Realising the benefits from information technology depends on how the systems are actually used. Although previous information systems (IS) research provides useful models for understanding individual acceptance, there is a limited understanding of the underlying adaptive process related to IS use, particularly in a mandatory context. This study argues that adaptation is a socially constructed ...

I applaud the government’s interest and fervor for improving health care delivery in the United States. However, any mention of substantive health care reform must include several key inside-out elements. Otherwise, government spending will merely be symptomatic care, rather than addressing the root causes of increasing health care expenditures. Health care coverage has simply become too cheap ...

Hybrid organizations operate in a context of institutional plurality and enact elements of multiple, often conflicting institutional logics. Governance is highly relevant in navigating such an environment. This study examines how hybrid organizations set up their governance structures and practices. Building on survey data from 70 social enterprises, a subset of hybrid organizations, we identif...

Mixed empirical results about the value oflT investments are an invitation to seek better theory. Recently, a number of researchers have proposed theoretical models that trace the path IT investment inputs take on the way to creating business value. Despite substantive differences, the theoretical models share some common elements n particular, all of them contain a cause-effect argument of the...

Is the happy life characterized by shallow, happy-go-lucky moments and trivial small talk, or by reflection and profound social encounters? Both notions—the happy ignoramus and the fulfilled deep thinker—exist, but little is known about which interaction style is actually associated with greater happiness (King & Napa, 1998). In this article, we report findings from a naturalistic observation s...

This paper proposes a new approach to factor analysis and structural equation modeling using Bayesian analysis. The new approach replaces parameter specifications of exact zeros and exact equalities with approximate zeros and equalities based on informative, smallvariance priors. It is argued that this produces an analysis that better reflects substantive theories. The proposed Bayesian approac...

Over the past 25 years, professionalism has emerged as a substantive and sustained theme, the operationalization and measurement of which has become a major concern for those involved in medical education. However, how to go about establishing the elements that constitute appropriate professionalism in order to assess them is difficult. Using a discourse analysis approach, the International Ott...

Is the happy life characterized by shallow, happy-go-lucky moments and trivial small talk, or by reflection and profound social encounters? Both notions—the happy ignoramus and the fulfilled deep thinker—exist, but little is known about which interaction style is actually associated with greater happiness (King & Napa, 1998). In this article, we report findings from a naturalistic observation s...