Information Technology & People: Volume 20 Issue 3

Do the ends justify the means?: A Gramscian critique of the processes of consent during an ERP implementation

R. Willis, M. Chiasson

ERP systems continue to fail. One success factor that has received little attention in the literature is cultural fit – which emphasizes the need for ERP systems to be chosen and…

Knowledge‐sharing in an online community of health‐care professionals

Noriko Hara, Khe Foon Hew

The purpose of this study is twofold: to examine the types of activity that nurses undertake on an online community of practice (APN‐l) as well as the types of knowledge that…

Importance of development context in ICT4D projects: A study of computerization of land records in India

Amit Prakash, Rahul De'

This paper aims to show that the meaning of development influencing the design of ICT for development (ICT4D) projects is important in deciding what purpose they will eventually…

Ethnicity, place, and communication technology: Effects of ethnicity on multi‐dimensional internet connectedness

Yong‐Chan Kim, Joo‐Young Jung, Sandra J. Ball‐Rokeach

The purpose of this paper is to examine the unique effect of ethnicity on people's internet connectedness. Internet connectedness is a multi‐dimensional relationship that…

ICTs and Indian Economic Development: Economy, Work, Regulation

Haiyan Huang, Karthikeyan Umapathy

Bright Satanic Mills: Universities, Regional Development and the Knowledge Economy

Stephen Jay McKnight