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- Hansson, Karin, et al.
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Deliberation and Representation in Participatory Tools for the Public Sector
- 2014
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In: Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2014. - 9780991556700 ; , s. 1-7
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Tools for participatory decision-making in the public sector have gained attention for a while, where, in particular, wikis have been put forward as an open-ended negotiation between different worldviews and discourses. It might seem that these are the ultimate Habermasian deliberative tools engaging the participants in the collaborative processes of developing consensus. However, in actual fact, neither the processes nor the tools are sophisticated enough. Tools often lack the necessary structure to support more complex reasoning, and if they do they are too complicated to use to enable broad participation. Furthermore, participants mostly lack legitimacy du to unequal representation, as there is a rather limited group that has the means and the motivation to participate. Therefore, in this paper we present a prototype where we have implemented tools for decision support and a statistical tool in a standard, easy-to-use application. The voting feature and pro/con argumentation is integrated in the discussion forum, as an extra formatting feature. The statistical tool, in an adequate context, can be used for understanding how the decisions are taken and how representative the opinion/decision is for the relevant population. It can also be used as a reflective tool, i.e., for making users aware of power qustions in the group of users. What this show is how a standard interface can be improved with integrated tools for structured discussions and representation analysis, without sacrificing usability.
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- Hjalmarsson, Anders, et al.
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Beyond innovation contests : A framework of barriers to open innovation of digital services
- 2014
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In: ECIS 2014 Proceedings - 22nd European Conference on Information Systems. - 9780991556700
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Recently, the interest in the innovation of digital services based on open public information (i.e. open data) has increased dramatically. Innovation contests, such as idea competitions and digital innovation contests, have become popular instruments to accelerate the development of new service ideas and prototypes. However, only a few of the service prototypes developed at innovation contests become viable digital services. In order to strengthen the role of innovation contests as innovation instruments, we propose a framework of innovation barriers to open innovation of digital services. The framework has been designed using a systematic research approach including a literature review of existing barriers, an online survey with participants before an innovation contest, and systematic follow-up interviews with teams participating in the contest. The framework consists of 18 innovation barriers and is intended to be used when organizing innovation contests. It supports the process after the contest when prototypes are transformed into viable digital services. For future research, we suggest the framework to be validated in a longitudinal study involving additional cases. Furthermore, we suggest using the framework as a starting point for constructing guidelines that can help in designing innovation contests.
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- Keller, Christina, 1961-
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A third person in the room : A case study of the Swedish Rheumatoid Register
- 2017
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In: Proceedings of European Conference on Information Systems 2017. - : Association for Information Systems. - 9780991556700 ; , s. 787-800
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to examine how a quality register in rheumatoid arthritis care was adopted in the Swedish medical community of rheumatologists and what helped and hindered this.A mixed methods case study was carried out to collect data covering the development and adoption of the quality register. By performing 17 key informant interviews and document analysis, significant themes focusing on the context, content, process and outcomes of the innovation was sought for. The innovation process proceeded from idea generation, development phase, and consolidation phase to a phase of shared decision-making. Resistance from physicians, perceived threats to the medical consultation, organisational change climate and lack of integration with other health care IT-systems were perceived as barriers to the adoption of the quality register. Access to longitudinal patient and treatment data, change champions, transformational leadership, changes in the physician-patient dialogue and increased control of treatment quality and costs were identified as drivers of innovation spread. These factors can be categorised as belonging to the construct of perceived usefulness.
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- Magnusson, Johan, 1976, et al.
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Technology Debt: Toward a new theory of technology heritage
- 2014
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In: Proceedings of the 22nd European Conference on Information Systems, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 9-11, 2014.. - 9780991556700
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Investment decisions related to information technology simultaneously constrain and facilitate prospective options. Hence, past and present decisions in relation to information technology investments impact future decisions and the maneuverability of organizational IT. The purpose of this paper is to develop and explore a new theory for better understanding how technology heritage impacts future decisions. The study expands a previous metaphor from software engineering and management (technical debt) into a broader theory of technology debt, and explores the proposed theory through the case of four investment decisions at a large, public university. As the findings show, there are clear indications of the theory being useful, and this is elaborated on in relation to future studies.
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- Mustaquim, Moyen, 1976-, et al.
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Designing Persuasive Systems For Sustainability – A Cognitive Dissonance Model
- 2014
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In: Proceedings of the 22nd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2014. - : AIS Electronic Library. - 9780991556700
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- One of the major challenges in changing human behavior is dealing with the large gap between our action and its consequences. Persuasion for sustainable action is a complex and long procedure since changing the behavior for the benefits of collective society rather than the individual is a challenge. Although several design principles have been derived for the ease of persuasive system design, no specific principles have addressed the goal of persuasion to be sustainable. In this paper we have proposed design principles for persuasive system design for sustainability. We also have proposed a cognitive dissonance model to show how these principles can work from a psychological incentive. Success of sustainability through persuasive system design (PSD) can be triggered by following the model in design procedure that focuses on reducing individual dissonance towards changing a specific target behavior for society.
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- Pashkevich, Natallia, 1983-, et al.
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Software programmer productivity : A complementary-based research model
- 2017
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In: Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Guimarães, Portugal, June 5-10, 2017. - : Association for Information Systems. - 9780991556700 ; , s. 2755-2766
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The identification of the factors that condition a software programmer’s productivity remains a key challenge for both scholars and practitioners. While a number of studies have focused on the impact of one or a few particular factors, the way these factors jointly condition programmer productivity is still unknown. This paper presents a conceptual model aimed at a comprehensive understanding of the factors that complement each other to govern the productivity of a software programmer. The model is based on complementarity theory and its systems approach and addresses an individual worker’s productivity, which accounts for cognitive, technological, and organizational characteristics. The analyzed factors are organized into a system of complementarities, offering two propositions that specify the conditions of a programmer’s productivity. The model’s key contribution lies in its unique configuration of two systems of complementarities, which have the potential to add to the literature on the productivity of software programmers. The proposed model can be employed as a guidance for the design of empirical investigations of the conditions of individual software programmers’ productivity as well as information worker productivity in general.
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- Sørensen, Carsten, et al.
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We've Got 99 Problems, but a Phone Ain't One : Mobile ICT and Academic Agility in Information Systems Research
- 2014
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In: Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2014, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 9-11, 2014. - [S.l.] : AISeL. - 9780991556700
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The year 2013 celebrated the 40th anniversary since Martin Cooper made the World's first mobile phone call setting off a slow start to a mobile revolution diffusing a range of mobile information and communication technologies (mobile ICT) within reach of just about anyone. This paper explores how the Information Systems (IS) field has reacted to this significant phenomenon as an example of a measure of our field's agility in quickly addressing environmental changes to the sociotechnical phenomena constituting our field and incorporating these changes into the mainstream academic discussions. The main assumption is that irrespective of what possible impact and influence the IS field may have on such emerging phenomena, it is an essential part of the field's justification for existence to provide academically grounded treatments of the most significant sociotechnical phenomena. Given the force, pace and generativity of contemporary ICT development, we assume an increasing need for the IS field to display agility in the way it considers emerging phenomena and either rejects or adopts them as significant for the field. This paper explores the IS field response to mobile ICT as an example of such need for academic agility. A bibliometric study of the basked of eight journals from 2000 to 2010 reveals that the IS field still needs to find ways of responding to developments in a more agile manner.
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- Vallo Hult, Helena, 1976-
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The emergence of sharing and gaining knowledge : Towards smartwork in healthcare
- 2017
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In: Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). - 9780991556700 ; , s. 2578-2586
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The subject of this research-in-progress paper is on digitalization of healthcare in relation to work and learning. The aim is to explore the introduction of social technologies for collaboration and knowledge sharing at work. The empirical data is from a pilot study in the Swedish healthcare sector, involving emergency resident physicians, medical library team, and hospital management. Preliminary findings shed lights on some of the tensions and conflicting perspectives related to the digital workplace, and how to balance between them seems to be the challenge (personal vs. professional; medical vs. administrative; flexibility vs. institutionalization). This study also indicates that there is potential for collegial collaboration, knowledge sharing, and learning and argue that better integration in daily practice and new ways of working may contribute to meet demand for health-related IT competence for healthcare staff and the benefit of patients as well. © 2017 Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2017. All rights reserved.
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- Veenstra, Anne Fleur van, et al.
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Theoretical and practical implications from the use of structuration theory in public sector information systems research
- 2014
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In: Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2014, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 9-11, 2014. - 9780991556700
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- To gain better understanding of the development, implementation and use of information technology(IT), many scholars in the field of information systems (IS) use structuration theory (ST). However, STis, so far, more seldom applied to, and reflected upon, in studies of public sector IS to account for(unexpected) outcomes of IT development and implementation. This paper creates an overview of theuse of ST in studies on public sector IT in order to identify theoretical and practical implications forthe digital public sector. Most (ten out of twelve) papers in this field apply ST to empirical studies,while three papers were found to adapt ST to fit public sector settings, and none were found tocritically address ST. While ST as a lens for studying public sector IT was thus seen to have practicalusefulness, theoretical usefulness is still underdeveloped regarding theory adaption andcontextualization. Based on this study we argue that there is a need to further investigate the risksassociated with the transfer to the public sector as it is important to achieve conscious adaptation anduse of ST in public sector IS in order to progress with using ST in that context.
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