Information Technology & People: Volume 32 Issue 3

Technological media and development: A systematic mapping study and research agenda

Mohammad Abbaszadeh, Mohammad Bagher Alizadeh Aghdam, Reza Pourhosein, Leila Nasrolahi Vosta

The purpose of this paper is to characterize and identify the existing studies on the relationship between technological media and development

Organizational cloud security and control: a proactive approach

Konstantina Spanaki, Zeynep Gürgüç, Catherine Mulligan, Emil Lupu

The purpose of this paper is to unfold the perceptions around additional security in cloud environments by highlighting the importance of controlling mechanisms as an approach to…

How digital natives make their self-disclosure decisions: a cross-cultural comparison

Zilong Liu, Xuequn Wang, Jun Liu

Digital natives have become significant users of social network sites (SNSs); therefore, their disclosed personal information can be misused by SNS providers and/or other users…

Impact of referral reward program on innovative customers’ follow-up e-referral: The moderating role of creative self-efficacy

Depeng Zhang, Fuli Zhang, Si Liu, Helen S. Du

With the rise of customer engagement in online products and services innovation, enterprises are seeking effective referral reward program (RRP) to encourage customers’ follow-up…

Software platform establishment: effectuation and entrepreneurial awareness

Ted Saarikko, Katrin Jonsson, Thommie Burström

Faced with environments rife with technological uncertainties, software platforms have gained interest as enablers of innovative businesses and development processes. While extant…

The allure of luxury brands’ social media activities: a uses and gratifications perspective

Navdeep Athwal, Doga Istanbulluoglu, Sophie Elizabeth McCormack

The purpose of this paper is to explore the social media marketing activities of luxury brands, guided by uses and gratifications theory (UGT). It examines the gratifications…

Value co-creation through digital service capabilities: the role of human factors

Minna Saunila, Juhani Ukko, Tero Rantala

The purpose of this paper is to explore the different human factor characteristics that are emphasized when co-creating value through digital service capabilities.

Exploring player behavior and motivations to continue playing Pokémon GO

Ezlika Ghazali, Dilip S. Mutum, Mei-Yuen Woon

The purpose of this paper is to identify the determinants of players’ continuance intentions to play Pokémon GO (PG) and ultimately make in-app purchases, mainly from the…

Determinants of visual analytics adoption in organizations: Knowledge discovery through content analysis of online evaluation reviews

Mohammad Kamel Daradkeh

Visual analytics is increasingly becoming a prominent technology for organizations seeking to gain knowledge and actionable insights from heterogeneous and big data to support…

Digital innovation in context: Exploring serendipitous and unbounded digital innovation at the church of Sweden

Daniel Nylén, Jonny Holmström

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how digital innovation processes emerge and evolve in organizational settings, and how serendipitous and unbounded digital innovations…

Critical success factors for Lean implementation in IT outsourcing relationships: A multiple case study

Vincent Blijleven, Yiwei Gong, Afshin Mehrsai, Kitty Koelemeijer

Following positive results of Lean implementation in manufacturing environments, Lean has become an emerging philosophy for clients and suppliers of information technology (IT…

The contribution of ICT adoption to sustainability: households’ perspective

Ewa Ziemba

The purpose of this paper is to advance the information society research by examining and better understanding the impact of the adoption information and communication…

Does more accessibility lead to more disclosure? Exploring the influence of information accessibility on self-disclosure in online social networks

Shanshan Zhang, Ron Chi-Wai Kwok, Paul Benjamin Lowry, Zhiying Liu

Given the importance of online social network (OSN) media features, many studies have focused on how different types of OSNs with various media features influence users’ usage and…