The Impact of e-Government Dynamic Capabilities on Information Flow Strategies in Disaster Relief Supply Chains: An Inter-Organizational System Perspective

History has shown that local, state, and federal governments are not well-equipped with the flexible and responsive abilities necessary to manage the short supply chain life-cycle inherent in providing appropriate disaster relief resources in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, in these unique situations these inefficiencies can cause considerable harm to the citizenry, the financial economy, and the physical infrastructure of the affected area. In this study, we provide an examination of the cross-agency capabilities and relationships that impact the flow of information within disaster relief supply chains. Through an inter-organizational systems approach, a theoretical framework is provided to assess the efficacy of e-government dynamic capabilities in disaster relief supply chains. Future research plans include further developing this conceptual understanding of e-government dynamic capabilities through a qualitative research approach. The results of analyzing the qualitative data will aid in the further development of the proposed research model

A Tutorial on Using Qlik Analytics Platform for Business Analytics

Business Analytics focuses on how businesses, non-profits, and governments use data to gain insights and improve organizational decision-making skills. Due to an increasing availability of large data sets from a variety of sources (Big Data), employees with business analytic skills are in-demand in many industries throughout the world. There are numerous analytics platforms that can be brought into the classroom to introduce students to business analytics concepts. The goal of this tutorial is to familiarize the audience with key aspects of using the Qlik (pronounced Click ) analytics platform - one of the leading commercial business analytics tools on the market according to Gartner\u27s 2018 Magic Quadrant for analytics and business intelligence platforms (Howson, Sallam, & Richa, 2018). The tutorial will be organized into 3 parts: (1) discussion of pros and cons of the top 3 business intelligence platforms - Microsoft\u27s Power BI, Tableau, and Qlik, (2) brief introduction to Qlik and a quick review of its functionality, and (3) a hands-on walk through of an exemplar class project using simple linear regression on healthcare insurance data. The tutorial will conclude with best practices and suggestions for incorporating the Qlik Analytics platform into information systems curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate level

Computer-Mediated Social Networks and Environmental Behavior

Research on environmental behavior highlights the role of information systems in the information acquisition and attitude formation process. Computer-mediated social networks (CMSNs) are forms of social structures that support social activity through computer-mediated communication and interactions. CMSNs can have an influential effect on social norms surrounding various issues, including environmental behavior. Further, CMSNs create a unique multi-nodal social environment within which individual behavior is virtually impacted, and eventually, physically modified. Extant research has not considered the social interactions that occur within a CMSN and how such interaction might further facilitate the adoption of environmental behaviors. This research aims to explore the influential role that CMSNs have on individuals through examination of specific attributes of a CMSN. More specifically, we examine CMSN Influencer, the message-giver within the CMSN, and CMSN Intensity, the user’s engagement in and usage of the CMSN

Exploring Digital Content Creator Success in Patreon

Monetizing digital content distribution platforms is a complex and challenging process. As platform owners reap a large portion of revenue earned, content creators are exploring new ways to directly share content with their followers for a fee. Platforms such as Patreon provide content creators with a way to share content with patrons and earn revenue without an intermediary – a ‘direct-pay’ platform. In this study we examine a direct-pay platform to better understand how content creators can be financially successful without the traditional ad-based revenue model. The results of this study will provide insight, from an academic and practice perspective, into a revolutionary way for digital content to be created, distributed, and consumed

From Theory to Practice: Examining Project Management Best Practices in Project Management Mobile Applications

Given the heavy influence of the PMBOK® on how projects are managed and the abundance of software available to manage projects, it is prudent to evaluate how and why project managers use software to manage their projects. It is also imperative to better understand how well the most common applications support the PMBOK® knowledge areas. This study uses survey methodology to examine the relationship between project management best practices and the project management mobile applications, with potentially beneficial implications for both academia and practice

Examining Ethical Decision Making Behavior in e-Learning Systems

E-learning is emerging as a way of using technology to re-create a one-on-one learning environment for numerousparticipants at a time and has become prevalent in the higher education arena. In addition to traditional forms of cheating,many universities currently deal with issues of students in traditional classrooms who engage in technology-facilitatedcheating. The propensity for behaving unethically may be significantly greater in an e-learning system due to the lack ofauthority figures. Research states that when placed in a moral situation, individual behavior can be influenced by factors thatare specific to the individual and factors that vary by situation. The focus of this paper is to understand the complexcombination of individual and situational factors that can affect an individual’s behavioral inclinations and provide deeperinsight into how ethical decision-making behaviors differ in a technology-based environment as compared to an in-personenvironment

ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH MOBILE APPLICATION IS CONCEPTS THROUGH CREATING VIDEO VIGNETTES

This teaching case presents a method for teaching IS concepts related to mobile commerce through a series of video vignettes. These student-created vignettes provide participants with the opportunity to explore and demonstrate the three key mobile commerce characteristics of Ubiquity, Context Awareness, and Identifiability. These three characteristics are essential to revenue generation and product differentiation for most mobile applications. Most college students use them on a daily basis; however, they are unaware of the strategic importance of these characteristics. Yet, it is the authors’ experience that quantifying, demonstrating, and discussing these concepts present students with significant difficulty. Thus, this case highlights how students in introductory IS courses have an opportunity to investigate and explore IS concepts outside of a traditional classroom format. The hands-on interactive use and demonstration of mobile application features made possible through these video vignettes can lead to measurably increased learning of IS concepts in classroom implementations

Reducing Misinformation on Social Media Networks

This study focuses on examining methods that can potentially reduce the spread of misinformation on major social media networks (SMN) such as Facebook and Twitter. Research finding ways to control the spread of misinformation on SMNs has been emergent. Prior research examined a SMN feature called \u27related articles\u27 to provide context directly under SMN posts with potentially misinformed content about controversial topics. Other research examined how SMN users were encouraged to consume online news sources outside their comfort zone when participating within a socialized environment. Each of these features separately were found to significantly reduced misperceptions of SMN users. In this study, we examine how both of these features can work together to reduce the spread of misinformation. We use an experimental survey to measure the effectiveness of SMN features in correcting misperceptions of SMN users and provide results to inform government, cybersecurity firms, social media companies, and SMN users

Critical Success Factors in Online Multi-Platform Outpost Marketing Strategies

Companies, especially small businesses, increasingly rely on marketing activities through multiple social network sites. Social network sites provide access to large customer bases and greatly streamline the costs and technical expertise required to engage in electronic commerce. Research interest focused on the nature of small business e-commerce success has understandably increased in recent years to reflect this new aspect of digital business. Many studies in this area look at individual social network platforms like Facebook, Twitter etc. and attempt to examine the factors that correlate with marketing success. While these studies offer important insight into the challenges faced by small businesses in this area, many studies of a single platform fail to take into account the rapidly increasing variety of social network platforms available to small businesses. It is common today to see a single business participating in multiple social network \u27outposts\u27, or digital spaces within social networks from which companies engage in marketing activities. From a strategic standpoint, each outpost offers unique and valuable customer engagement opportunities. For example, traditional social networks like Facebook have huge advantages in terms of size and scope of their user-base, yet marketing strategies designed to take advantage of these characteristics may vary significantly from new image-based platforms such as Pinterest or Instagram. To succeed in such a complex environment, companies necessarily must incorporate a mix of different techniques and strategies designed to capitalize on the strengths, and offset the weaknesses, of each distinct platform. Researchers can inform marketing strategies to the benefit of many companies. Yet to date the research remains fragmented. Specifically, little research categorizes different outposts in terms of their marketing potential and characteristics, or considers the disparate factors that create successful companies in each outpost. This is the gap filled by this study. We collected data from 100 companies across a mix of four different social network outposts for nine weeks to identify the key factors that determine sales success. Our preliminary empirical analysis shows that critical success factors differ considerably based on interactions between core social network characteristics and a company\u27s product offerings, as well as other factors such as geography, company size and company reputation. Results of the study offer numerous takeaways for both companies that seek to understand the social media challenges that they face as well as social network designers looking to succeed in an increasingly competitive social network ecosphere

EXPANDING IS BUSINESS VALUE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE IN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Non-profit organizations are beginning to embrace information systems (IS) as a way to gain valuable insight into the complex social problems that they continuously work on. Yet, IS research has been relatively silent on the ways in which non-profits gain value from IS investments and usage. This research-in-progress paper lays the groundwork for exploratory research to develop alternative conceptions of IS business value, defined as organizational performance impacts of IS. Prior studies on IS business value have centered in the for-profit business environment. By re-evaluating its underlying assumptions, we aim to expand IS business value to include non-profit organizational performance impacts which are typically non-financial and goal-oriented. Future research includes a case study of the role of business intelligence in non-profits to define IS business value terms that best fit the non-profit organizational context