To date, reviews of the games literature have noted a lack of empirical studies examining the relationships between games and their purported benefits (Huizenga, Admiraal, & Dam, 2011; Vandercruysse, Vanderwaetere, & Clarebout, 2012; Young et al., 2012). Furthermore, researchers have called for a better understanding of the specific game features that may lead to beneficial outcomes (Hartmann &...

In this paper we examined the differences and similarities in the human capital variables of male and female information system (IS) workers and the affect these differences had on job outcomes. The human capital variables studied included: age, education, organization and job tenure, and number of years in the IS occupation. We found that, even when controlling for the differences in human cap...

This survey research focused on approaches used to align organizations’ IS application development activities to internal line business unit needs. Relationships between use of alignment approaches and IS product/service quality were examined. Two separate views of quality were measured: that of the IS producer unit, and that of the IS customer unit.. Alignment approaches studied included: I) d...

This paper discusses the relationship between ontology, seen as the understanding of reality, and the management of technology. It introduces two ontological positions: realism and constructivism. This ontological debate is explored with the example of the Irish attempt to introduce e-voting. In order to understand the mistakes made during the Irish e-voting project, it is helpful to consider t...

The IS research community has moved away from concentration upon the technical issues associated with IS and now tends to focus on more behavioural issues. This paper discusses the evolution of IS research themes and summarises the methodologies which illustrate this shift in emphasis and the current trends in IS research. The paper then argues that the "accepted" taxonomies of IS research meth...

Information systems research continues to be criticised for the fundamental gap between theory and practice. Critics argue that this is largely the result of the methodological inadequacy of the dominant positivist paradigm to the ontological nature of the subject. Studies which recognise the applied nature of the information systems discipline and thus are committed to the production of practi...

Emerging technologies are facilitating the production of revised and novel forms of “digital being” combined frames of meaning, experience, and desired notions of performativity that change what and who we are. A number of theoretical perspectives (e.g. Agential Realism and Sociomateriality) have emerged that seek to address this new reality but have struggled to grapple with the relationship b...

This paper deals with the use made by information systems researchers of Wiebe Bijker's work on the social construction of technology. In order to use Bijker's method of analysis, it is necessary to make an adjustment to cater for the organisational setting of most information systems, and it is necessary to move the focus of an analysis from "innovation" to the issue of "success or failure". T...

The increasing importance of Business Process Modelling and Knowledge Management within economic reality as well as their common epistemological problem are good reasons to look for an integrative approach to both disciplines. The widely recognized lack of epistemological foundation in information systems research also applies to Business Process Modelling and Knowledge Management, thus making ...

Definitions of spatial data infrastructure (SDI), and claims about its value, emphasise applications that solve real societal issues as the ultimate benefit. While it may be premature to expect that those benefits show up in many SDIs (if in any, by now), preparing for systematic evaluation is timely. Initiatives like the Spatial Data Interest Community on Monitoring and Reporting, in conjuncti...