-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] [AJIS] New Section: Selected papers from the 2018 Australasian Conference on Information Systems Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 13:28:51 +1000 From: Ajis Editor ajis.eic@gmail.com To: ISHoDs IS-hods@list.utas.edu.au, ISWorld aisworld@lists.aisnet.org, ISAus IS-Aus@list.utas.edu.au
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The *Australasian Journal of Information Systems *has just published its latest special section.
*Selected Papers from the 2018 Australasian Conference on Information Systems *
*Preface: Towards the Next Generation of Information Systems: Enhancing Traceability and Transparency . Win, K. T., & Beydoun, G.* https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2823
*Consumer Trust in Food Safety Requires Information Transparency. Lam, T. K., Heales, J., Hartley, N., & Hodkinson, C. * https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2219
*Abstract*This paper proposes a conceptual model to understand how information transparency matters can support consumer trust in food safety. Beside food labels, food product information can be disseminated by the support of technologies including traceability systems and social media. This article studies extant literature to provide a knowledge base for the development of a conceptual model. Information provided by traceability systems is deemed to increase a consumer’s knowledge of a food product. Furthermore, social media is considered as a well-informed source that provides some useful information to consumers. Therefore, we argue that technology-supported information supports and enhances the information consumers need to make their own judgement about the safety of a food product. Three testable propositions are developed from a conceptual model that provides insights into food information that consumers find helpful for developing trust in food safety.
*Identification of Enterprise Social Network (ESN) Group Archetypes in ESN Analytics: Metrics Selection and Case Application. Riemer, K., Lee, L. L., Kjaer, C., & Haeffner, A. * https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2355
*Abstract*With the proliferation of Enterprise Social Networks (ESN), the measurement of ESN activity becomes increasingly relevant. The emerging field of ESN analytics aims to develop metrics and models to measure and classify user activity to support organisational goals and outcomes. In this paper we focus on a neglected area of ESN analytics, the classification of activity in ESN groups. We engage in explorative research to identify a set of metrics that divides an ESN group sample into distinct types. We collaborate with Sydney-based service provider SWOOP Analytics who provided access to actual ESN meta data describing activity in 350 groups across three organisations. By employing clustering techniques, we derive a set of four group types: broadcast streams, information forums, communities of practice and project teams. We collect and reflect on feedback from ESN champions in fourteen organisations. For ESN analytics research we contribute a set of metrics and group types. For practice we envision a method that enables group managers to compare aspirations for their groups to embody a certain group type, with actual activity patterns.
*Applying Complex Adaptive Systems Theory to Understand Distributed Participatory Design in Crowdsourced Information Systems Development. Kautz, K., Bjerknes, G., Fisher, J., & Jensen, T. * https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2225
*Abstract*Contemporary information systems development (ISD) takes place in a dynamic environment; it is generally acknowledged as a complex activity. It has been proposed that ISD projects should be viewed as a complex adaptive system (CAS) and that these projects are better understood through the application of CAS. Distributed participatory design (DPD) is an approach to contemporary ISD where different, geographically dispersed stakeholders, often called the crowd, participate voluntarily and typically unaffiliated with the development organisation in the development and design of information systems in distributed design teams which are mostly online on Internet, web-based, and social media platforms. Going beyond individual methods, techniques, and practices, the objective of this research is twofold as we answer the two research questions: how are DPD projects in crowdsourced ISD managed and performed in their entirety and how does CAS theory provide plausible explanations and contribute to an understanding of contemporary ISD? For this purpose, we present a case of DPD in crowdsourced ISD in an intergovernmental, not-for-profit environment in the context of a DPD project which engaged Pacific Youth in the development of a digital game where we applied CAS theory to better understand and gain insights for ISD theory and practice.
*Collaborative Modelling and Visualization of Business Ecosystems: Insights from two Action Design Research Case Studies. * *Faber, A., Hernandez-Mendez, A., Rehm, S.-V., & Matthes, F. * https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2229
*Abstract*Business ecosystems are increasingly gaining relevance in research and practice. Because ecosystems progressively change, enterprises are required to analyse their ecosystem, in order to identify and respond to such changes. For gaining a comprehensive picture of the ecosystem, various enterprise stakeholders need to be involved in the analysis process. We use an Action Design Research approach to implement a collaborative process for modelling and visualizing business ecosystems in two case studies. We look at the challenges of the collaborative process and study how a model-driven approach addresses these challenges. We validate and discuss the modelling process along six steps; definition of the business ecosystem focus, model instantiation, data collection, provision of tailored visualizations, model adaption, and using visualizations ‘to tell a story’. In a cross-case analysis, we draw conclusions with respect to process implementation and the role of visualizations.
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