Intrinsic Interest in IT
We know there's a gender disparity in STEM fields. Can we facilitate diversity by using an empathizing-systemizing model to evaluate interest in technology?
January 24, 2023 | By Mitchell Simpson, Zachary Steeleman
Phishing for Billions: When Accuracy isn’t Enough
What convinces customers that anti-phishing software works? And what prevents them from relying on it? Learn how to educate your workforce about cybersecurity.
January 10, 2023 | By Jack Travis, Zachary Steelman, Rhonda Syler
What Drives Problematic Technology Use?
How do technology habits devolve into dependencies? Find out how your device dependence might be contributing to your burnout and what you can do to stop it.
October 11, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Zachary Steelman
Taking the Robot Out of the Human: Strategic Supply Chain Process Automation
Employees are wary of automation, but a streamlined supply chain is a huge asset to most companies. How does robotic process automation respond to this problem?
September 15, 2022 | By Ryan Sheets, Remko van Hoek, Mary Lacity
Cents and Sensibility
Does it matter what investors say about stocks? Find out how pairing investor sentiment with quantitative data might help you more accurately evaluate stocks.
August 9, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Vernon Richardson
Helping Older Workers Thrive: Managing the Effects of Technological Interruptions
Technostress affects all workers, but older workers feel it more profoundly; how can employers develop strategies to mediate these effects for older workers?
July 12, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Varun Grover
The Unseen Benefits of E-commerce
Policies addressing highly visible e-commerce problems may do more harm than good, especially if they reinforce the status quo and foreclose on new ideas.
June 21, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Robert Jensen, Brent Williams
Can Self-Sovereign Identity Deliver Business Value? Lessons Learned from the NHS
Investing in self-sovereign identity and digital passports paid dividends for the NHS during the pandemic; how can your firm use SSI to unlock business value?
April 19, 2022 | By Ryan Sheets, Mary Lacity, Erran Carmel
Understanding User Perceptions of Privacy, Security Policies
With security, as with most things, seeing is believing. Find out how businesses can benefit from telling their customers about security improvements.
April 7, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Rajiv Sabherwal
How Human Is Too Human? How Human-like AI Affects Our Sense of Humanness
From consumer behavior to interpersonal relationships, artificial intelligence has changed our lives beyond measure. Scholars explore the effects of its use.
January 21, 2022 | By Emilija Sarma, Mary Lacity
Technology-Mediated Interruptions and Work-Life Balance
What exactly can workers do about the technology-mediated interruptions (all the calls, IMs, emails, texts, and social media posts) they face each workday?
November 12, 2021 | By Jeff L. Wright, Varun Grover
Fight Fire with Fire: How Bug Bounty Programs Improve Cybersecurity
As more and more companies rely on open-source software developers, crowdsourcing could help build security into software and focus on the prevention rather than the cure.
June 25, 2021 | By Ryan Decker, Suresh Malladi, Hemang Subramanian
Information Systems: Connecting Technology to Business
Students who earn a degree in information systems take what they learn and apply it in jobs with all types of titles, from analysts to database administrators, to leaders on IT teams.
October 29, 2020 | By Stephen Caldwell
With Big Data Comes Big Responsibility
With big data comes big responsibility — and today’s scholars must recognize that responsibility to preserve the future of IS studies.
October 23, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Varun Grover
Staying Connected: Is the World Ready for IoT Technology?
Twenty years ago, athletes used pedometers; today, they use Fitbits, Apple Watches, or even their smartphone to track their health.
August 14, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Rhonda A. Syler
Petty Cybercrime: How Modern Store Checkout Condones Shoplifting
University of Arkansas professors John A. Aloysius and Viswanath Venkatesh have been studying the use of mobile technologies in shopping contexts for several years now. In their 2019 article “Shoplifting in mobile checkout settings: cybercrime in retail stores,” coauthored with a Ph.D. student, Ankur Arora, they analyze mobile checkout theft.
July 17, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, John A. Aloysius, Viswanath Venkatesh
A Barcode Scanner Darkly: AutoID and the Future of Interactive Mobile Apps
As Apple and Google collaborate with the CDC and begin beta testing their app, recognizing these researchers’ findings and suggestions from an unrelated study could be integral to developing an AutoID-based COVID-19 application.
June 26, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, John A. Aloysius, Viswanath Venkatesh
Sharing is Caring: Why We Share Information in Online Discussion Groups
Despite the rapid increase in the number of telecommuting and teleconferencing services and chat apps due to remote working, that’s not a common adage you’ll hear your friends say. The truth is that online discussion communities, or ODCs, have their value in society.
May 15, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Rajiv Sabherwal
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