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Pseudo-community trust and member self-disclosure: An empirical study Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Rui Chen, Hamed Majidi Zolbanin, Elodie Gentina
This paper introduces a novel theoretical lens of pseudo-community trust and studies its effect on member disclosure on social networking sites (SNSs). We collect survey data from 229 SNS users and validate the research model using the structural equation modeling method. Findings indicate the effect of pseudo-community trust in promoting member self-disclosure and reveal the contingency of its effect
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How to make recommendations on mobile social e-commerce more effective: The role of social features and temporal cues Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-17 Xu Li, Kanliang Wang, Qiqi Jiang
This study explores the role of design affordance of social display features in mobile social e-commerce with recommendations. Building upon the intersection of signaling theory and construal level theory, we address two paradoxes regarding social and temporal cues in recommending (close social distance vs. limited feedback and recency vs. magnitude). The results from four experiments indicate that
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Different types of online social exchanges: Effects on online sellers’ sales performance Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-16 Yi Chen, Wai Fong Boh, Jiahui Mo
This study examines different types of interactions in online communities for e-commerce sellers. Drawing on social exchange theory and using machine learning techniques to differentiate individuals’ interactions in the online community, we examine the impact of exchanging two major types of resources—tangible assistance and knowledge—on e-commerce sellers’ online sales. The findings demonstrate that
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Me versus we: How group detachment and social presence shape integration strategies in short-term technology-mediated groups Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-15 Andrew J. Harrison, Jaime B. Windeler, Rui Z. Sundrup
The adoption of ICTs for facilitating interactions can create barriers for those who identify as outsiders in technology-mediated groups. We use an experiment to investigate how outsiders pursue social integration strategies, including group assimilation and resistance, to empower themselves in short-term technology-mediated groups. We find the effectiveness of detached group members depends on the
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Enabling digital transformation: Organizational implementation of the internet of things Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Ulrika H. Westergren, Viktor Mähler, Taline Jadaan
With the steady increase in connectivity and the development of new dynamic, interconnected, and distributed technologies, management teams are seeing opportunities to digitally transform organizational processes. Following a case of Internet of Things (IoT) implementation, the aim of this paper is to explore the transformational potential of IoT and the mechanisms and processes that support or constrain
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Bridge the gap or mind the gap? The role of leader coaching and communication technologies in configurationally dispersed teams Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Qin Weng, Jaime B. Windeler, Likoebe M. Maruping, Viswanath Venkatesh
Configurational dispersion describes the distribution of team members across sites. Two of its dimensions include how unevenly members are distributed—i.e., configurational imbalance—and the extent to which members work in isolation from other team members—i.e., configurational isolation. We examine the combined influence of configurational dispersion, information and communication technologies (ICTs)
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Shopping through mobile augmented reality: The impacts of AR embedding and embodiment attributes on consumer-based brand equity Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Jin-Feng Wu, Jiao Dong, Yinglu Wu, Ya Ping Chang
The execution of augmented reality (AR) has become a new method for companies to create a favorable shopping experience. This study investigates consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) in the mobile AR context, especially regarding high- vs. low-innovativeness consumers. We identify three key attributes to signify AR's embedding and embodiment experience—perceived augmentation, simulated physical control
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Do cryptocurrency rewards improve platform valuations? Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Hemang Subramanian, Florent Rouxelin
This study investigates the impact of cryptocurrency rewards and token prices on user-generated content (UGC) provision by content creators on a blockchain-based platform. Analyzing data from the Steemit platform, we find that although an increase in total reward value incentivizes UGC contributions, the rise in token prices alone does not lead to a surge in UGC. Instead, token prices have a mediating
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Firm profiling and competition assessment: A design science approach Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Hao Zhong, Chuanren Liu
Extensive efforts have been made by both academics and practitioners to understand the inter-firm competitive relationship owing to its profound impacts on multiple key business goals, e.g., company benchmarking, marketing strategy planning, and talent acquisition. However, it has never been an easy task to fully characterize firms and assess the competitive relationship among them, mainly due to the
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Exploring the influence of gamification-enabled customer experience on continuance intention towards digital platforms for e-government: An empirical investigation Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-21 RunZe Liu, Jose Benitez, Lin Zhang, Zhen Shao, JiaNing Mi
Governments realize a significant gap exists between existing efforts in customer experience and citizen expectations for implementing a digital platform in e-government (DPEG), hindering citizens’ continuance intention. This study proposes a novel initiative called . Based on the motivational lens, we develop and test a conceptual research model. We find that gamification-enabled customer experience
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An enhanced governance measure for deep synthesis applications: Addressing the moderating effect of moral sensitivity through message framing Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Minghui Li, Yan Wan, Liufang Zhou, Hengyi Rao
The risk of malicious deep synthesis lurks in hedonic applications, yet people tend to be ethically tolerant, leaving governance in a quandary. This study explores the reason for this from the perspective of moral judgment and finds that hedonic applications reduce people's sensitivity to ethical norms. We then explore the mechanism of the governance measure labels, using moral sensitivity as a moderating
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How does response to work communication impact employees’ collaborative performance? A view of the social connectivity paradox Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Pengzhen Yin, Yulin Fang, Wangchun Zhang, Liang Liang
Contemporary digital work practices increasingly necessitate prompt responses by employees to work-related communication. The impact of employees’ response behavior to work communication (RBWC) on collaborative performance remains underexplored. To address this gap, we propose a theoretical model integrating the theories of person-environment fit, social support, and conservation of resources. RBWC
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Demystifying data governance for process mining: Insights from a Delphi study Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Kanika Goel, Niels Martin, Arthur ter Hofstede
Data governance is recognised as a new capability for organisations to maximize the value of data. Process mining is essential for the resilient growth of businesses, making process data a strategic asset for organisations. Even though the availability of reliable process data is vital for obtaining dependable insights into process mining techniques, there exists no framework that explains how to govern
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The power of prediction with Google searches and social media posts: Retail investor interest and IPO pricing Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Ka Wai (Stanley) Choi, Wentao Ma, Shuk Ying Ho, Dickson Wu
This paper investigates the association between retail investors’ online activity and the pricing of initial public offerings (IPOs). We utilize data from Google Trends and StockTwits to analyze price revision for 901 U.S. IPOs, and find that the online search count, social media post count, and post sentiment are positively associated with IPO pricing. One-standard-deviation increases in these variables
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The diffusion of malicious content on Twitter and its impact on security Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Yaman Roumani
While Twitter remains one of the most popular social media networks within the information security community, threat actors continue to abuse the platform to create, share, and spread malicious contents. In this study, we focus on whether Twitter- and vulnerability-related features can help predict vulnerabilities known to be actively exploited. Using a sample of 6004 tweets, results show that Twitter
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How to strategically respond to online hotel reviews: A strategy-aware deep learning approach Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Chih-Hao Ku, Yung-Chun Chang, Yichuan Wang
Online reviews exert a considerable influence on consumer purchase behavior, yet there remains ambiguity about the most effective managerial response strategies for positive and negative reviews. Addressing this gap, our study introduces a Strategy-Aware, Deep Learning-Based Natural Language Processing (Sa-DLNLP) model designed to optimize firm responses. The proposed model underwent rigorous evaluation
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The SmartSI Compass: A method for generating smart service innovation ideas Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Felicitas Kuch, Anna-Katharina Lindenthal, Anna Maria Oberländer, Annette Cortenraad-Wenninger, Christoph Buck
Smart Service Innovations (SmartSIs) are crucial for future competitiveness, but established organizations often struggle with the complexity of generating SmartSI ideas. Thus, we propose the a method for systematically generating SmartSI ideas drawing from current smart service research and being theoretically anchored in technological, value creation, and systems perspectives. We developed the method
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Ethics-based AI auditing: A systematic literature review on conceptualizations of ethical principles and knowledge contributions to stakeholders Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Joakim Laine, Matti Minkkinen, Matti Mäntymäki
This systematic literature review synthesizes the conceptualizations of ethical principles in AI auditing literature and the knowledge contributions to the stakeholders of AI auditing. We explain how the literature discusses fairness, transparency, non-maleficence, responsibility, privacy, trust, beneficence, and freedom/autonomy. Conceptualizations vary along social/technical- and process/outcome-oriented
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Digital human resource strategy: Conceptualization, theoretical development, and an empirical examination of its impact on firm performance Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Laura Ruiz, Jose Benitez, Ana Castillo, Jessica Braojos
Companies increasingly rely on individuals' skills, enthusiasm, and creativity, all the while striving to fully embrace digitalization as an integral aspect of the business. Technological mediation has altered the design and functionality of work, although the Information Systems (IS) literature about human resource management (HRM) provides little empirical evidence of the synergy between the two
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Fostering information security compliance as organizational citizenship behavior Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Ali Vedadi, Merrill Warkentin, Detmar W. Straub, Jordan Shropshire
Information security is heightened when employees develop a strong sense of information stewardship for information assets, a form of organizational citizenship behavior, suggesting that compliance should be perceived as a symbiotic relationship between organizations and employees. We conducted a field study by collecting multi-source, match-paired survey data from 487 employees paired with their supervisor's
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Facilitating the comprehension of business process models for unexperienced modelers using token-based animations Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-28 Ilia Maslov, Stephan Poelmans
Process models are structured representations of workflows in an organization that provide a powerful tool for facilitating communication and process redesign or improvement. Model comprehension is challenging for beginning modelers. This study scrutinizes the effect of token-animated process models on novice modelers’ comprehension in an experiment with 229 participants. The study is grounded in the
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The golden-mean fallacy: A medium-attractiveness face predicts less funding on a crowdfunding platform Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Cai Yang, Zhi Yang, Wei Zhou, Peng Du, Chongyu Lu
We examine the effects of facial attractiveness stereotyping in reward-based crowdfunding decisions. Our findings indicate that to a certain extent, a project creator's facial attractiveness is a valid heuristic cue that influences the evaluation of the project's future potential. Based on a large dataset, we propose a U-shaped relationship between project creators’ facial attractiveness and crowdfunding
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Using smart and connected health services to cope with pandemics: The interaction effects of event and coping appraisals Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Xiao-Ling Jin, Zhongyun Zhou, Zhenya Tang
Pandemics like COVID-19 disrupt conventional healthcare services, pushing toward smart and connected health solutions including mobile healthcare applications. However, the dynamics of disruptive events influencing smart health service adoption are not well-understood. By incorporating the concept of event disruption into cognitive appraisal theory, this paper develops a research model on how individuals’
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Understanding the nature of information interdependencies and developing control portfolios for modularized information systems development projects Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Maduka Subasinghage, Darshana Sedera, Shirish C. Srivastava
For better governance, information systems development (ISD) projects are often decomposed ex ante, using client requirements, to create self-contained modules. Following such a modular approach allows independent and efficient structuring of ISD project work. However, given the integrated nature of ISD work, maintaining information flows across the different modules within ISD projects is essential
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Ranking hotel products by integrating online ratings from multiple platforms Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Xianli Wu, Huchang Liao, Eric W.T. Ngai
The proliferation of third-party platforms has led to the same product or service appearing across multiple platforms. To facilitate consumers' purchase decisions, it is essential to rank products based on online ratings from various platforms. However, ranking such products poses challenges due to discrepancies across platforms. In this paper, we propose a model for ranking products based on the evidential
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Beyond a technological tool: How a platform as a meta-organization enables a successful public service project in China Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Zhe Zhu, Nan Zhang, Felix Ter Chian Tan
Successful public service projects are few. An extreme case in this study shows that the performance of a public service project in Beijing adopting a platform not only meets but goes beyond the expectations of the policy designer. Existing studies on platforms focus on the impact of a platform from a static perspective in information systems studies, but have not investigated the transformational
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Resistance to artificial intelligence in health care: Literature review, conceptual framework, and research agenda Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Yikai Yang, Eric W.T. Ngai, Lei Wang
Resistance has historically been considered a salient obstacle to the implementation of information systems, including healthcare information technology. However, artificial intelligence in health care (AIH) reshapes the relationships among technologies, physicians, and patients, and the nature of resistance has thus been transformed. To gain a comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon, this study
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The development of a C2B2C sharing economy platform: A case study of China's Airparking Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Weihang Huang, Evelyn Ng, Barney Tan, Chunmian Ge
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Big gains in digital ecosystem niches: How facilitators emerge and develop into an organizational category Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Hui Fu, Xiong-Hui Xiao, Hong-Ming Zhu
The digital entrepreneurial ecosystem is a complex and dynamic network of entrepreneurs, businesses, institutions, and systems that use digital technology to interact with one another. It is conducive to the creation, development, and sustainment of innovation in digital ventures. However, the building blocks of any digital entrepreneurial ecosystem remain loosely integrated and under-orchestrated
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Impact of digital orientation and corporate social responsibility activities on the alliance relationship stability in contract farming Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Jiabao Lin, Qinyao Zheng, Jose Benitez
The current understanding of how digital orientation and corporate social responsibility activities collectively affect alliance relationship stability remains limited. This study explores the impact of these two strategic orientations on the alliance relationship stability in contract farming. Using a sample of Chinese agribusinesses, the results show that the two strategic orientations improve relationship
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Knowledge sharing leads to engagement during Covid-19 for online gamers Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-30 Justin Paul, Mohsen Akbari, Subhra Mondal, Subhankar Das
Online games have emerged as a breath of fresh air in the lives of the current digital generation amidst the backdrop of COVID-19 and subsequent global lockdowns. Within Internet communities, online gamers actively engage in knowledge sharing, exchanging insights and updates on their experiences. This study introduces a model designed for Massive Multiplayer Online Gamers of Travian, focusing on intrinsic
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Do mobile device icons help or hurt? Evidence from empirical analyses and design via interpretable machine learning Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Maoxin (Molson) Han
Although the extant literature demonstrates that mobile device icons change consumers’ cognition of review helpfulness, it reports contradictory findings: displaying mobile device icons either helps or hurts review helpfulness. Drawing on the instability of peripheral routes (ELM) and perceived effort, we found that the impact of mobile device icons on review helpfulness is contingent on review writing
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Spillover effects of interactions on user innovation: Evidence from a firm-hosted open innovation platform Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Jiacheng Zhang, Guijie Qi, Kangning Wei, Jiali Chen
Firm-hosted open innovation platforms (OIPs) enable multidirectional communication and interaction among users, and they have become a vital IT artifact that absorbs external resources for enterprise innovation. A key challenge for OIPs is how to motivate users’ idea contributions. The support community appears as a Q&A section in a few OIPs, in which the special role of user behavior on individuals’
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Personalized algorithmic pricing decision support tool for health insurance: The case of stratifying gestational diabetes mellitus into two groups Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Haiyan Yu, Saeed Piri, Hang Qiu, Renying Xu, Hongxia Miao
We propose a personalized algorithmic decision support (PADS) tool, facilitating premium pricing for pregnant women by accounting for the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The insurance premium with PADS is derived from true negative and positive ratios of machine learning algorithms. Hybrid sampling with uniform designs improves ML algorithm performance under unbalanced data. Feature selection
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Emotion or information? Differences and relationships between two types of professional support in online health communities Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Weiwei Sun, Xitong Guo, Ron Chi-Wai Kwok
One major challenge physicians face in online health communities (OHCs) is how to better support patients in online consultations. Addressing this issue requires an in-depth understanding of the differences and relationships between different types of professional support provided by physicians. We use text mining to quantify emotional and informational support in physician replies and compare their
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Online impulsive buying in social commerce: A mixed-methods research Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Haiqin Xu, Xiang Gong, Ruihe Yan
Building on social learning theory, we developed a model to examine how observational learning and reinforcement learning collectively determine online impulsive buying in social commerce. We empirically validated that both social learning processes can ultimately formulate impulsive buying with a mixed-methods approach, including a quantitative field survey and a qualitative semistructured interview
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The impacts of live chat on service–product purchase: Evidence from a large online outsourcing platform Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Lingfeng Dong, Zhongsheng Hua, Liqiang Huang, Ting Ji, Fengxin Jiang, Guangzhu Tan, Jie Zhang
This study examines the impact of live chat on purchase decisions in the context of online outsourcing platforms. A theoretical research model based on signaling theory is proposed. The results of an econometric model based on a unique dataset from a large online outsourcing platform demonstrate that both affective signals (reflected by politeness and sentiment valence) and informative signals (reflected
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Membership bundles in content platforms: Bundle decision and content distribution Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Tengfei Guo, Shiquan Zhong, Xuelian Wang, Shoufeng Ma
We investigate an intriguing strategy where rival content platforms jointly launch a membership bundle that allows consumers to access both of their platforms at a reduced price. We highlight that this approach transforms the platform relationship from pure competition to coopetition. Using a game-theoretical model, we show how a membership bundle significantly influences additional content distribution
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Variously and freely to use: Exploring routine and innovative use of fitness apps from a self-management perspective Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Aoshuang Li, Yongqiang Sun, Liuan Wang, JinYu Guo
Different uses (e.g., routine use and innovative use) of mHealth technology are important for users to synergistically utilize rich health resources. Capturing the characteristics of postadoption usage behavior (i.e., various and free) and the research gaps in previous literature, this study theorizes a research model of different uses of fitness apps, drawing on the exploitation–exploration framework
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From comparison to purchasing: Effects of online behavior toward associated co-visited products on consumer purchase Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Shuixia Chen, Eric W.T. Ngai, Fei Xiao, Zeshui Xu
This study explores the effects of online behavior toward associated co-visited products on purchasing focal products. The effects are proposed to be moderated by brands, online reviews, and consumer experience. Empirical findings show that different dimensions of online behavior play distinctive roles in purchasing focal products. Furthermore, associated co-visited products across different brands
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Study on the quality evaluation of mobile social media health information and the relationship with health information dissemination Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Wenzhao Xie, Chunliang Kang, Linyong Xu, Haiwei Cheng, Pingping Dai
Mobile social media has become one of the most convenient, widespread ways for users to obtain health information. We construct a mobile social media health information quality evaluation system by conducting a questionnaire survey among 20 experts and 684 users. Then, 498 health WeChat official accounts were selected for empirical research. Results show that health information quality on WeChat official
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Idea generation performance in open innovation communities: The role of user interaction Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Tianmei Wang, Tuotuo Qi, Xinxue Zhou, Xiaping Xin
User participation and idea performance are essential for the success of open innovation communities (OICs) as valuable sources of innovation. Interaction within OICs plays a crucial role in the idea generation process. This study examines the relationship between user-to-user and user-to-firm interactions and their effect on the idea generation performance. Using a transactive memory system, a research
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Effect of Designer- versus User-driven Network-monitoring Dashboard Design on User Flow Experience and Performance: The Role of Augmented Virtuality Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Khawaja A. Saeed, Dezhi Wu, David Jingjun Xu
A well-designed dashboard can effectively communicate critical information to network administrators and enable them to identify and solve network issues quickly. However, little is understood about how network-monitoring dashboard designs impact user experience in an augmented virtuality (AV) environment. Our study proposes that a dashboard design showing variations in selected elements can impact
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How Embeddedness Influences IT-Induced Work–Home Boundary Reduction, Work–Home Conflict, and Job Outcomes Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Christoph Weinert, Christian Maier, Sven Laumer, Tim Weitzel
Work–home conflict (WHC) explains how IT use blurs the boundaries between work and private roles. We extend that knowledge by highlighting the importance of work–home embeddedness (WHE) and its impact on WHC. Drawing on boundary theory, we hypothesize that IT-induced work–home boundary reduction (IT-WHBR) exacerbates WHC, influencing job outcomes. Utilizing embeddedness theory and data from 862 individuals
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Factors influencing seniors’ switching to m-government services: A mixed-methods study through the lens of push-pull-mooring framework Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Zhongyun Zhou, Taotao Pan, Qun Zhao, Xinyan Cheng, Depeng Wang
Based on the push-pull-mooring framework, this study applies mixed methods to examine the key factors affecting seniors’ switching from offline to m-government services. A qualitative study was conducted to identify five factors of the push-pull-mooring framework, and a subsequent quantitative study used a hybrid SEM-ANN method to analyze data from 345 senior Chinese users. Results showed that transparency
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The influence of ERP-vendor contract compliance and transaction-specific investment on vendee trust: A signaling theory perspective Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Xiaolin Li, Paul Benjamin Lowry, Fujun Lai
The successful implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is significantly predicated on establishing customer trust, a challenge particularly accentuated in mainland China due to its distinct business and legal environment and a noted high failure rate of ERP projects. Whereas contracts and transaction-specific investments are common strategies to build this trust, their effectiveness
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How does artificial intelligence affect the environmental performance of organizations? The role of green innovation and green culture Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Jiabao Lin, Yanyun Zeng, Shaowu Wu, Xin (Robert) Luo
Despite the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in improving environmental performance, the mechanisms and boundary conditions through AI use affects environmental performance remain unclear. Using a sample of Chinese agricultural firms, the empirical results verify the positive impact of AI use on environmental performance via green innovation of product and process. Moreover, our findings
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Dissemination of health messages in online social network: A study of healthcare providers’ content generation and dissemination on Twitter Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Mahyar Sharif Vaghefi, Neshat Beheshti, Hemant Jain
This study offers a nuanced understanding of health information dissemination based on the Intellectual Epidemic model within online social networks. We highlight the importance of healthcare providers’ subnetworks and the strategic application of fear and hope in health messages. Factors like interest-based communities and their distinct reactions to different types of information play critical roles
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A profile similarity-based personalized federated learning method for wearable sensor-based human activity recognition Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Yidong Chai, Haoxin Liu, Hongyi Zhu, Yue Pan, Anqi Zhou, Hongyan Liu, Jianwei Liu, Yang Qian
Wearable sensor-based human activity recognition (HAR) utilizes artificial intelligence models to analyze real-time data like accelerometer data to recognize daily human activities. While it greatly benefits the life of senior citizens and postoperative patients, it conventionally requires the collected data to be uploaded to a central server to train AI models, raising critical security and privacy
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Understanding how algorithmic injustice leads to making discriminatory decisions: An obedience to authority perspective Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Maryam Ghasemaghaei, Nima Kordzadeh
Unjust algorithmic recommendations can lead decision makers to discriminatory choices, risking harm to individuals or groups. This study addresses this concerning phenomenon and examines its implications. In an experimental study involving 122 managers, we found that algorithmic injustice causes discriminatory decisions without heightened guilt perception. Additionally, trust in data analytics outcomes
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Why so skeptical? Investigating the emergence and consequences of consumer skepticism toward web seals Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Sebastian Lins, Malte Greulich, Julian Löbbers, Alexander Benlian, Ali Sunyaev
Web seals have recently been subject to increasing skepticism from consumers. This study develops and tests a theoretical model of web seal skepticism by integrating multiple theoretical perspectives. We explore how web seal skepticism emerges and harms consumers’ perceptions. The results of an online experiment with 757 participants demonstrate that consumer skepticism increases consumers’ mistrust
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Does centralization of online content regulation affect political hate speech in a country? A public choice perspective Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Jithesh Arayankalam, Prakriti Soral, Anupriya Khan, Satish Krishnan, Indranil Bose
This study primarily examines how the centralization of online content regulation increases political hate speech in a country. It also explores the roles of the government's social media surveillance and disinformation in this relationship. Calhoun's public choice theory is used as a theoretical foundation to examine relationships. Data from 179 nations are analyzed using a mixed-method approach (i
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I'm not fluent: How linguistic fluency, new media literacy, and personality traits influence fake news engagement behavior on social media Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Stacy Miller, Philip Menard, David Bourrie
Disinformation researchers have much to learn about the psychological factors that lead to users’ biases. The gap in users’ new media literacy, along with personality traits, are factors that may contribute to bias. We conducted an experiment that varied levels of articles' linguistic veracity to determine how these factors influence users' engagement behavior. We found that users with higher literacy
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Data avatars: A theory-guided design and assessment for multidimensional data visualization Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-23 Kurt A. Pflughoeft, Fatemeh "Mariam" Zahedi, Yan Chen
We propose the design of a novel method for multidimensional data visualization, called data avatars. We rely on the design science approach and the dual-processing theory (System 1-System 2) to guide our design and test the data avatars method against two well-known data visualization methods. The test involves a lab experiment with 429 participants from the general public and uses industry data.
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Towards a theoretical framework for augmented reality marketing: A means-end chain perspective on retailing Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Harish Kumar, Philipp A. Rauschnabel, Madhushree Nanda Agarwal, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Ritu Srivastava
Augmented reality (AR) merges virtual elements with our physical context. Although there is evidence in marketing that AR may be superior to alternative formats, there is a lack of work explaining from the ground up why this is the case. Consequently, we applied means-end chain theory to identify specific AR-features (e.g., contextualization, interactivity, portability) that drive benefits (e.g., inspiration
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Patient privacy protection: Generating available medical treatment plans based on federated learning and CBR Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Bo Xu, Yu Zhang, Zhi-Ping Fan, Liang Han, Zi-Xin Shen
Although the favorable impact of sharing electronic medical records (EMRs) with other hospitals on improving clinical decision-making efficiency is widely acknowledged, the actual implementation of EMR sharing has been limited to some extent because of patient privacy protections. This study proposes a three-stage framework to retrieve medical treatment plans from multiple hospitals based on federated
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Medical practice in gamified online communities: Longitudinal effects of gamification on doctor engagement Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Xuejie Yang, Nannan Xi, Dongxiao Gu, Changyong Liang, Hu Liu, Hairui Tang, Juho Hamari
Gamification is used to increase the engagement of doctors on online health platforms. We track 2,106 doctors from a leading online health community (Good Doctor) over one year to investigate how gamification features (i.e., how actively doctors embellish their profiles and how they perform in popularity indicators via points and virtual gifts received) affect doctors’ future health service provision
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A collective portfolio selection approach for investment clubs Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Yung-Ming Li, Lien-Fa Lin, Min-Cheng Hung
Recently, with the popularity of social investing platforms, participating in an investment club has become a good choice for investors. Following financial experts in the investment club likely generates more profit as they have higher expertise in planning an investment portfolio. In this study, we propose a portfolio selection mechanism that combines collective intelligence extracted from investors’
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Biometric m-payment systems: A multi-analytical approach to determining use intention Inf. Manag. (IF 8.2) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Francisco Liébana-Cabanillas, Zoran Kalinic, Francisco Muñoz-Leiva, Elena Higueras-Castillo
Although mobile payment systems offer countless advantages, they do present certain drawbacks, mainly associated with security and privacy concerns. The inclusion of biometric authentication technologies seeks to minimise such drawbacks. The aim of this article is to examine the effect of key antecedents of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) and perceived risk on the