Information Technology & People: Volume 31 Issue 3

Benefits realisation from IT-enabled innovation: A capability challenge for NHS English acute hospital trusts?

Teresa Waring, Rebecca Casey, Andrew Robson

The purpose of this paper is to address the call for more public sector empirical studies on benefits realisation (BR), to contribute to the literature on BR as a dynamic…

Facebook users’ loneliness based on different types of interpersonal relationships: Links to grandiosity and envy

Myung Suh Lim, Junghyun Kim

The purpose of this paper is to investigate: first, the effects of a user’s grandiosity on the loneliness of another user on Facebook who detected it in terms of his/her…

The effects of online trust-building mechanisms on trust and repurchase intentions: An empirical study on eBay

Yi Liu, Xinlin Tang

The purpose of this paper is to extend the current literature on trust-building mechanisms in e-commerce and provide a comprehensive view of how the perceived usefulness of three…

Social value and online social shopping intention: the moderating role of experience

Wei Wu, Vivian Huang, Xiayu Chen, Robert M. Davison, Zhongsheng Hua

The purpose of this paper is to explore how the shoppers’ social value perception affects their purchase intention in online shopping context through its distinct role and…

Perceptions of control legitimacy in information systems development

W. Alec Cram, Martin Wiener

Existing studies of information systems development (ISD) control commonly examine controller-centric considerations, such as the antecedents and performance impacts of control…

Exploring the dual-role of cognitive heuristics and the moderating effect of gender in microblog information credibility evaluation

Chunxiao Yin, Yongqiang Sun, Yulin Fang, Kai Lim

Although microblogs have become an important information source, the credibility of their postings is still a critical concern due to the open and unregulated nature. To…

Child online safety and parental intervention: a study of Sri Lankan internet users

Hemamali Tennakoon, George Saridakis, Anne-Marie Mohammed

Today’s world of digital and mobile media does not require actual physical contact, between the suitable target and the motivated offender, as with traditional crime. In fact, as…

Tapping into the wearable device revolution in the work environment: a systematic review

Jayden Khakurel, Helinä Melkas, Jari Porras

The purpose of this paper is to expand current knowledge about the recent trend of wearable technology to assess both its potential in the work environment and the challenges…

Explaining the emergence of team agility: a complex adaptive systems perspective

Karl Werder, Alexander Maedche

Agile software development helps software producing organizations to respond to manifold challenges. While prior research focused on agility as a project or process phenomenon…

Tertiary-level internet users’ opinions and perceptions of cyberhate

Serkan Celik

The purpose of this paper is to elaborate the opinions and perceptions of internet users regarding online hate speech, and bring cyberhate to the attention of internet users and…

The role of internet in stock market participation: just a matter of habit?

Sara Fernández-López, Lucía Rey-Ares, Milagros Vivel-Búa

The purpose of this paper is to adopt a behavioural approach to explain how the internet use influences stock market participation (SMP) decisions.

Does product design matter? Exploring its influences in consumers’ psychological responses and brand loyalty

Chia-Lin Hsu, Yen-Chun Chen, Tai-Ning Yang, Wei-Ko Lin, Yi-Hsuan Liu

Unique product design is a highlight of sustainable branding. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether product design affects customers’ psychological responses (i.e…