Purpose – System usage and user satisfaction are widely accepted and used as surrogate measures of IS success. Past studies attempted to explore the relationship between system usage and user satisfaction but findings are mixed, inconclusive and misleading. The main objective of this research is to better understand and explain the nature and strength of the relationship between system usage an...

This paper contributes to the rigor vs. relevance debate in the Information Systems (IS) discipline. Using an Action Research methodology, this study evaluates the relevance of a rigorously validated IS evaluation model in practice. The study captures observations of operational end-users employing a market leading Enterprise System application for procurement and order fulfillment in an organi...

This study intends to understand the online health information use behavior of people with disabilities. Drawing on rational choice theory and IS success model, a research model is developed to explain how the effects of object-based and outcome-based beliefs are moderated by individuals' level of disability. The model was empirically tested by survey data from 243 online users with physical di...

Diese Arbeit thematisiert erfolgsrelevante Aspekte für On-DemandEnterprise-Systeme aus Sicht eines Serviceanbieters. Auf Basis der Forschungsfrage: „Inwiefern bieten in Abgrenzung zu konventionellen On-PremiseLösungen On-Demand-Enterprise-Systeme Vorteile für Unternehmen“ reduziert die Studie die Wissenslücke bezüglich der Erfolgsfaktoren dieses speziellen Serviceangebotes. Anhand 12 explorativ...

In this paper, we investigate the theoretical inter-relationships among three important information systems (IS) quality constructs: information quality, system quality, and service quality. DeLone and McLean formulated information quality and system quality in their 1992 IS Success Model. Following suggestions from later IS service quality studies DeLone and McLean (2003) added service quality...

While supportive features that address the needs of students and teachers are critical for the success of educational software, they are only the first step toward adoption and effective use of software in the classroom. As learning technologies gain increasing use in classrooms, designers must pay close attention to the pedagogical and logistical issues that teachers face during their enactmen...

A pedagogical introduction is given to attempts to formulate a more fundamental theory of elementary particles than that provided by the standard model. After a review of the basic elements of the standard model, its unsatisfactory features, and ideas to modify them will be discussed. An introduction to Technicolour, t-quark condensates, supersymmetric models, GUT's and a brief comment on compo...

In a multi-user, real-time, and situation-based learning environment, the availability of enough and appropriate situations is crucial for success. In order to improve effectiveness and efficiency of learning, we develop a new type of pedagogical agent: situation creator. Such an agent intentionally creates specific situations in the shared virtual driving place according to users’ performance ...

This paper examines the development of a specialization for digital content management at the School of Library and Information Science at Wayne State University. Addressed in this case study are the pedagogical approach taken in the specialization’s curriculum development and the steps that were taken in developing the curriculum. The paper highlights five core characteristics that were used t...

Live performance is seen as a crucial part of being a professional musician and a performer’s comfort in front of an audience often determines the success and longevity of a career. This article aims to contribute to the study of performance by looking at how music students conceptualise performance and comparing their concepts with those of acting students who took part together in two devised...