Using semiotics to analyze representational complexity in social media

2019 | Information and Organization | Citations: 3

Authors: Abdalla Mikhaeil, Christine; Baskerville, Richard L.

Abstract: Data from social media offer us multimedia data brimming with multiple layers of ... Expand

Abstract: Data from social media offer us multimedia data brimming with multiple layers of meanings. Social media enable rapid-fire digital communications. These communications are incredibly complex in content, form and meaning. This representational complexity is a stumbling block in data analysis that stands in the way of deeper explanations. These unstructured data, rich in social meanings, are as complex as the phenomena they represent. While it is possible to formulate an entire research methodology around semiotics, it is not always necessary. We can adapt semiotic analysis within existing methodologies. This paper offers and illustrates an analytical technique to address representational complexity that can be used in conjunction with other methodologies such as case study, ethnography, etc. This analytical technique espouses a critical realist philosophy to develop much needed, deeper explanations from qualitative data. Collapse

Topics: Facebook social media Twitter internet technology YouTube

Methods: qualitative content analysis case study triangulation ethnography

Theories: semiotic theory theory of abduction

Cross-National Proximity in Online Social Network and Protest Diffusion: An Event History Analysis of Arab Spring

2017 | HICSS | Citations: 0

Authors: Kwon, K Hazel; Hemsley, Jeff

Abstract: This study examines the role of online social network proximity in cross-nationa ... Expand

Abstract: This study examines the role of online social network proximity in cross-national diffusion of offline protests. Drawn upon Valente’s (1995) network diffusion model, the study operationalizes social network proximity-based protest exposure, using the international Facebook friendship share data. One year-long onsite protests during Arab Spring 2011 are examined using event history modeling. The findings offer evidence of an contemporaneous online network exposure effect on cross-national diffusion of protests. An expected lagged diffusion effect was not found, however. The paper presents an innovative approach to the scholarship of global protest diffusion and collective actions. Collapse

Topics: social network social media Facebook accounting

Methods: longitudinal research likelihood-ratio test action research survival analysis

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Introduction and Internal Auditing Legitimacy: An Institutional Analysis

2016 | Information Systems Management | Citations: 0

Authors: Elbardan, Hany; Ali, Maged; Ghoneim, Ahmad

Abstract: In this article, the authors examine how the internal audit function maintains i ... Expand

Abstract: In this article, the authors examine how the internal audit function maintains its legitimacy when enterprise resource planning systems are introduced. This work centers on an in-depth case study of a multinational bank and finds that enterprise resource planning systems impose an institutional logic of control based on interlinked assumptions. These assumptions motivate changes in the practice and structure of the internal audit function to become an integrated and comprehensive function to maintain its legitimacy. Collapse

Topics: enterprise resource planning systems implementation auditing information system enterprise resource planning implementation productivity

Methods: qualitative interview case study personal interview triangulation qualitative coding

Theories: institutional theory adaptation-level theory

Internal Audit Function response to ERP Systems Implementation

2012 | Americas Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0

Authors: Elbardan, Hany; Ali, Maged

Abstract: The internal audit function (IAF) importance has been highlighted by legislative ... Expand

Abstract: The internal audit function (IAF) importance has been highlighted by legislative and professional responses to various financial scandals. On the other hand, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have institutional logics in controlling business process that pressure the IAF to change. Based on the institutional theory a conceptual framework is formulated to explore the IAF change as a response to ERP systems implementation, wherein ERP systems are considered as carrier of new institutional logics. Interpretive approach has been adopted by conducting an in-depth case study in a multinational organization in Egypt. Interviews with variety stakeholders were chosen as the primary data collection method besides careful examination of available documents. Data have been analyzed using directed content analysis based on coding the transcribed interviews. The study results are enhancing the understanding of the IAF change and provide additional lessons that could be useful in improving the IAF in organizations that implement ERP systems. Collapse

Topics: enterprise resource planning enterprise resource planning implementation systems implementation accounting

Methods: qualitative interview case study qualitative content analysis personal interview

Theories: institutional theory