Information Technology & People: Volume 34 Issue 7

Information ecology in digitalising welfare services: a multi-level analysis

Satu Pekkarinen, Mervi Hasu, Helinä Melkas, Eveliina Saari

The purpose of this paper is to examine and reinterpret information ecology in the context of the changing environment of services, which has been strongly affected by…

Internet users beware, you follow online health rumors (more than counter-rumors) irrespective of risk propensity and prior endorsement

Anjan Pal, Snehasish Banerjee

The Internet is a breeding ground for rumors. A way to tackle the problem involves the use of counter-rumor messages that refute rumors. This paper analyzes users' intention to…

Ambient assisted living and European funds: a bibliometric approach

Gloria Puliga, Akhatjon Nasullaev, Flavio Bono, Eugenio Gutiérrez, Fernanda Strozzi

The authors analyse the impact of European funding research programmes on the topic of Ambient Assisted Living by considering its status, future context, and the implications for…

A dual-factor theory of WTs adoption in aged care service operations – a cross-country analysis

Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Khaksar, Asghar Afshar Jahanshahi, Bret Slade, Sobhan Asian

This study focuses on the adoption of wearable technologies in a context where care-providing organizations can offer, in collaboration with caregivers, better care. Drawing on…

Dark side of online social games (OSG) using Facebook platform: effect of age, gender, and identity as moderators

Sheshadri Chatterjee

Online social games (OSG) possess unique characteristics that distinguish them from other kind of online games. Its overuse has brought addiction to it. In this perspective, the…

Digital labour platforms in Pakistan: institutional voids and solidarity networks

Fareesa Malik, Richard Heeks, Silvia Masiero, Brian Nicholson

While digital labour platforms are being increasingly studied across the Global South, the existing literature does not conceptualise the theoretical link between such platforms…

Effectiveness of e-learning: the mediating role of student engagement on perceived learning effectiveness

Ritanjali Panigrahi, Praveen Ranjan Srivastava, Prabin Kumar Panigrahi

This study extends the literature on the effectiveness of e-learning by investigating the role of student engagement on perceived learning effectiveness (PLE) in the context of…

Media system dependency and user attachment in social Q&A communities: do active users and lurkers differ?

Xiabing Zheng, Xiao Shi, Feng Yang

This study aims at exploring users' motives to form attachments within the social Q&A community context and identifying the differences between active users and lurkers when…

The moderating roles of technological self-efficacy and time management in the technostress and employee performance relationship through burnout

Serdar Yener, Aykut Arslan, Sebahattin Kilinç

The ongoing dispute as to whether using technology extensively at work may cause harm continues to gain momentum. Thus, the need for more research on the harmful effect of using…

Interactive effects of advising strength and brand familiarity on users' trust and distrust in online recommendation agents

Tao Liu, Weiquan Wang, Jingjun (David) Xu, Donghong Ding, Honglin Deng

This paper investigates the effects of advising strength of a recommendation agent on users' trust and distrust beliefs and how the effects are moderated by perceived brand…

Community attachment and emotional well-being: an empirical study of an online community for people with diabetes

Philip Fei Wu, Roberta Bernardi

The purpose of this study is to investigate how community attachment to an OHC reduces the OHC users' emotional distress and therefore improves their emotional well-being.

A socio-technical system approach to knowledge creation and team performance: evidence from China

Xiongfei Cao, Ahsan Ali, Abdul Hameed Pitafi, Ali Nawaz Khan, Muhammad Waqas

The purpose of this study is to extend the existing literature on knowledge management, which generally focuses on knowledge sharing. The model of this article explains how…

Pathways to improving financial inclusion through mobile money: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis

PK Senyo, Ellis L.C. Osabutey, Konan A. Seny Kan

The purpose of this study is to investigate and explain pathways through which mobile money can improve financial inclusion.