dependent on the applications in question. All dimensions that are used to explain privacy concerns are partly supported in the study. But their explanatory powers differ and not all areas of concern are affected by the same explanatory factors. Trust in other people is the single most important factor explaining privacy concerns when using digital media and applications. The more people trust others, the less concern they have for misuse of personal information.
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- Burén, Jonas, 1984, et al.
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Sexting among adolescents: A nuanced and gendered online challenge for young people
- 2018
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Ingår i: Computers in Human Behavior. - : Elsevier BV. - 0747-5632. ; 85, s. 210-217
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study examined adolescents' sexting experiences, with an emphasis on the prevalence of sending and receiving sexts from romantic partners, friends/peers, online friends, and strangers. We also examined the quality of sexting experiences and individual and psychosocial factors associated with sending sexts. In total, 1653 Swedish adolescents aged 12 to 16 (M age=14.16) completed a questionnaire. We found that 20–32% reported having received sexts and 4–16% having sent sexts. These rates typically differed depending on who the participants received sext from or sent sext to. Girls experienced more pressure to send sexts, and had more negative sexting experiences. Multiple logistic regressions showed significant relationships between online risk-taking, age, pubertal timing, family income, family and friend support, and sending sexts. The strength of these relationships differed by gender and by who the sext was sent to. This study highlights the importance of viewing adolescents’ sexting as a complex and gendered online phenomenon.
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- Böttcher, Johanna, et al.
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Adding a smartphone app to internet-based self-help for social anxiety : A randomized controlled trial
- 2018
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Ingår i: Computers in human behavior. - : Elsevier BV. - 0747-5632 .- 1873-7692. ; 87, s. 98-108
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Increasing access to treatment via smartphone apps is an important topic in Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). ‘Challenger’ is an app promoting exposure exercises in daily life. The present study evaluated the additional benefit of using the app as adjunct to Internet-based unguided self-help for SAD. In a second step, we also tested how the app and the self-help programme (SH) should best be combined.Method: 209 patients diagnosed with SAD were randomly allocated to three groups. Group 1 received the app and the self-help programme for six weeks (parallel treatment), group 2 first received SH for six weeks and then the app for six weeks (sequential treatment). Group 3 was a wait-list group. Comparisons were made at week 7 evaluating the potential add-on effect of the app (SH plus app versus SH only) and at week 14 comparing the parallel to the sequential treatment. Participants filled in questionnaires prior, during, and post treatment, and at 4- and 12- months follow-up.Results: Intention-to-treat analyses showed no significant effect of adding the app to Internet-based self-help. However, among participants actively using the app, adding Challenger to self-help resulted in significantly less social anxiety (d = 0.30). At week 14, decreases in social anxiety were large for both the parallel and the sequential group with no differences between the active groups (dwithin = 1.12–1.19). Changes were maintained throughout the follow-up period.Conclusion: Results of the current study cautiously support the notion of adding a smartphone app to unguided self-help for SAD. Future studies should investigate how patients can be motivated to use the app more frequently.
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- Colliander, Jonas, et al.
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‘Snap happy’ brands : Increasing publicity effectiveness through a snapshot aesthetic when marketing a brand on Instagram
- 2018
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Ingår i: Computers in Human Behavior. - : Elsevier Ltd. - 1873-7692 .- 0747-5632. ; 78, s. 34-43
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study examines the effects of a company publishing photos of their products using either (a) snapshot aesthetics, where pictures portray average situations and appear as if though they could have been taken by the average consumer, or (b) traditional studio aesthetics in image based social media. In an experiment where respondents followed an Instagram account of a fashion brand using one of the two aesthetic styles over a period of one week, we demonstrate that in social media, photos with a snapshot aesthetic produce higher brand attitudes and intentions to recommend others to follow the Instagram account. These effects where mediated by higher liking of the images and an increase in source credibility when publishing photos with a snapshot aesthetic.
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