On-Line Purchasing Intent: The Effect of Personal Innovativeness, Perceived Risk, and Computer Self-Efficacy

With the increasing importance of B2C commerce in today’s business environment it is important to study the factors that impact a consumer’s intention to purchase on-line rather than through another channel. This study looks at Personal Innovativeness, Computer Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Risk as antecedents to the decision to purchase on-line. All of these factors were found to be significantly related to the decision to purchase

Managing the Complementarity of Knowledge Integration and Process Formalization for Systems Development Performance

Systems development processes have received significant negative publicity due to failed projects, often at large costs, and performance issues that continue to plague IS managers. This study complements existing systems development research by proposing a knowledge management perspective for managing tacit and explicit knowledge in the systems development process. Specifically, it proposes that collaborative exchange and integration of explicit knowledge across phases of the development process positively influence the performance of systems development. It also suggests that process formalization not only directly impacts development performance but also moderates the performance effects of the knowledge integration factors. Data for the empirical study were collected from 60 organizations that are part of a user group for one of the world\u27s largest software development tool vendors. Empirical results provide strong evidence of the importance of supporting tacit and explicit knowledge processes in systems development as well as process formalization. The findings suggest that: (i) collaborative exchange among IS employees that integrates their tacit knowledge positively impacts development performance, (ii) explicit knowledge integration in development artifacts across different phases of the systems development process positively impacts development performance, (iii) formalization of processes that establishes routines and discipline yields performance gains, and (iv) the performance effects of both collaborative exchange and explicit knowledge integration are moderated by the formalization of the process. These results have implications for how both tacit and explicit knowledge integration can be managed during systems development, and how formalization of processes complements their relationship with development performance

THE EFFECTS OF PERSONAL INNOVATIVENESS , PERCEIVED RISK , AND COMPUTER SELF -EFFICACY ON ONLINE PURCHASING INTENT

The rapid growth of e-commerce makes it important for the success of companies to understand both the factors that facilitate and are barriers to these transactions. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between perceived Internet risk, personal innovativeness and computer/web self-efficacy, and online purchases intentions as three of these factors. Results indicate that perceived Internet risk, personal innovativeness and computer/web self-efficacy are all strongly related to online purchasing intentions. There is also a strong relationship between computer self- efficacy and personal innovativeness, two of the values-compatibility variables related to intention to purchase on-line. Suggestions for future research to test the applicability of the Technology Acceptance Model and/or its extensions in the e-commerce sector, as well as the antecedents of perceived usefulness in this setting, are discussed

Telework: Identifying a Personal Dimension to Work-Related Socio-Technical Theory

This qualitative study uses socio-technical theory, which posits the interdependence of the social and the technical subsystems of work to view both the work and lives of managers in a Fortune 100 multinational corporation. The managers in the study were leading global virtual teams from their homes with no dedicated corporate office. We found that balancing across both the work and personal socio and technical systems, as well as across the systems in their integrated personal and professional lives, is very complex. The managers appeared to tolerate these difficulties for the flexibility they perceive teleworking provided

The Role of Trust, Communication and Corporate Culture in Telecommuting Relationships

Predictions concerning the growth of telecommuting have not materialized, despite the potential benefits to both the employer and the employee (e.g., less office space needed, employee flexibility, less time spent commuting). While the reasons for this lack of growth are not clear, it has been suggested that a negative managerial attitude is responsible (Christensen, 1992). In one of the few empirical studies on telecommuting, Ruppel and Harrington (1995) found that managerial attitude was central to telecommuting adoption and diffusion (i.e., the spread of the telecommuting once it is adopted). Thus the current study is designed to further understand what factors, such as trust, communication, and corporate culture, may influence managerial attitud

Organizational Creativity and the Top Management Team (TMT): An Interactionist Perspective

This study examines organizational creativity of the top management team (TMT) at the individual and group levels and the organizational context. The emphasis of the study is on the constellation of personality traits and behaviors at the (TMT) which facilitate and foster organizational creativity. This study increases our understanding of the interaction between specific characteristics of the person, group, and contextual factors that contribute to a creative global organization. The findings highlight the importance of individual and team personality in the design and reinforcement of a creative organizational business environment. The study demonstrates creativity at the organizational level influenced by creative leader personalities stimulates creativity; encourages the development of new ideas; supports innovation through creativity by encouraging vision, recognition for creative work and norms of actively sharing ideas across the organization. The study enhances our knowledge about the interaction of the competencies of a creative leader and a creative organization in a global, knowledge-based economy