Information Technology & People: Volume 35 Issue 8

Technological and informational frames: explaining age-related variation in the use of patient accessible electronic health records as technology and information

Isto Huvila, Åsa Cajander, Jonas Moll, Heidi Enwald, Kristina Eriksson-Backa, Hanife Rexhepi

Data from a national patient survey (N = 1,155) of the Swedish PAEHR “Journalen” users were analysed, and an extended version of the theory of technological frames was developed…

Identifying design guidelines for online information resources: a study of expectant and new mothers

Carolanne Mahony, Ciara Heavin, David Sammon

The purpose of this article is to identify design guidelines for online resources based on the subjective assessment criteria used by individuals to assess and process information…

Personality in information systems professions: identifying archetypal professions with suitable traits and candidates' ability to fake-good these traits

Luka Tomat, Peter Trkman, Anton Manfreda

The importance of information systems (IS) professions is increasing. As personality–job fit theory claims, employees must have suitable personality traits for particular IS…

Open e-learning platforms and the design–reality gap: an affordance theory perspective

Stephen McCarthy, Wendy Rowan, Nina Kahma, Laura Lynch, Titiana Petra Ertiö

The dropout rates of open e-learning platforms are often cited as high as 97%, with many users discontinuing their use after initial acceptance. This study aims to explore this…

Worlds apart: a socio-material exploration of mHealth in rural areas of developing countries

Emmanuel Eze, Rob Gleasure, Ciara Heavin

The implementation of mobile health (mHealth) in developing countries seems to be stuck in a pattern of successive pilot studies that struggle for mainstream implementation. This…

Narrative and aesthetics as antecedents of perceived learning in serious games

Andreas Alexiou, Michaéla C. Schippers, Ilan Oshri, Spyros Angelopoulos

This study uses a critically acclaimed digital game as an instructional tool to explore the role of emotional design elements on psychological flow and perceived learning.

Media synchronicity in organizational social exchange

Osku Torro, Henri Pirkkalainen, Hongxiu Li

The purpose of the paper is to examine how media synchronicity facilitates the emergence of social exchange (i.e. trust and reciprocity) in organizations’ information and…

Enhancing consumer perceptions of privacy and trust: a GDPR label perspective

Grace Fox, Theo Lynn, Pierangelo Rosati

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) introduces significant data protection obligations on all organizations within the European Union (EU) and those transacting with EU…

From connective actions in social movements to offline collective actions: an individual level perspective

Edward W.N. Bernroider, G. Harindranath, Sherif Kamel

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of connective action characterised by interconnection and personal communication on social media (SM) for participating in…

Bourdieusian e-capital perspective enhancing digital capital discussion in the realm of third level digital divide

Maria Merisalo, Teemu Makkonen

The purpose of this paper is to create a research framework to scrutinize how individuals' digital technology use produces tangible and intangible outcomes in online (digital) and…

Digital twins’ impact on organizational control: perspectives on formal vs social control

Juhani Ukko, Minna Saunila, Mina Nasiri, Tero Rantala, Mira Holopainen

This study examines the connection between different digital-twin characteristics and organizational control. Specifically, the study aims to examine whether the digital-twin…

The grey digital divide and welfare state regimes: a comparative study of European countries

Sofia Alexopoulou, Joachim Åström, Martin Karlsson

Technology access, digital skills, and digital services are increasingly prerequisites for public life and accessing public services. The digital divide in contemporary societies…

Are you talking to me? – calling laypersons in the sphere of data economy ecosystems

Sari Knaapi-Junnila, Minna M. Rantanen, Jani Koskinen

Data economy is pervasively present in our everyday lives. Still, ordinary laypersons' chances to genuine communication with other stakeholders are scarce. This paper aims to…

The structure and information spread capability of the network formed by integrated fitness apps

Euodia Vermeulen, Sara Grobbelaar

In this article we aim to understand how the network formed by fitness tracking devices and associated apps as a subset of the broader health-related Internet of things is capable…

Consumers' purchase intentions in social commerce: the role of social psychological distance, perceived value, and perceived cognitive effort

Xue Yang

Electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) has become one of the most influential information sources for consumers' purchase decision-making. Based on construal-level theory and from the…

Professional social media-enabled productivity: a five-wave longitudinal study on the role of professional social media invasion, work engagement and work exhaustion

Reetta Oksa, Henri Pirkkalainen, Markus Salo, Nina Savela, Atte Oksanen

Social media platforms are increasingly used at work to facilitate work-related activities and can either challenge or make people feel more productive at jobs. This study drew…

An organizational digital footprint for interruption management: a data-driven approach

Tiina Kalliomäki-Levanto, Antti Ukkonen

Interruptions are prevalent in knowledge work, and their negative consequences have driven research to find ways for interruption management. However, these means almost always…