Tracking Fitness or Sickness - Combining Technology Acceptance and Pri- vacy Research to Investigate the Actual Adoption of Fitness Trackers

2020 | HICSS | Citations: 0

Authors: Reith, Riccardo; Buck, Christoph; Lis, Bettina; Eymann, Torsten

Abstract: Personal data is often collected, processed and utilized without the knowledge o ... Expand

Abstract: Personal data is often collected, processed and utilized without the knowledge of the information system’s user. With regard to the enormous value of personalized data for companies as well as consumers’ tendency to unreflectively disclose their data, privacy concerns have been an essential topic for researchers since the mid-1990s. However, established research models of wearable IS-technologies are inadequate to comprehensively investigate the issue of privacy and its effects on acceptance variables. Therefore, the following study aims to empirically validate a research model which considers privacy concerns as a central construct in predicting the actual usage of fitness trackers. The results of our investigation underline the vital role of privacy concerns for the acceptance of fitness trackers and imply that the current providers’ advertising is insufficient in meeting the consumers’ needs. Collapse

Topics: information privacy concern privacy usage intention perceived usefulness perceived ease of use

Methods: survey archival research exploratory factor analysis factor analysis descriptive statistic

Theories: technology acceptance model privacy calculus theory

ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND DIGITALIZATION IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICE INDUSTRY: A CONTINGENCY APPROACH

2017 | European Conference On Information Systems | Citations: 0

Authors: Niemand, Thomas

Abstract: Financial service firms, and banks in particular, are faced with a shift from tr ... Expand

Abstract: Financial service firms, and banks in particular, are faced with a shift from traditional, interpersonal forms of service to online services. Digital technologies are more and more becoming today’s standard and challenge traditional business models in the banking sector. Building on the concept of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), this study of banks in Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein aims at developing insights that explain how banks can use the tactics and strategies associated with EO to achieve superior performance in the digitalization age. Results from a survey in 102 banks show that: 1) banks that display high levels of EO report a higher level of performance, and 2) the relationship between strategic vision on digitalization and performance is moderated by EO. These results indicate that the sheer level of digitalization of a bank does not affect profitability. Instead, banks should develop a clear vision on digitalization that is characterized by innovation, being ahead of the competition, and a willingness to take risks. Collapse

Topics: organizational productivity electronic mail information systems strategy database system business model

Methods: survey exploratory factor analysis psychometrics data transformation experiment

Theories: contingency theory

Dynamic Capability Link with Firm Performance: Evidence from a Vietnamese IT Company

2016 | Americas Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0

Authors: Kien, Dao Trung; Tapanainen, Tommi J; Hai, Nguyen Thi Thanh; Tuyen, Bui Quang

Abstract: Dynamic capabilities are particularly important for companies in the information ... Expand

Abstract: Dynamic capabilities are particularly important for companies in the information technology (IT) industry. A large amount of work has been done to define capabilities, but less effort has been invested in examining the interlinkages of these capabilities, or their relative importance in different market situations. These two areas are crucial, because the very nature of dynamic capabilities is in the changes that they cause to other capabilities in the company in adapting to market movements. Our paper reports the results of a survey on a Vietnamese ICT company that addresses this twin gap, and shows how the dynamic capability of innovation capability is linked to the firm performance when working together with other capabilities and resources different markets. The results also have practical implications that are described at the end of the paper. Collapse

Topics: organizational productivity innovation management marketing management anonymity human resource management

Methods: survey factor analysis data transformation structural equation modeling confirmatory factor analysis

Theories: dynamic capabilities theory resource based view of the firm

Exploring Configurations for Business Value from Event-Driven Architecture in Healthcare

2016 | International Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0

Authors: Kung, LeeAnn; Wang, YiChuan; Kung, Hsiang-Jui

Abstract: Event-driven architecture is one of IT architectures introduced to assist enterp ... Expand

Abstract: Event-driven architecture is one of IT architectures introduced to assist enterprises operate in a real-time environment such as healthcare. As IT business value generation is a complex process, we explore configurations of event-driven architecture and other organizational elements in achieving healthcare performance. We purpose an alternative non-regression-based way, configurational approach, to study such process. Drawing on the configuration view, we attempt to capture the complexity of interactions among EDA-enabled capability and organizational elements needed to achieve higher health care quality. We tested our model with both primary and secondary data. Results show three different configurations with high levels of responding capability, dynamic capability and physicians' resistance to IT changes present in all three paths. Our findings advance understanding of a complex business value generation process and also provide practical guidance for healthcare managerial practices. Collapse

Topics: service quality organizational value database system fuzzy logic information technology capability

Methods: survey data transformation fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis confirmatory factor analysis exploratory factor analysis

Theories: dynamic capabilities theory fuzzy set theory

Development and validation of an instrument to measure user perceived service quality of mHealth

2013 | Information & Management | Citations: 41

Authors: Akter, Shahriar; D’Ambra, John; Ray, Pradeep

Abstract: The role of service quality in fostering the growth of mHealth services has gain ... Expand

Abstract: The role of service quality in fostering the growth of mHealth services has gained much attention in the academic and practitioner communities. However, empirical research in this area has been beset by inadequate conceptualization and the lack of a validated scale. This study addresses these limitations by theoretically conceptualizing and empirically validating a multidimensional service quality scale in the mHealth context. The findings show that mHealth service quality is a hierarchical, multidimensional, and reflective construct, which consists of three primary dimensions and eight subdimensions. The results also confirm that the mHealth service quality scale is more effective at predicting satisfaction and continuance in a nomological network. Collapse

Topics: service quality mobile health system quality data quality privacy

Methods: data transformation survey psychometrics factor analysis exploratory factor analysis

IT valuation in turbulent times

2006 | Journal of Strategic Information Systems | Citations: 1

Authors: Kwon, Dowan; Watts, Stephanie

Abstract: This paper investigates performance impacts of two types of IT value practices – ... Expand

Abstract: This paper investigates performance impacts of two types of IT value practices – efficiency and knowledge management (KM) – by taking two external environmental factors – dynamism and hostility – into account. A survey of IT managers was conducted to assess the environmental conditions under which one mode of value practice or the other becomes more salient. Results suggest that despite the apparent value of knowledge management in the new economy, IT managers continue to emphasize the traditional orientation of efficiency. This tendency persists in highly dynamic and hostile industrial environments. Interestingly, however, when these environmental factors are controlled for, KM-based IT valuation clearly pays off for firm performance. Collapse

Topics: IS value organizational productivity IT manager IT investment database system

Methods: survey regression analysis method statistical hypothesis test survey design data transformation

Theories: organizational theory

The perceptions of information systems designers from the United States, Japan, and Korea on success and failure factors

2002 | International Journal of Information Management | Citations: 5

Authors: Peterson, Dane K.; Kim, Chung; Kim, Joong Han; Tamura, Toshiyuki

Abstract: This study examined the views of information systems (IS) designers from the Uni ... Expand

Abstract: This study examined the views of information systems (IS) designers from the United States, Japan and Korea on the importance of IS development factors in terms of how they contribute to both the success and failure of IS projects. IS designers from the US viewed Communication of the Project Goals and Characteristics of the IS Designers as more important than did the IS designers from Japan and Korea, but rated Characteristics of the Project Leader as less important. The results also indicated that the IS designers did not view the relative importance of the IS development factors, the same in terms of contributing to the success and failure of IS projects. Results obtained from the US sample were consistent with a self-serving bias, while the results obtained from IS designers from Japan were consistent with a self-effacing bias. No significant differences between the success and failure factors were observed for the Korean sample. It was noted that a self-serving bias may prevent IS designers from learning based on past experiences with IS failure. Collapse

Topics: IT project systems development IS success top management support national culture

Methods: survey data transformation confirmatory factor analysis parametric test statistical hypothesis test

Theories: attribution theory