Information Technology & People: Volume 29 Issue 1

Ecologies of interests in social information systems for social benefit

Nick Letch

The purpose of this paper is to explore a class of social information systems which are purposefully designed to address wider social objectives. Specifically, the paper…

The dual impact of online communication on older adults’ social connectivity

Eveline Hage, Hans Wortmann, Marjolein van Offenbeek, Albert Boonstra

In today’s aging world online communication is often viewed as a means to enhance social connectivity, and therefore well-being, of older adults. However, previous research on the…

Social networking in an academic conference context: insights from a case study

Meira Levy, Irit Hadar, Dov Te'eni, Naomi Unkelos-Shpigel, Sofia Sherman, Nassi Harel

The purpose of this paper is to propose a conference-based online social network (OSN) for academics’ knowledge sharing and collaboration around and beyond a conference, while…

Towards a better understanding of system analysts’ tacit knowledge: A mixed method approach

Pattarawan Prasarnphanich, Brian D. Janz, Jignya Patel

The purpose of this paper is to elicit tacit knowledge exhibited in expert information system (IS) professionals in a form that can be shared with others; and to develop…

Enhancing perceived enjoyment in social games through social and gaming factors

Aihui Chen, Yaobin Lu, Bin Wang

Residing on social networking platforms, social games have unique characteristics distinguishing them from other digital games or online games. The purpose of this paper is to…

Are online communities on par with experts in the evaluation of new movies? Evidence from the Fandango community

Pradeep Kumar Ponnamma Divakaran, Sladjana Nørskov

The purpose of this paper is to investigate two questions. First, are movie-based online community evaluations (CE) on par with film expert evaluations of new movies? Second…

Professional identity construction among software engineering students: A study in India

Gunjan Tomer, Sushanta Kumar Mishra

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the process in which the software engineering students construct their professional identities.

Examining information systems infusion from a user commitment perspective

Hee-Woong Kim, Hock Chuan Chan, Sumeet Gupta

The purpose of this paper is to : first, examine information systems (IS) infusion from a user commitment perspective, and second, examine the formation of user commitment toward…

A process model for bricolage-based resource co-management for a resource-constrained government IT project: Lessons learned from Taiwan’s DOC project

Chung-Chi Chen, Gwo-Guang Lee, Tzu-Chuan Chou

The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which central government in resource-constrained environments collaborates with local government to utilize the available…

Crowdsourcing for a better world: On the relation between IT affordances and donor motivations in charitable crowdfunding

Katherine Choy, Daniel Schlagwein

– The purpose of the paper is to better understand the relation between information technology (IT) affordances and donor motivations in charitable crowdfunding.

Guest editorial

Helen Hasan, Henry Linger