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A:
Software evaluation and choice; validation of the
technology ACCEPTANCE instrument [5400]
acceptance of quantitative system [5199]
Applying ADAPTIVE structuration to investigate the group
support systems [5401]
A model for the ADOPTION of customer-based
interorganizational systems [5402]
Factors effecting the decision mode for ADOPTION of
interorganizational systems [5522]
adequacy of training [852]
affect of using personal computers [5152]
Impact of computer ALIENATION on IT investment decisions: a
cross-national analysis [5403]
ALIGNMENT of the IS functions with the enterprise: toward a
model of antecedents [5404]
application systems skills [804]
attending to interpersonal relations [860]
attending to production and targeting work behavior [860]
attitude toward alternative media [844]
attitude toward usage
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B:
behavioral intention for usage
behavioral problems [249]
A comparative analysis of the empirical validity of two
rule-based BELIEF languages [5405]
Traditionally-moderated versus computer supported
BRAINSTORMING [5406]
budget in IS devoted to training [742]
The implementation of BUSINESS process reengineering
[5407]
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C:
capabilities of the planning system [5189]
An empirical study of computer CAPACITY planning in U.S.
universities [5408]
CAREER anchors of information systems personnel [5409]
A short-form measure of CAREER orientations: a psychometric
evaluation [5410]
The CAREER decision of information systems people [5411]
career orientation [5151]
career satisfaction [5151] [5203]
Perceptions of the benefits from the introduction of CASE: an
empirical study [5412]
chargeback information use [4]
The CHIEF information officer: a study of managerial
roles [5413]
COGNITIVE elements in implementation: can less information
provide more benefits? [5414]
Interunit COMMUNICATION in multinational corporations
[5415]
COMMUNICATION & IT support impact on face-to-face &
dispersed meetings [5416]
commitment to IC concept [856]
compatibility
compatibility of an innovation with experience
Measures to assess the extent an IT application provides
COMPETITIVE advantage [5417]
competitive strategy [862]
complexity of personal computers [5152]
computer abuse
computer abuse [5176]
COMPUTER-MEDIATED collaborative learning: an empirical
evaluation [5418]
COMPUTER-MEDIATED communication for intellectual teamwork in
group writing [5419]
computer user satisfaction
conflict as it affects systems development [5007]
conflict resolution and outcomes in systems development [5007]
Perceptions of CONFLICT and success in information systems
development projects [5420]
Promoting CONSENSUS in small decision making groups [5421]
How did they get my name?: CONSUMER attitudes toward
secondary information use [5422]
Facilitating COORDINATION in customer support teams:
implications for IT design [5425]
coordination of EU computing [856]
COORDINATION in software development [5424]
COORDINATION & uncertainty effects on IT:
risk as an intervening variable [5423]
cost variability [4]
The value of CREATIVITY support systems on idea
generation [5426]
credibility of computer system [5199]
CRITICAL skills and knowledge requirements of IS
professionals [5427]
CRITICAL success factors for strategic alliances in the
information technology industry [5428]
Alignment of organizational CRITICAL success factors and IT
in academic institutions [5429]
The effect of CULTURE on IT diffusion: e-mail and fax in
Japan and the U.S. [5430]
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D:
decentralization [804]
decision making satisfaction
A taxonomy of the DECISION-MAKING processes in strategic IS
applications [5434]
Factors affecting DECISION support system benefits [5431]
An investigation into DECISION support systems capabilities:
a proposed taxonomy [5433]
DECISION variables for prototyping in IS development: a
Delphi study of MIS managers [5432]
Variations in users' DEFINITIONS of an information
system [5435]
demonstrability of results with innovation
design considerations for system [5199]
designer perceptions of user shortcomings [249]
desired involvement in computing activity [5006]
deterrent (to computer abuse) certainty
deterrent (to computer abuse) severity
Factors affecting software DEVELOPERS' performance: an
integrated approach [5436]
Influence of the information systems DEVELOPMENT approach on
maintenance [5437]
development of new systems [25]
Toward an assessment of software DEVELOPMENT risk [5438]
discrepancies between needs and features [858]
The place and value of DOCUMENTATION in end-use
computing [5440]
DP chargeback information use [4]
duration of CBIS [804]
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E:
ease of use
ease of use [5305]
ease of use of innovation
ease of use of software package [5015]
economic value dimensions for ISD [5048]
EFFECTIVENESS of development subunits: a task contingency
analysis [5441]
efficacy
Implementation of ELECTRONIC data interchange: an innovation
diffusion perspective [5479]
ELECTRONIC data interchange: characteristics of users and
nonusers [5442]
The application of ELECTRONIC meeting technology to support
strategic management [5443]
An assessment of ELECTRONIC meeting systems in a corporate
setting [5444]
ELECTRONIC mail & network structure related to R&D
networks and performance [5445]
ELECTRONIC meeting systems: evidence from a low structure
environment [5446]
employees devoted to computer-related training
[742]
Comparison of END-USER computing characteristics in the U.S.,
Isreal and Taiwan [5454]
Toward development of the END-USER computing construct in a
university setting [5448]
end user computer literacy [804]
A confirmatory factor analysis of the END-USER computing
satisfaction instrument [5452]
end-user computing satisfaction
On the repeated test-retest reliability of the END-USER
computing satisfaction instrument [5450]
The development of a measure for END-USER computing
support [5451]
END-USER control environments and accounting managers'
perceived application quality [5447]
Impacts of END-USER and IC characteristics on end-user
computing support [5449]
END-USER information systems acceptance, training, and
effectiveness [5453]
end user involvement [804]
end user satisfaction with computing activity [5006]
enjoyment in using a software package [5568]
engagemment
enriching the job [860]
environmental factors of security [5176]
equity perception in the allocation of IS resources
EXECUTIVE support systems and learning: a model and empirical
test [5456]
The keys to EXECUTIVE information system success [5457]
EXECUTIVE information systems: a study and comparative
analysis [5455]
EXECUTIVE information systems: their impact on executive
decision making [5458]
executive involvement in management of IT
executive participation in management of IT
Influence of EXPERIENCE on personal computer utilization:
testing a conceptual model [5459]
expectations about system [844]
experience with the system [844]
Engagement of external EXPERTISE in information systems
implementation [5461]
Assessing EXPERT systems impact on users' jobs [5460]
Validating EXPERT systems with a flexible employee benefit
system [5462]
extent of boundary-spanning activities [5151]
extent of fulfillment of key planning objectives [5189]
EXTRAVERSION and introversion in electronically-supported
meetings [5463]
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F:
facilitating conditions -- resources
facilitating conditions -- technology
facilitating conditions of the use of a personal computer [5152]
facilitating EU computing [856]
factors contributing to job satisfaction [249]
Capturing FLEXIBILITY of IT infrastructure: resource
characteristics and their measure [5464]
flow
Reliability of FUNCTION points measurement [5465]
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G:
Effects of group attitudes toward alternative GDSS designs on
decision performance [5466]
Effects of capabilities of GDSS designs on management of
cognitive conflict in groups [5467]
An examination of GENDER effects on career success of IS
employees [5468]
GENDER differences in IS managerial ranks: potential
discriminatory practices [5469]
Mode and GENDER effects on survey data quality [5470]
global user satisfaction (also in French)
Conceptual vs. procedural software training for GRAPHICAL
user interfaces [5471]
GRAPHS and tables: a four-factor experiment [5472]
GROUP support & process structuring effects on
requirements: creativity & quality [5439]
A GROUP support systems approach to cognitive mapping
[5474]
Computer support for GROUP work: usefulness of support and
end-user tools [5475]
An experiment assessing GSS and facilitator effects on
meeting outcomes [5473]
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H:
health related behavior [404]
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I:
IC support [5076]
Exploring the relationship between IC success and company
performance [5476]
image of innovation adopter
Assessing the organizational IMPACT of IT: a comment on
Mahmood and Soon's Paper [5477]
An empirical examination of the IMPACT of information systems
on users [5478]
influence in systems development [5007]
impact of technology [852]
implementation failure [249]
importance of attributes of IS for success [25]
importance of job roles [854]
importance of skills [854]
Understanding of INFORMATION technology organization: a
comparative case study [5480]
Information systems INNOVATION among organizations [5481]
Determinants of electronic INTEGRATION in the insurance
industry [5482]
INTENTION of IS professionals to stay with an
organization in South Africa [5483]
intention to leave current organization [5151]
INTERDEPENDENCE as a predictor of data standards [5484]
INTERORGANIZATIONAL IS & the structure & climate of
seller-buyer relationships [5485]
interpersonal communication about an innovation
IT structure [862]
Organizational impact of information technology INVESTMENT:
an exploratory study [5486]
INVESTMENT in information technology & valve
manufacturing firm perfomrance [5487]
INVESTMENT in information systems and the financial
performance of the firm [5488]
A model of ISDN adoption in U.S. corporations [5489]
ISDN implementation in the U.S. and Germany: A cross-country
assessment [5490]
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J:
job complexity [45]
job-determined importance (need) for an innovation
job fit of personal computers [5152]
JOB performance evaluation impact on career advancement:
gender differences in IS [5492]
job satisfaction [48] [226] [240] [404] [5203]
Antecedents and consequences of JOB satisfaction among IC
employees [5491]
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K:
KNOWLEDGE acquisition skills and traits: a self-assessment of
knowledge engineers [5493]
KNOWLEDGE workers' use of support software in Saudi
Arabia [5494]
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L:
Measuring the LINKAGE between business and information
technology objectives [5495]
level of system utilization (also in French)
long term consequences of using a personal computer [5152]
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M:
The influence of IT MANAGEMENT practice on IT use in large
organizations [5496]
MANAGING high-achieving information systems
professionals [5497]
management quality interactions [852]
measuring IS's effectiveness [25]
MENTAL imagery to facilitate information identification in
requirements analysis [5498]
microcomputer playfulness
Testing the determinants of MICROCOMPUTER usage via a
structural equation model [5499]
MIDDLE managers' contribution to implemented information
technology innovation [5500]
motivational factors [5176]
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N:
nature of work [5199]
nonsalary incentives [854]
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O:
office size interactions [852]
office type interactions [852]
organization characteristics [858]
organizational commitment [226] [404] [5203] [5151]
ORGANIZATION designs for managing end-user computing:
reexamining contingencies [5502]
ORGANIZATIONAL characteristics and IS planning: an empirical
study [5503]
ORGANIZATIONAL & career experiences of MIS staff/managers:
race differences [5504]
ORGANIZING for global competition: the fit of information
technology [5505]
Decisions to OUTSOURCE IS functions: a strategy-theoretic
discrepancy model [5506]
A descriptive study on the OUTSOURCING of information systems
functions [5507]
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P:
package characteristics [858]
participation in design of computer-based IS reports [45]
participation in systems development [5007]
peer influences
perceived behavioral control over usage
perceived cohesion in groups
perceived decision making purposes [45]
perceived ease of use
Re-examining PERCEIVED ease of use and usefulness
[5567]
perceived future needs for information systems [25]
perceived importance of computer-related abilities [742]
perceived involvement in computing activity [5006]
perceived job characteristics [5151]
perceived management support for an innovation
perceived medium richness
perceived proficiency in general IS knowledge
perceived proficiency in IS product knowledge
perceived proficiency in knowledge about the
organizational unit
perceived proficiency in organizational knowledge
perceived proficiency in organizational skills
perceived proficiency in technical skills
perceived usefulness
perceived usefulness
perceived usefulness of a DSS
perceived usefulness of general IS knowledge
perceived usefulness of IS product knowledge
perceived usefulness of knowledge about the
organizational unit
perceived usefulness of MIS
perceived usefulness of organizational knowledge
perceived usefulness of organizational skills
perceived usefulness of technical skills
perceptions of qualitative system [5199]
perceptions of quality of training [742]
performance impact of computer systems
personal innovativeness towards an innovation
physical accessibility of an innovation
PLANNING forward by looking backward: retrospective thinking
in strategic decisions [5510]
An examination of IT PLANNING in a large, diversified public
organization [5511]
An empirical assessment of IS PLANNING and the role of IS in
organizations [5508]
planning system success [5189]
Adaption of a PLANNING system success model to information
systems planning [5509]
preferred form of organizational structure [249]
Relative PRESENTATION efficiency of computer-displayed
graphs [5512]
pressure to use the system [844]
preventive measures [5176]
PROBLEM structure and decision aid impact on decision
attitudes and behaviors [5513]
processing needs [858]
PROCUREMENT strategies for information systems [5514]
productivity [852] [860]
progressive use of IT in the firm
Antecedents and consequences of PROJECT team cross-functional
cooperation [5515]
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Q:
quality of billing information [4]
quality of IC support services [856]
quality of working life [852]
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R:
RACE differences in job performance and career success
[5516]
Using IT to REENGINEER business education: collaborative
telelearning [5517]
REGULATORY measurement and evaluation of telephone service
quality [5518]
relationships between job characteristics and data required [45]
relative advantage of an innovation
reliance on evaluation system measures [5199]
Determining information REQUIREMENTS for an EIS [5519]
REQUIREMENTS specification: learning object, process, &
data methodologies [5520]
An empirical assessment of the information RESOURCE
management construct [5521]
rival explanations (for computer abuse)
role ambiguity [48] [226]
role clarity [856]
role conflict [48] [226]
role stressors [5203]
Explaining the ROLE of user participation in information
system use [5523]
A survey of RURAL small business compute use: success factors
and decision support [5524]
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S:
computer self-efficacy
Perceived SERVICE quality and user satisfaction with the
information services function [5526]
SERVICE quality: a measure of information systems
effectiveness [5527]
Global measures of information SERVICE quality: a
cross-national study [5528]
skill in software
skill on a task for which an innovation could
be used
Application of SOCIAL cognitive theory to training for
computer skills [5529]
social factors affecting use of personal computers [5152]
socio-political value dimensions for ISD [5048]
software efficacy beliefs
source of computer-related training [742]
stage of growth [5020]
stages of IC evolution [856]
STRATEGIC information systems and competitiveness [5534]
The evaluation of STRATEGIC information system planning
[5531]
Experiences in STRATEGIC information systems planning
[5533]
strategic orientation of business [5059]
A study of the STRATEGIC planning practices in
Singapore [5532]
Facilitators and inhibitors for the STRATEGIC use of
information technology [5530]
strength of management message about an innovation
stress [404]
stressors [240]
Use, usefulness, and ease of use of STRUCTURAL equation
modeling in MIS [5535]
subjective importance of a task for
which an innovation could be used
subjective norm of usage
success of implementation [858]
superior influences
IS SUPERVISOR'S work-unit environment and demonstrated skill
at supervising [5536]
system usage related to software package [5015]
systems analysis availability [804]
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T:
task characteristics [844]
task equivocality
task interdepenence
task-technology fit (including sub-factors)
technical value dimensions for ISD [5048]
the effects of a technological environment [226]
Initiation, adoption, and implementation of
TELECOMMUNICATIONS technologies [5539]
time of implementation interactions [852]
trialability of other innovations
turnover intentions among employees [5203]
The reasons for TURNOVER of information systems
personnel [5541]
Determinants of TURNOVER intentions: comparing IC and IS
personnel [5540]
type of application [804]
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U:
Establishing mutual UNDERSTANDING in systems design: an
empirical study [5542]
Measuring system USAGE: implications for IS theory
testing [5537]
Determining information system USAGE: some issues and
examples [5543]
Assessing IT USAGE: the role of prior experience [5544]
Understanding information technology USAGE: a test of
competing models [5545]
use of computer-based systems [226]
Why do individuals USE computer technology? A Finnish case
study [5546]
use of different training methods [742]
IT USE by managers in Greece for decision making: amount,
value, and satisfaction [5547]
use of project teams [226]
use and satisfaction with the system [844]
The differential USE of written, computer-based and verbal
information in an organization [5548]
usefulness [5305]
A replication of perceived USEFULNESS and perceived ease of
use measurement [5549]
The USEFULNESS of computer-based information to public
managers [5550]
usefulness of software package [5015]
user abilities [742]
user accountability [4]
user authority [4]
The influences of USER characteristics on performance in a
logistics DSS application [5557]
user data requirements [45]
Understanding USER evaluations of information systems
[5551]
The effects of IS USER expectations on their performance and
perceptions [5553]
user information satisfaction [402] [742]
user information satisfaction (also in French)
A confirmatory factor analysis of the USER information
satisfaction instrument [5559]
USER information satisfaction: IS implementability and
effectiveness [5556]
user information satisfaction (a short form)
user involvement [4]
The test-retest reliability of USER involvement
instruments [5558]
USER involvement and user satisfaction [5554]
USER participation, conflict/resolution: mediating roles of
influence [5555]
Measuring USER participation, user involvement, and user
attitude [5562]
USER participation and user satisfaction: four contingency
factors [5561]
user satisfaction with IC [5076]
Exploring individual USER satisfaction within user-led
development [5560]
Is USER satisfaction a valid measure of system
effectiveness? [5552]
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V:
value placed on production and services [5199]
Reconciling VARIANCE and process strategies for studying IS
development [5563]
VIDEO conferencing human-machine interface: a field
study [5564]
visibility of innovation
voluntariness of innovation adoption
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W:
An emerging distributed WORK arrangement: computer
supplemental work at home [5565]
work attitudes and intentions [48]
work environment effects on employees [240]
WORK experiences, job involvement, and quality of work life
among IS staff [5566]
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X:
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Y:
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Z: