Cloudifying Desktops – A Taxonomy for Desktop Virtualization

Compared to traditional desktops, the implementation of desktop virtualization can leverage cost reductions and enable desktop access via mobile devices. Consequently, researchers and practitioners increasingly focus on virtualized desktops and Desktop as a Service (DaaS). However, a consistent definition for these technologies and the related delivery models does not exist yet. Therefore, we conducted a literature analysis which revealed that optimized resource allocation and performant DaaS infrastructures are the primary topics in research. Afterward, we developed a taxonomy to categorize extant virtual desktop delivery models and propose a holistic definition as theoretical framework for DaaS

Switch to Your Own to Work with the Known: An Empirical Study on Consumerization of IT

Driven by the pervasion of privately owned mobile devices, in recent years, we witness a trend of consumers rather than enterprises increasingly diffusing technology innovations into work environments. Today, owners of ubiquitous technologies (e.g., smartphones, social networks, etc.) not only use them privately but also apply them on business purposes, which is known as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or more generally coined as consumerization. While consumerization is heavily discussed in industry, nowadays only few research contributions exist. Applying a switching theory perspective in a post-adoption study, we investigated consumerization on an individual level. In so doing, we developed and operationalized a consumerization construct and empirically tested in addition the individual drivers of consumerization in a study among graduate students

Improving job performance in mobile work environments through mindful organizing

ORGANIZATIONAL MINDFULNESS (OM) SUPPORTS THE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE INCREASINGLY DYNAMIC WORK ENVIRONMENTS DRIVEN BY CLOUD COMPUTING OR MOBILE DEVICES. SPECIFICALLY, IN MINDFUL ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, RELIABLE OUTCOMES ARISE FROM OM IN THE FACE OF COMPLEX INFORMATION SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, EXTANT IS RESEARCH HAS DISREGARDED THE MULTILEVEL STRUCTURE OF MINDFULNESS, ESPECIALLY THEIMPORTANCE OF MINDFUL ORGANIZING (MO) ON LOWER HIERARCHICAL LEVELS. BASED ON DATA FROM 256 USERS OF AN ORGANIZATION WIDE CLOUD-BASED DESKTOP-AS-A-SERVICE SYSTEM, WE FOUND A SIGNIFICANTLY POSITIVE INFLUENCE OF THE COMBINATION OF OM AND MO AS WELL AS DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS FOR BOTH ON JOB PERFORMANCE

Bridging The Gap - Organizational Mindfulness and Mindful Organizing in Mobile Work Environments

Organizational Mindfulness (OM) can support management and employees working in increasingly dynamic, mobile work environments driven by cloud computing or mobile devices. Specifically, in mindful organizations, reliable outcomes arise from cognitive processes of revealing and redirecting events and their potential negative consequences in the face of complex Information System (IS). However, despite OM’s relevance across hierarchical levels, extant IS research has not yet clearly distinguished its results depending on the different levels on which mindfulness emerges. Thus, this paper analyses OM from a multi hierarchy level perspective and thereby augments the concept b