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e-Collaboration Satisfaction: Empirical Field Studies of Disconfirmation Theory Across Two Cultures
"... Research has shown that although e-collaboration technologies can improve productivity, users will abandon these technologies if they feel dissatisfied after using them. Successful implementation of e-collaboration technologies can be especially challenging with cross-cultural teams, which often bri ..."
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bring different values and expectations to their collaboration experiences. We seek to further understand the e-collaboration satisfaction phenomenon through disconfirmation theory. A
Understanding Changes in Belief and Attitude Toward Information Technology Usage: A Theoretical Model and Longitudinal Test
- MIS Quarterly
, 2004
"... User beliefs and attitudes are key perceptions driving information technology usage. These per-ceptions, however, may change with time as users gain first-hand experience with IT usage, which, in turn, may change their subsequent IT usage behavior. This paper elaborates how users be-1Ritu Agarwal w ..."
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data from two longi-tudinal studies in end-user computing (computer-based training system usage) and system devel-opment (rapid application development software usage) contexts provided empirical support for the hypothesized model, demonstrated its generali-zability across technologies and usage
Self-concordance at work: Toward understanding the motivational effects of transformational leaders.
- Academy of Management Journal,
, 2003
"... We extend existing theories by linking transformational leadership to "self-concordance" at work. In two studies using diverse samples and methods, leader behaviors were associated with follower tendencies to set self-concordant goals. In general, followers of transformational leaders vie ..."
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We extend existing theories by linking transformational leadership to "self-concordance" at work. In two studies using diverse samples and methods, leader behaviors were associated with follower tendencies to set self-concordant goals. In general, followers of transformational leaders
Organizations and movements.
- In Social Movements and Organization
, 2005
"... Introduction There is little question that two of the most active and creative arenas of scholarly activity in the social sciences during the past four decades have been organizational studies (OS) and social movement analysis (SM). Both have been intellectually lively and vigorous in spite of the ..."
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interaction of the two sets of scholars, with heightened collaboration and diffusion/adaption of ideas and methods, should be especially beneficial. Today, as we ease into a new century, we see signs of increased interest and interaction among participants in the two fields. We seek to encourage
Teacher Recruitment and Retention: A Review of the Recent Empirical Literature
"... This article critically reviews the recent empirical literature on teacher recruitment and retention published in the United States. It examines the characteristics of individuals who enter and remain in the teaching profession, the characteristics of schools and districts that successfully recruit ..."
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recruit and retain teachers, and the types of policies that show evidence of efficacy in recruiting and retaining teachers. The goal of the article is to provide researchers and policymakers with a review that is comprehensive, evaluative, and up to date. The review of the empirical studies selected
Culture on the Rise: How and Why Cultural Membership Promotes Democratic Politics
"... Abstract Selectively using Tocqueville, many social scientists suggest that civic participation increases democracy. We go beyond this neo-Tocquevillian model in three ways. First, to capture broader political and economic transformations, we consider different types of participation; results chang ..."
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and culture has been largely ignored until now for two main reasons. On one hand, most studies on the arts are case studies whose authors have not sought to explore the broader and the political implications of arts participation. 2 On the other hand, leading quantitative studies of arts and culture
The regional culture of new Asia: Cultural governance and creative industries
- in Singapore. International Journal of Cultural Policy
, 2006
"... Singapore, a leading country in the Asia-Pacific region, is currently attempting to transform its cultural industry into creative economy. Creative economies capitalise on how knowledge can be marketed by merging arts, technology and business. They ensure a nation's competitiveness within an i ..."
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studies. These methods produce results that reflect the cybernetic device of feedback. The results from these methods can be further rendered qualitatively using media reception theory, postcolonial historiography, anthropology of material culture and cultural citizenship studies. The focus on citizenship
High Performance Work Systems and Organisational Performance: A Six-Country Study
, 2004
"... While numerous studies show the benefits derived from specific human resource management (HRM) practices, there is growing interest in HRM as a package of complementary practices, not only because theory suggests the impact is greater, but because firms in reality implement a variety of practices. T ..."
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. Covering six countries with different cultures, this study shows that a high and a low HPWS cluster can be differentiated in each country, but the characteristics accounting for the differentiation vary across countries, and that the two clusters do not differ in organisational performance once the effect
4 Studying Context: A Comparison of Activity Theory, Situated Action Models, and Distributed Cognition
"... It has been recognized that system design will benefit from explicit study of the context in which users work. The unaided individual divorced from a social group and from supporting artifacts is no longer the model user. But with this realization about the importance of context come many difficult ..."
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to or during activity, and the stance toward the conceptual equivalence of people and things. Activity theory, situated action models, and distributed cognition are evolving frameworks and will change and grow as each is exercised with empirical study. In this chapter I ask where each approach seems
permission. Structured Codes in Information Theory: MIMO and Network Applications
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