-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Latest edition of IRMJ, V. 22, N. 4 Datum: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:59:34 -0400 Von: Edward J. Szewczak szewczak@canisius.edu Antwort an: Edward J. Szewczak szewczak@canisius.edu An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org

The contents of the latest issue of:

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ)

Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association

Volume 22, Issue 4, October-December 2009

Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically

ISSN: 1040-1628; EISSN: 1533-7979

Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA

www.igi-global.com/irmj

PAPER ONE

A Technology Commitment Model of Post-Adoption Behavior

Y. Ken Wang, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, USA

Pratim Datta, Kent State University, USA

Every year, individuals and organizations end up adopting (licensing) many competing software products. Yet, over time, much of the adopted software remains unused because users forgo the use of one software product for another adopted alternative. Although much research in the IS field has examined initial IS adoption, less is known about such post-adoption behavior. This article argues that a sense of �technology commitment� to one technology over other adopted alternatives is key to sustained post-adoption use intentions. By forwarding a technology commitment model, this article investigates the antecedents of technology commitment and its consequent effects on IS continuance. In the model, the article also examines how technological inertia moderates IS continuance intentions.

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PAPER TWO

An Empirical Assessment of Technology Adoption as a Choice between Alternatives

Ernst Bekkering, Northeastern State University, USA

Allen C. Johnston, University of Alabama Birmingham, USA

Merrill Warkentin, Mississippi State University, USA

Mark B. Schmidt, St. Cloud State University, USA

Technology adoption by individuals has traditionally been regarded by information systems researchers as a choice between adoption and non-adoption of a single technology. With the current diversity of technology alternatives, the adoption decision may be more accurately specified as a choice between competing alternative technologies. The research question may no longer be simply whether technology is adopted, but rather which technology is adopted. The authors illustrate this with a simplified model of choice between two competing technologies, where the second technology is an enhanced version of the first. The authors� theoretical model is based on expectancy theory (ET).

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PAPER THREE

Mandatory Usage of Mobile IS by Unsophisticated Users: Welfare and Compatibility with Work

Yong-Young Kim, Temple University, USA

Hee-Dong Yang, Ewha Womans University, Korea

JoongHo Ahn, Seoul National University, Korea

This study investigates the factors that influence the user�s (postal workers�) welfare in using personal digital assistants (PDAs) that were implemented by mandate in the Korea Postal Services (KPS). The authors propose to expand perspective towards users� welfare that becomes vulnerable when information systems (IS) are implemented by mandate and suggest user satisfaction with IS as the appropriate measure of success. The authors are especially interested in the mandatory introduction and implementation of IS in organizations where users of such information systems are unsophisticated with limited educational background or IS experience and whose job is relatively simple and labor-intensive.

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PAPER FOUR

From Tough Negotiation to Complex Integration: Implications of Adversarial

and Collaborative Relationships on Electronic Procurement Systems

Tadhg Nagle, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

Patrick Finnegan, University College Cork, Ireland

Jeremy Hayes, University College Cork, Ireland

For many organizations e-procurement has become a necessity. Nevertheless, while e-procurement has generated considerable hype, the phenomenon is generally under-researched despite the fundamental impact that e-Procurement has on the nature of inter-organizational relationships. This paper explores the effects that business-to-business relationships have on e-procurement systems, using a field study of six companies. The study classifies business-to-business (B2B) relationships as being adversarial and collaborative, and the authors examine the effects of both relationships on the electronically supported transaction phases of the procurement lifecycle.

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http://www.infosci-on-demand.com/content/details.asp?ID=34696

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For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ) in your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated �InfoSci-Journals� database: www.infosci-journals.com.

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Mission of IRMJ:

The primary mission of Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ) is to be instrumental in the improvement and development of the theory and practice of information resources management, appealing to both practicing managers and academics. Also, it educates organizations on how they may benefit from their information resources and discusses the tools utilized to gather, process, disseminate, and manage these valuable resources. The journal publishes original material concerned with all aspects of information resources management, managerial and organizational applications, as well as implications of information technology.

Coverage of IRMJ:

Topics should be drawn from, but not limited to, the following areas, with major emphasis on the managerial and organizational aspects of information resource and technology management:

Application of IT to operation

Artificial intelligence and expert systems technologies and issues

Distance learning technologies and issues

Distributed software development

E-collaboration

Electronic commerce technologies and issues

Electronic government

Emerging technologies management

End user computing issues

Enterprise resource planning

Executive information systems

IT outsourcing

IT/E-business in small businesses

Knowledge management

MIS re-engineering management

Mobile commerce

Multimedia computing technologies and issues

Object oriented technologies and issues

Systems development and CASE

Telecommunications and networking technologies

Virtual organizations

Virtual teams

Web services and technologies

Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at http://www.igi-global.com/irmj

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