637 research outputs found

    Power Operation in ISD: Technological Frames Perspectives

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    This paper investigates the power operation in information system development (ISD) processes. Due to the fact that key actors in different departments possess different professional knowledge, their different contexts lead to some employees supporting IS, while others resist it to achieve their goals. We aim to interpret these power operations in ISD from the theory of technological frames. This study is based on qualitative data collected from KaoKang (pseudonym), a port authority in Taiwan. We attempt to understand the situations of different key actors (e.g. top manager, MIS professionals, employees of DP-1 division, consultants of KaoKang, and customers (outside users)) who wield power in ISD in different situations. In this respect, we interpret the data using a technological frame. Finally, we aim to gain fresh insight into power operation in ISD from this perspective

    How Information Technology Influence IS/IT Workers\u27 Job Burnout in Chinese Society?

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    As organizational utilization of information systems and information technology continues to grow in the 21st century, and although job stress is a worldwide problem, the rules, and emotional expression of people differs in different cultural areas. Due to Mainland China not only being the second largest economy in the world, but also is the significant market to all global enterprises. Chinese employees have a higher commitment to organization due to their culture, thus, they will scarifice individual well-beings for group harmony, and this induces having a higher work exhaustion rate and job burnout level. In light of this, this project believes that it is necessary to use a qualitative research method to explore what reasons will induce the job burnout of IS/IT workers in China, and what role Chinese guanxi plays in their job burnout. At the same time, has the contribution from both academics and practice resolved the job burnout research

    High-throughput intensity diffraction tomography with a computational microscope

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    We demonstrate a motion-free intensity diffraction tomography technique that enables direct inversion of 3D phase and absorption from intensity-only measurements for weakly scattering samples. We derive a novel linear forward model, featuring slice-wise phase and absorption transfer functions using angled illumination. This new framework facilitates flexible and efficient data acquisition, enabling arbitrary sampling of the illumination angles. The reconstruction algorithm performs 3D synthetic aperture using a robust, computation and memory efficient slice-wise deconvolution to achieve resolution up to the incoherent limit. We demonstrate our technique with thick biological samples having both sparse 3D structures and dense cell clusters. We further investigate the limitation of our technique when imaging strongly scattering samples. Imaging performance and the influence of multiple scattering is evaluated using a 3D sample consisting of stacked phase and absorption resolution targets. This computational microscopy system is directly built on a standard commercial microscope with a simple LED array source add-on, and promises broad applications by leveraging the ubiquitous microscopy platforms with minimal hardware modifications

    A Critique of the Delphi Method in the Context of IS Key Issues Studies

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    Political Games of Users and MIS Professionals in the Information System Development Process

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    Information System Development (ISD) necessarily involves resource reallocation in the organization. Resistance to the development process often arises as a result of disagreements stemming from differing goals among various parties within the organization. Resistance usually appears in political forms, which means that users or the MIS professionals may exhibit some unnecessary, irrational behaviors purely out of self -interest. Such political behavior distorts resource allocations, misguides project goals, and plays havoc with schedules and budgets. This study focuses on the following areas. (1) In ISD, which political behavior typically takes place in which development stage, and by whom it is caused? (2) What kind of business characteristics, such as the organizational culture, would affect political behavior and to what degree? And (3) how do different political behavior, such as deviation from goals, dissipation of energies, and diversion of resources, affect the whole organization? By this detailed discussion, the study seeks to make system developers aware of what irrational behavior might appear in the course of development, so that they can reduce or prevent any negative consequences

    Career Anchors, National Culture and Leave Intent of MIS Professionals in Taiwan

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    This study focuses on the career anchors of MIS professionals and adopts the well-established career theory, Schein\u27s Career Anchors, as the fundamental theory in this study. The present paper attempts to investigate the relationship between career anchors and leave intent of MIS professionals in Taiwan. The study adds the cultural construct, Chinese Relationalism, into its research model, in order to comprehend the role of Chinese Relationalism in the context of the career anchor model. Three career anchors: technical competence, autonomy, and entrepreneurship, have direct (negative or positive) and significant impacts on the intents of MIS professionals to leave their employment. This study establishes that Chinese Relationalism impacts on the technical competence, geographical security, identity, lifestyle, and various career anchors of MIS professionals and also moderates the relationships between autonomy, entrepreneurship and the leave intent of MIS professionals in Taiwan

    How Economic Situation Effect on Career Anchors of IT Personnel?

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    The paper examines how ITP (IT personnel) turnover intention is influenced by career satisfaction, and perceived job alternatives. What considerations lead an IT professional to switch jobs when they are currently satisfied; i.e. when their career anchors are satisfied

    HOW KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INTENTION INFLUENCED BY ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CULTURE

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    In the current knowledge economy era, knowledge has become an organization’s primary resource due to the fact that an organization is an extension of an information society. Therefore, firms that are able to effectively manage their knowledge resources can expect to reap a wide range of benefits. Due to the diversity of organizational culture (which include results-oriented, tightly controlled, job-oriented, closed system, solidarity, sociability and need for achievement), a significant issue is the way organizational culture impacts on KM intention in the KM process through the mediation of KM culture. Indeed, strong culture has a direct impact on KM culture and KM intention. This paper details our study findings, which indicate that while results-oriented, solidarity, sociability and strong cultures have significant positive effects on an organization’s ability to foster a KM culture in the KM process, a job-oriented culture has a significant negative effect. Moreover, both KM culture and strong culture have positive direct effects on an individual’s intention to manage knowledge. Also discussed in this paper are the implications of the study and its contribution to research and management practice

    How To Introduce On-Line Agricultural Products Navigation System On Google Earth Success

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    In the agriculture industry many brokers exploit the benefits between farmers and customers and decrease farmers’ income. As technology has developed, the internet has become the best advertising medium for many industries. In light of this, this study based on Google Earth, has designed an on-line Agricultural Products Navigation System operated by mobile devices which can easily exclude brokers, and build the bridge between farmers and customers in order to increase farmers income and customer benefits. Moreover, based on the IS success model of DeLone and McLean, by using qualitative methodology we expect this model will be able to provide system developers with the knowledge to improve the success of their systems
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