1,179 results on '"INFORMATION technology & society"'
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2. Digital Minimalism.
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Newport, Cal
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INTERNET addiction ,SELF-help techniques ,DISTRACTION ,INFORMATION technology & society ,LIFE satisfaction - Abstract
Many people experience an irresistible attraction to their social media accounts and apps. Time spent in the digital space has skyrocketed over the last decade, not only because of the fun and connection these tools provide, but also because the tools are designed to be addictive. Tech users increasingly notice a lack of control in opening the apps (even in the middle of conversations), an increase in "doom scrolling" through negative news stories, and newfound obsessions with emotionally charged discussions occurring online. These pastimes may leave you feeling more distracted, less happy, less in control, and less intentional about creating the life you want to lead. After writing the popular book Deep Work, Cal Newport began hearing from readers how distressed they were about technological distractions and their ability to drain meaning and satisfaction from their time spent at and away from work. In Digital Minimalism, Newport explores this idea and strategies that others suggest for overcoming their digital addictions. Ultimately, he finds that resolutions, willpower, and tech constraints aren't enough to solve the problem. Instead, he recommends adopting a philosophy of technology use to help you regain control and practices such as digital decluttering to become a budding digital minimalist.
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- 2024
3. Predestination or possibility?: non-normative perspectives on the past, present, and future of digital communication.
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Clark, Meredith D
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DIGITAL communications research , *INFORMATION technology & society , *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) , *SOCIAL media , *FEMINIST theory , *CULTURAL prejudices , *GENDER identity , *RACE identity - Abstract
The article presents a review of four recent books by authors Meredith Broussard, Tonia Sutherland, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, and Catherine Knight Steele relating to the topic of racial and gender inequalities inherent in emerging digital technologies. The reviewer relates her approach to developing a lesson plan around these books.
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- 2023
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4. THE B2B ELEMENTS OF VALUE.
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ALMQUIST, ERIC, CLEGHORN, JAMIE, and SHERER, LORI
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BUSINESS-to-business transactions ,VALUE (Economics) ,CONSUMER behavior ,INFORMATION technology & society ,CONSUMER psychology - Abstract
As B2B offerings become more commoditized, the subjective, sometimes quite personal considerations of business customers are increasingly important in purchases. To discover what matters most to B2B buyers, the consulting firm Bain analyzed scores of quantitative and qualitative customer studies. All told, it identified 40 discrete “elements of value,” which fall into five categories: table stakes, functional, ease of doing business, individual, and inspirational. The elements range from strictly objective—those related to pricing and specifications, for example—to more subjective ones, such as reducing the buyer’s anxiety and enhancing his or her reputation. Understanding this full range of rational and emotional considerations, and tailoring the value proposition to the ones customers prize most, is critical to avoiding the commodity trap. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
5. Media Systems in the Digital Age: An Empirical Comparison of 30 Countries.
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Humprecht, Edda, Herrero, Laia Castro, Blassnig, Sina, Brüggemann, Michael, and Engesser, Sven
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DIGITAL media , *DIGITAL technology , *INFORMATION technology & society , *CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) , *EMPIRICAL research - Abstract
Media systems have changed significantly as a result of the development of information technologies. However, typologies of media systems that incorporate aspects of digitalization are rare. This study fills this gap by identifying, operationalizing, and measuring indicators of media systems in the digital age. We build on previous work, extend it with new indicators that reflect changing conditions (such as online news use), and include media freedom indicators. We include 30 countries in our study and use cluster analysis to identify three clusters of media systems. Two of these clusters correspond to the media system models described by Hallin and Mancini, namely the democratic-corporatist and the polarized-pluralist model. However, the liberal model as described by Hallin and Mancini has vanished; instead, we find empirical evidence of a new cluster that we call "hybrid": it is positioned in between the poles of the media-supportive democratic-corporatist and the polarized-pluralist clusters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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6. THE FOUR WAVES OF A.I.
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Lee, Kai-fu
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ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,DEEP learning ,ALGORITHMS ,DATA ,INFORMATION technology & society - Abstract
The author discusses the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in an adaptation from his book "AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order." He mentions the increase in the possibilities of deep learning based on vast amounts of data, what AI algorithms can and can't do, and the challenges of AI in current society.
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- 2018
7. IMPACT OF SOCIO-CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE COMMUNICATIVE DESIGN IN GALICIA.
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Borysenko, Olha and Mygal, Stanislav
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COMMUNICATION methodology ,INFORMATION technology & society ,OPTICAL information processing ,GRAPHIC design - Abstract
The development of information and communication technologies has determined their spreading in the design of the visual information environment of human activity. This was the main reason for this research — the search for the starting points of the communicative design in Galicia as the phenomenon of artistic-project culture and examining it. The methodological basis of the paper includes interdisciplinary and system approaches in solving the assigned tasks. The comparative historical analysis and the culturological method has been used to analyze socio-cultural processes in Galicia. This paper analyzes the historical and socio-cultural preconditions for the formation and development of design in Galicia. This paper observed that public organizations, industrial committees, associations, educational and cultural societies have a salience role in improving the design of industrial products. The graphic design of printing products, advertising style, photo, and film productions models the communication characteristics and identity of the graphic design objects. The result of the probability of design in Galicia was obvious due to the activity of artists, whose graphic design works created harmonious communicative encirclement of human activity. The complexity of the language of European aesthetics and the sources of national creativity of the Galician masters constituted the paradigmatic basis of communication design. An integral communicative and multifaceted process in the context of sociocultural transformation consolidated the phenomenon of formation and development of design in Galicia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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8. Attracting a crowd: What societal verification means for arms control: The US response.
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Gerami, Nima
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NUCLEAR arms control verification , *NUCLEAR arms control , *CROWDSOURCING , *SMARTPHONES , *NUCLEAR disarmament , *CITIZEN science , *NUCLEAR weapons , *STREAMING video & television , *INFORMATION technology & society , *COMPUTER network resources , *EQUIPMENT & supplies - Abstract
The idea that ordinary people might contribute to verification of arms control treaties is not new; abstract discussions of the concept date back decades. But powerful and portable electronic devices have spread so widely in recent years that societal verification now seems an imminent reality. Motivated individuals might, for instance, collect treaty-relevant data through onboard sensors that smartphones can carry and then transmit the information to multilateral verification bodies or, as is already happening, share it online with global communities that subject it to crowdsourced analysis. But will societal verification generate enthusiasm in the developed and developing worlds alike? What legal protections must be established for participants? And will information gathered through societal verification ultimately prove useful and trustworthy? Three authors explore these emerging questions: from Burkina Faso and representing the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, Lassina Zerbo (2013); from the United States, research fellow Nima Gerami; and from Malaysia, nuclear engineer Jamal Khaer Ibrahim (2013). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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9. Toward a Theory of HealthIT Adoption Across the Lifespan: Findings from Five Years in the Community.
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Magsamen-Conrad, Kate, Dillon, Jeanette Muhleman, Billotte Verhoff, China, and Joa, Claire Youngnyo
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TELEMATICS , *INFORMATION technology & society , *LIFE spans , *IMMIGRANTS , *SELF-evaluation , *TELEMEDICINE , *DATA security , *INDEPENDENT living - Abstract
Mediated communication enabled by information technology has immense potential to positively affect personal health. Although existing theories of technology use and adoption have advanced our understanding of information technology, they do not fully address voluntary adoption in community settings, adoption across the lifespan, and privacy concerns. Drawing on evidence collected during more than five years of field research, we start to address those issues, especially as they pertain to HealthIT (e.g. mHealth, e-Health, and/or connected health) use. Our goals include advancing theoretical discussions on technology acceptance and offering practical applications useful for medical professionals serving patients of all ages. We discuss our findings related to mandatory adoption learning heuristics, pressured voluntary adoption, digital immigrants' self-reported technology use and skill, perceived versus actual support, concerns about online privacy and information sharing, potential loss of control over personal information, online–offline boundary incongruence, and adoption barriers related to technological features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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10. Leveraging Information Technology Infrastructure to Facilitate a Firm's Customer Agility and Competitive Activity: An Empirical Investigation.
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Roberts, Nicholas and Grover, Varun
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INFORMATION technology & society ,COMPETITIVE advantage in business ,CUSTOMER orientation ,OPEN innovation ,EMPIRICAL research ,INTERNET strategy - Abstract
This paper investigates how information technology (IT) facilitates a firm's customer agility and, in turn, competitive activity. Customer agility captures the extent to which a firm is able to sense and respond quickly to customer-based opportunities for innovation and competitive action. Drawing from the dynamic capability and IT business value research streams, we propose that IT plays an important role in facilitating a "knowledge creating" synergy derived from the interaction between a firm's Web-based customer infrastructure and its analytical ability. This will enhance the firm's ability to sense customer-based opportunities. IT also plays an important role in "process enhancing" synergy obtained from the interaction between a firm's coordination efforts and its level of information systems integration, which facilitates the firm's ability to respond to those opportunities. We also leverage the competitive dynamics and strategic alignment literature to propose that the alignment between customer-sensing capability and customer-responding capability will impact the firm's competitive activity. We test our model with a two-stage research design in which we survey marketing executives of high-tech firms. Our results show that a Web-based customer infrastructure facilitates a firm's customer-sensing capability; furthermore, analytical ability positively moderates this relationship. We also find that internal systems integration positively moderates the relationship between interfunctional coordination and a firm's customer-responding capability. Finally, our results show that agility alignment affects the efficacy of a firm's competitive actions. In particular, action efficacy is higher when sensing and responding capabilities are both high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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11. WORKING IN THE DIGITAL AGE: MERGING A STATUS QUO BIAS PERSPECTIVE AND REFLECTIVE PRATICE.
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Oschinsky, Frederike Marie, Klein, Hans Christian, and Niehaves, Bjoern
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INFORMATION technology & society ,DIGITAL technology ,REFLECTIVE learning ,RATIONAL choice theory ,COGNITIVE bias - Abstract
The pillars of digital change (new role models, new competences, changed attitudes) are most visible in the everyday practice of staff. In the digital age of continuous transformations, we need a theoretical basis that is capable of describing an individual's behavior in situations of uncertainty, instability, uniqueness and value conflicts. We approach this theoretical gap by joining the vision of "Reflective Practice" (Schön, 1983) and the status quo bias perspective (Kim and Kankanhalli, 2009; Lee and Joshi, 2017). By proposing a three-step mixed-method study, we try to answer the question of how work can be actually designed in the digital age. Based on our insight, we seek to develop a guideline to help organizations frame the working conditions in a future-oriented and comprehensible way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
12. Introducing: the JOC academic posse cut.
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McIlwain, Charlton and Usher, Nikki
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LITERATURE reviews , *MEDIA studies , *INFORMATION technology & society , *CRITICAL race theory , *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) , *GENDER identity , *RACE identity , *FEMINISM - Abstract
The article presents an introduction to literature review essays that will summarize and critique four current books on the topic of inherent racial and gender bias in digital technologies. The books to be examined are "Discriminating Data," by Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, "Digital Black Feminism," by Catherine Knight Steele, "Resurrecting the Black Body," by Tonia Sutherland and "More Than a Glitch," by Meredith Broussard.
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- 2023
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13. The Effects of Information Technology Project Complexity on Group Interaction.
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Roberts, Tom L., Cheney, Paul H., Sweeney, Paul D., and Hightower, Ross T.
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GROUP process ,PROJECT evaluation ,WEB design ,TASK analysis ,TECHNOLOGY & society ,INFORMATION technology & society - Abstract
This study investigates the effect of varying project complexity on the group interaction processes of small information technology (IT) project teams. The projects included two complex tasks (i.e., LAN and WAN development tasks) and a less complex development task (i.e.. a small business Web site development task). The study found that project complexity can affect the group interaction process. Participants reported significantly higher expectations, group integration, communication, and participation while working on less complex projects. Efforts to organize project personnel and define roles were more effective with less complex projects. Power struggles and noninvolvement remained a problem for teams regardless of project complexity. This study identifies and confirms key problem areas that can lead to project failure as IT projects become more complex. The results should interest both researchers and information systems managers, because the study is among the first to extend the common body of knowledge concerning group interaction and task complexity to IT projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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14. SMART, SUSTAINABLE CITIES: THE BACKBONE OF A CIVILIZED WORLD.
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GRESH, SEAN
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CITIES & towns -- Philosophy , *INFORMATION technology & society , *SUSTAINABILITY , *URBAN growth , *SOCIAL history , *EMPLOYEES - Abstract
The article presents the September 12, 2013 speech by Executive Communications Consultant Sean Gresh, "Smart, Sustainable Cities: The Backbone of a Civilized World," delivered to the Ipswich Rotary Club in Ipswich, Massachusetts in which Gresh discussed the idea of a smart city that uses information technology to create an environment for sustainable economic growth, innovative leadership in Singapore, and the population shift from rural to urban areas.
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- 2013
15. THE DATA-DRIVEN SOCIETY.
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Pentland, Alex "Sandy"
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BIG data , *INFORMATION technology & society , *PERSONALLY identifiable information , *PRODUCTION (Economic theory) , *CREATIVE ability in technology , *URBAN growth ,DIGITAL technology & society ,SOCIAL aspects - Abstract
The article discusses the world's data-driven societies. Topics include why a unique approach to uniquely 21st-century problems, such as rapid urban growth, is needed, the role of big data in dealing with these problems, the digital records people leave behind, and the author's research using data analytics to study the link between the flow of ideas and a society's productivity growth and creative output.
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- 2013
16. INFORMATION CULTURE PERSON: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES.
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Y. V., Gryaznova, S. M., Maltseva, N. V., Zanozin, A. G., Goncharuk, and T. A., Kozlova
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INFORMATION technology & society , *CULTURE , *PERSONALITY , *SOCIALIZATION , *QUALITY (Aesthetics) - Abstract
Modern information technologies keep changing our world and bringing a new quality to it. A new type of culture has emerged - information culture, which reflects the specifics of social relations in a modern society. The paper raises the issue of information culture formation and its impact on the development of personality in the course of information socialization. The paper analyses possible perspectives and consequences of social interaction of people within information culture at the main stages of formation of a personality: identification, individualization and personalization. The authors point out that uncontrolled information socialization is most dangerous, and that already today it leads to dramatic changes in its fundamental attributes: consciousness, communication, action and language. Information culture is becoming the major mechanism of personality and society formation and bringing humanity to the need to choose between Person and Cyberbeing as the future representative of civilization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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17. A STUDY OF E-GOVERNANCE EFFECT IN GREEN MARKETING.
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Aswale, Sanjay and Shinde (Karbhar), Asha
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INTERNET in public administration ,GREEN marketing ,GOVERNMENT information ,GOVERNMENT policy ,INFORMATION technology & society - Abstract
As we know that e-Governance is the term to use as the delivery of national or local government information and services via the Internet or other digital means to citizens or businesses or other governmental agencies. E-Governance is a one-stop Internet gateway to major government services. E-Governance facilitates provision of relevant government information in electronic form to the citizens in a timely manner; better service delivery to citizens; empowerment of the people through access to information without the bureaucracy; improved productivity and cost savings in doing business with suppliers and customers of government; and participation in public policy decision-making. E-Governance refers to how managers and supervisors utilize IT and Internet to execute their functions of supervising, planning, organizing, coordinating, and staffing effectively. Green marketing consists of marketing products and services based on environmental factors or awareness. Companies involved in green marketing make decisions relating to the entire process of the company's products, such as methods of processing, packaging and distribution. This research paper covers the linkages directly or indirectly involved for Green Marketing or creating Green environment through e-Governance. It is true that there has been substantial major contribution of e-Governance for creating Green Zone/environment. The secondary data is used in this paper to prove the objectives of To study the relationship between e-governance and green marketing To understand the benefits of implementing the egovernance and green marketing. To focus the problems and challenges of egovernance and Green marketing It is concluded that the reach of e-governance is in very huge broad spectrum, so there is high necessity for implantation of green marketing through e-governance. It is sure that there is drastically enhancement regarding green marketing through e-governance media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
18. Contextual reflections on innovations in an interconnected world: theoretical lenses and practical considerations in ICT4D - Part 2.
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Osei-Bryson, Kweku-Muata and Bailey, Arlene
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INFORMATION & communication technologies for development , *INFORMATION technology & society - Abstract
An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including assessment and development of Information and Communications Technologies for Development (ICT4D) innovations; ICT theory; and impact of ICT on social capital.
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- 2019
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19. Your Happiness Was Hacked.
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Wadhwa, Vivek and Salkever, Alex
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INFORMATION technology & society ,INTERNET & psychology ,INFORMATION technology ,INTERNET addiction ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Most people agree that technology has made the world a more connected, efficient, and informed place; however, few ever talk about its negative effects. In Your Happiness Was Hacked, Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever explore the darker side of technology and its addictive stranglehold over the public. The authors argue that to create a happier, healthier society, people must aggressively reduce their technology use and take legal measures to protect themselves against technology’s aggressive invasion into their lives.
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- 2018
20. Intelligent information filters and enhanced reality.
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Chislenko, Alexander
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COMPUTERS & society , *INFORMATION technology & society - Abstract
Proposes a free and diverse language standard for online communication in the Internet for augmented perception and enhanced reality perception in textual and multimedia information. Text translations and their consequences; Structure of enhanced reality; Social implications of information technologies.
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- 1995
21. Future possibilities in information technology and access.
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Wolf, Milton and Willis, Connie
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INFORMATION technology & society , *SCIENCE fiction , *AUTHORSHIP , *CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Presents modified transcripts of talks presented at the American Library Association (ALA) Conference in New Orleans, sponsored by the Imagineering Interest Group of LITA. Prescient commentators; Information revolution and science fiction writing; Technology and its future prospects.
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- 1994
22. Harnessing the Potential of Information Technology for Support of the New Global Organization.
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Passino Jr., Jacque H. and Severance, Dennis G.
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INTERNATIONAL business enterprise management ,INFORMATION technology & society ,ECONOMIC globalization ,CORPORATIONS ,INFORMATION resources management ,COMPUTER science ,DELIVERY of goods ,PROBLEM solving ,INDUSTRIAL efficiency ,INDUSTRIAL management research ,TIME management ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The article examines the potential for Information Technology (IT) to support global organization for companies in the U.S. The authors suggest that IT will be able to eliminate a great deal of the inefficiency in business processes associated with the coordination of activity between consumers and providers of goods. They note that IT has capabilities to reduce time frames associated with the delivery of goods and services. They also praise IT for being able to create greater organizational autonomy and provide more efficient access to information. They believe that together IT and globalization will revolutionize the business world. They also discuss some of the obstacles that the business world will have to overcome in order to maximize the benefits of globalization.
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- 1990
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23. Empowered.
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Bernoff, Josh and Schadler, Ted
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CUSTOMER services ,INFORMATION technology & society ,EMPLOYEE empowerment ,BRAND image ,INNOVATION management ,CORPORATE image - Abstract
After his guitar was broken on a United Air Lines flight and the airline rejected his damage claim, musician Dave Carroll made the YouTube video "United Breaks Guitars," which more than 8 million people have viewed. Carroll is far from alone in having employed social media to lambaste a company for poor customer service. For example, one popular blogger advised her million-plus followers on Twitter not to buy Maytag appliances. But the very technologies that empower customers can also empower employees, write Bernoff and Schadler, of Forrester Research. Companies can build a strategy around freeing employees to experiment with new technologies, make high-profile decisions on the fly, and effectively speak for the organization in public. Companies that feel hesitant to give their employees such freedom can benefit from what the authors call the HERO Compact--whereby management, IT, and HEROes (for "highly empowered and resourceful operatives") agree to work together to manage technological innovations. Management contracts to encourage innovation and manage risk, IT to support and scale employees' projects, and HEROes to innovate within a safe framework. Best Buy, Black & Decker, Vail Resorts, and Aflac are among the companies that have empowered their employees to take full advantage of social media. But it takes a while for corporate cultures to embrace this sort of innovation. In the meantime, managers can move forward on their own--building internal communities, looking outside the company for creative strategies, reviewing their hiring practices, and reaching out to customer-facing departments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
24. Digital Inclusion with the McInternet: Would You Like Fries With That?
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SACCHI, ALEXANDRE, GIANNINI, EMERSON, BOCHIC, REGIANE, REINHARD, NICOLAU, and LOPES, ALEXANDRE B.
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INFORMATION technology & society , *SOCIAL responsibility of business , *COMPUTER science , *CORPORATE investment in communities , *DIGITAL divide , *PUBLICITY , *HUMAN services - Abstract
The article discusses whether or not socially-oriented information technology (IT) initiatives and projects done by corporations can benefit both the company and society at the same time. The inherent flexibility of IT allows a single infrastructure to have multiple uses, the authors state, allowing a variety of benefits to be achieved for the benefit of various stakeholders. Also discussed is the fact that McDonald's/Brazil offers free Internet access to its customers in an attempt to decrease the country's digital divide.
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- 2009
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25. Millennial and Centennial Student Interactions with Technology: Implications for Student Learning.
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Crearie, Linda
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SOCIAL networks , *EFFECT of technological innovations on education , *SMARTPHONES , *INFORMATION technology & society , *STUDENT attitudes - Abstract
Increasingly students spend a considerable amount of time online. Technological advances over the last few years have meant dramatic increases in the use of various technologies such as personal mobile devices, agent-based technologies, and advances in pervasive/ubiquitous computing. Social networking has led to enormous changes in the way students use the same technologies for both academic works and personal use. Recent advances in mobile technology, especially smartphones, with facilities such as Cameras, GPS tracking, and sensors has allowed constant access to the Web for many users. The widespread use of apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Instagram and many other specialized tools has also impacted on user experiences in this area. The smartphone is now a powerful personal computing device providing access to interactive services wherever you happen to be and the device of choice for many students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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26. Digital Leadership: The Consequences of Organizing and Working in a Digital Society.
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van Outvorst, Frank, Visker, Cinty, and De Waal, Benny
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LEADERSHIP ,INFORMATION technology & society ,DIGITAL technology ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,INDUSTRIAL management - Abstract
Technology and especially information technology is rapidly advancing in society and organizations. Information technology is incorporated in our daily life. IT takes over jobs, and facilitates or urges organizations to transform into new business models. The call for digital leadership is more and more urgent. In this regard, the classic debate is relevant whether technology needs to be regarded as an objective external force or as a socially constructed artifact. In this paper we will discuss the following question: what are the consequences for organizing and working in a digital society and what are the resulting impacts of this on digital leadership. On basis of the Structurational Model of Technology we attempt to identify some symptoms of digital transformation and the consequences for digital leadership. Based on literature research, this paper explores the impact of digital transformation on the way organizations operate: networking organizations that share people and knowledge, communication by new technology, and possibilities for individuals to develop themselves with new information technology. It is concluded that digital leadership is affected by these developments. Extra requirements to communication, quality of information, continuously changing networking organizations are aspects digital leadership has to deal with. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
27. The New Digital Galaxy.
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Levy, Stephen, Sandberg, Jared, Tanaka, Jennifer, and Stone, Brad
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INFORMATION technology & society , *MICROPROCESSORS , *ELECTRONIC equipment , *NETWORK PC (Computer) , *ELECTRONIC data interchange , *AUTOMATION , *INDUSTRIAL applications - Abstract
Predicts the development of information appliances that will take over the tasks performed by personal computers (PCs), as of 1999, and the incorporation of microprocessors in home appliances that connect to the Internet. Necessary infrastructure; Role of communication standards in the interchange of information; Description of a so-called smart house and how appliances could be connected; Aspects of a post-PC world.
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- 1999
28. Adoption of E-Government Applications for Public Health Risk Communication: Government Trust and Social Media Competence as Primary Drivers.
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Park, Hyojung and Lee, Taejun (David)
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INTERNET in public administration , *INFORMATION technology & society , *HEALTH risk assessment , *MOBILE apps , *ELECTRONIC government information , *INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems -- Public health , *HEALTH risk communication , *PUBLIC health communication , *RELATIVE medical risk , *RESEARCH , *INTERNET , *SOCIAL media , *RESEARCH methodology , *PUBLIC administration , *PUBLIC health , *EVALUATION research , *MEDICAL cooperation , *COMPARATIVE studies , *COMMUNICATION , *TRUST - Abstract
Building upon a framework of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, this study explores the determinants of citizens' intentions to use the government's mobile application for public health risk communication. An online survey was conducted with a quota sample of 700 Korean citizens. The results from structural equation modeling suggest that social media competence and trust in government information are primary determinants of willingness to accept the new application and intention to use it. Trust in government information appeared to influence the acceptance of the application both directly and indirectly through performance expectancy and effort expectancy. More confidence in the use of social media led to higher levels of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and facilitating conditions, all of which subsequently contributed to willingness to accept the application. The acceptance of the application further influenced intention to use the application and the likelihood of positive recommendations. The findings suggest that while developing applications that meet public expectations for informational benefits and time efficiency is important, it is also necessary for the government to build trust and improve citizens' ability to use new tools in order for new information technology initiatives to fully benefit citizens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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29. Making IT better: how biometrics can cure healthcare.
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Cidon, Dan
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BIOMETRIC identification , *MEDICAL care , *INFORMATION technology & society , *CYBERTERRORISM , *COUNTERTERRORISM , *COMPUTER software , *SECURITY systems - Abstract
As health organisations battle fraud, data theft and cyber-attacks that cost millions of dollars and threaten their ability to provide quality patient care, biometric technology is poised to gain greater traction across this industry – helping hospitals and other health-related organisations to protect patient data, prevent fraud, improve their patient-matching abilities and safeguard their reputations. This article examines the current and likely future impact of biometric systems on healthcare security and patient identification, focusing on the US market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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30. ETHICS.
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Runciman, Brian
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INFORMATION ethics ,INFORMATION technology & society ,DATA protection ,GIG economy - Abstract
The article presents an interview with Luciano Floridi, MBCS, and Oxford Internet Institute's Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information. He presents his views on possible effects of unprofessional or unethical behaviour related to Information and communications technology (ICT) and trolley problem, a thought experiment in ethics and data privacy and data protection and gig economy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2018
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31. The “End of Art” in the Era of Digital Pluralism.
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Vassiliou, Konstantinos
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INFORMATION technology & society ,CULTURAL pluralism ,PLURALISM ,21ST century art ,MODERNISM (Art) ,HISTORY - Abstract
The “end of art” thesis, especially as Danto’s interpretation of Hegel, has been able to address the radical pluralism of the contemporary art institution. However, since the 1990s two challenging and correlated shifts in contemporary art seem to have appeared: firstly, the interactions with - and the reiterations through - digital media, and secondly, a sheer rise of artistic production to an unprecedented level on a global scale. How is the “end of art” still holding against these new and interrelated constellations of new media and overproduction? Against claims for a medium-specificity of digital tools, this article will argue that a post-medium condition of digitality is connected with the sheer quantity of art in a global level. Although this cannot cancel the institutional cornerstones of contemporary art and the concomitant thesis on the “end of art”, it does introduce new parameters for the conceptions and historizations of contemporary art. In this perspective, the “end of art” discourse may not be discarded but it tends to describe more the institutionalization of an individual artwork and less the global dynamics of contemporary art. These involve new modes of spectatorship that do not appear to be entirely reducible to institutional norms and theoretical tropes, implied by the “end of art” thesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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32. La vie sociale de l’information.
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Brown, John Seely and Duguid, Paul
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INFORMATION technology & society ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations & society ,INFORMATION society ,INFORMATION sharing ,ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness ,COMMUNITIES of practice - Published
- 2018
33. The Social Life of Information.
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Brown, John Seely and Duguid, Paul
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INFORMATION technology & society ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations & society ,INFORMATION society ,INFORMATION sharing ,ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness ,COMMUNITIES of practice - Abstract
In 2000, John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid wrote the first edition of The Social Life of Information. They explored the limits of information technology and how an information-based view of the world often has negative consequences for organizations and workers. Since that time, the authors have updated the book twice. Technologies have continued to evolve, but the fact remains that knowledge is a social process. Through a series of essays, Brown and Duguid discuss how social interactions are an essential part of successful technology design and implementation in many different contexts. They argue that while it is tempting to focus exclusively on information, it is a mistake to ignore the social context that helps people understand the meaning and significance of information to their work and their lives.
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- 2018
34. Das Sozialleben von Informationen.
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Brown, John Seely and Duguid, Paul
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INFORMATION technology & society ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations & society ,INFORMATION society ,INFORMATION sharing ,ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness ,COMMUNITIES of practice - Published
- 2018
35. “Bad Neighborhood” and Internet Adoption in Poor Countries: What is behind the Persistent Digital Gap?
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Dohse, Dirk and Lim, Cheng Yee
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LOW-income countries , *DIGITAL divide , *INTERNET speed , *EXTERNALITIES , *INFORMATION technology & society - Abstract
Abstract: The paper investigates the determinants of Internet adoption in poor countries, focusing on the role of macro‐geographic location (neighborhood). It is argued that neighboring countries are interconnected by various kinds of spillovers, including knowledge spillovers as well as spillovers of norms and attitudes that affect individual adoption behavior. The empirical findings support the view that Internet adoption is affected by adoption rates in neighboring countries, even when controlling for a wide range of covariates. Addressing potential endogeneity concerns using an instrumental variable approach moreover suggests these relationships to be causal. The findings imply that international policies to support Internet adoption in poor countries might be more effective if they target groups of neighboring countries rather than single countries in order to better exploit spillovers between neighboring countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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36. Quantifying the Impact of Social Influence on the Information Technology Implementation Process by Physicians: A Hierarchical Bayesian Learning Approach.
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Haijing Hao, Padman, Rema, Baohong Sun, and Telang, Rahul
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INFORMATION technology & society ,PHYSICIANS ,SOCIAL learning ,PUBLIC health ,PROBABILITY theory - Abstract
Technology implementation at the individual level within an organization, after the organization has adopted the technology, has been an ongoing challenge in every field. In this study, we develop a hierarchical Bayesian learning model to examine the impact of social learning, through both targeted early adopter effects and general peer effects, and experiential learning on the information technology implementation process by physicians in a community health system. Our unique data allow us to disentangle the most common and challenging endogeneity issues associated with most social influence studies. We find that the experiential learning signal is more accurate than the social learning signals in the technology implementation process; and, between the two types of social learning signals studied here, targeted early adopter effects are much more informative than general peer effects. Furthermore, we experiment with several policy simulations to illustrate and quantify the two different types of social influence on this implementation process. The simulation results suggest that maintaining consistency in technology usage by targeted early adopters is more effective than increasing the frequency of their technology usage in reducing their colleagues' perceptions of uncertainty about the new technology. More specifically, we find that technology implementation probability would increase: (a) by 15%, on average, by adding a targeted early adopter to a group without early adopters; (b) by 25% by adding peer effects to solo users; and (c) by 47% by adding early adopter effects to solo users. The model can be adapted and generalized to other similar settings that examine social influence on the technology implementation process and also provide quantifiable measures of the improvements that the interventions may produce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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37. How Seniors in Taiwan Use Information Technology: Computer and Cell Phones.
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Chen, Alexander N., McGaughey, Ronald E., Zeltmann, Steven M., Lu, Hsin-Ke, and Lee, Maria R.
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HUMAN-machine relationship , *ATTITUDES toward technology , *INFORMATION technology & society , *MACHINE learning , *INNOVATION adoption ,SOCIAL aspects - Abstract
In most developed and developing nations seniors lag behind the general population in information technology (IT) adoption and use. This phenomenon has been labeled the “gray divide” by various authors. This study examines the use of IT by seniors in Taiwan. We conducted a survey to examine Taiwanese seniors’ computer and cell phone ownership and use as well as attitudes and behaviors that result from and influence use, to better understand the extent to which Taiwanese seniors have and will utilize IT. We found that seniors in Taiwan had generally high usage and access to computers and cell phones; however, the duration of use these two devices was relatively low. Our focus was on computers and mobile phones because they are the most commonly used personal IT appliances. These devices are the “face” of IT to users. This study also examined self-efficacy, satisfaction, and comfort with these devices, as well as positive and negative attitudes, because research has shown these to influence the use of IT. Taiwanese seniors had generally positively attitudes and beliefs toward information technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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38. ІНФОРМАЦІЙНІ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ ТА ПРАВО: QUO VADIS?
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Стефанчук, Руслан
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SOCIAL change ,INFORMATION technology & society ,INTERNET & society ,BIG data ,BLOCKCHAINS - Abstract
A change in social relations ensuing from the onset and rapid development of information technologies drives the need for a prompt and adequate response on the part of law. At the same time, today’s legal framework for regulation and protection of social relations is not fully able to adequately ensure appropriate changes resulting from the expansion of IT. The purpose of this article is to make an initial analysis of whether the national legal system is ready for changes in social relations occurring as a result of rapid IT development, and also to make a prognostic identification of the main areas of social life which should be well-prepared for the development and implementation of new legal mechanisms. The regulatory legal framework of the IT sector in Ukraine is currently at the initial level allowing nothing more than attempting to catch up with well-developed legal orders rather than playing the leading role. Currently there is even not a hint of establishment of a uniform, conceptually new, systematic and comprehensive legal mechanism which would comprehensively allow ensuring the dynamics of social relations resulting from rapid development of the IT sector. Neither legal scholars nor legislators are ready to formulate the legal policies in this area, determine the limits and terms of comprehensive legal regulation of the use of up-to-date innovative approaches, methodologies and technologies, in particular, Blockchain, the Internet of things, cloud infrastructure, Mobile ID, sharing economy, promote large dataset processing methods (Big Data), define the legal nature of crypto currency, mining process, smart contracts, tokens, ICO, etc. IT development, as well as further integration of the Internet into social life, are unavoidable and do not depend on the intentions of the State. The main question will be whether law will be ready to propose, in connection with these changes, a modern, systematic and adequate approach with a view to ensuring appropriate regulation of this sector to make it useful for the benefit of society in general and an individual in particular. Today, formulation of legal policies with a focus on the processes of human and social relations digitalization seems a promising trend. This process could be underlain by the blockchain technology which will facilitate transparency, efficiency, and acceleration of processes in most areas of human life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
39. АНАЛІЗ ЮРИДИЧНИХ РИЗИКІВ ГОСПОДАРСЬКОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ІТ-КОМПАНІЙ У ЛЬВОВІ.
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Бачинський, Тарас
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INFORMATION technology & economics ,INFORMATION technology laws ,INFORMATION technology & society ,INFORMATION technology industry ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The IT sector is one of the key branches of the national economy, and today it is developing rapidly. Business activities of enterprises in this area are associated with a range of legal risks with adverse consequences for a business entity. Consequently, an urgent need arises to examine such risks and the ways of their mitigation. Given the dynamic development of social relations within the framework of doing business in the IT sector, and also the daily emergence of new legal tools to act in this sector, a study of legal risks from a scientific perspective seems reasonable. The purpose of this article is to examine the risks encountered by business entities of Lviv city in the IT-sector, and to identify the ways of mitigating such risks. Based on the results of the conducted research, the author offers own definition of the concept of a legal risk in business. It is found that the main risks faced by business entities are the risks associated with supervisory and regulatory activities of state bodies, the risks ensuing from legal relations with the staff, and the risks of possible debts for the services performed. It is absolutely possible to mitigate any risk which arises while doing business in the IT-sector by means of the following measures: 1) ongoing explanations and clarifications addressed to the staff; 2) signing of agreements on confidential information non-disclosure and absence of competition; 3) drawing up of appropriate civil contracts with contractors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
40. UR Strong, iGen.
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THURBER, CHRISTOPHER
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MILLENNIALS ,INFORMATION technology & society ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,CAMP management ,CAMPERS (Persons) - Abstract
The author discusses the characteristics of the generation, called iGen. He tackles the changes among adolescents and young adults over the years, the emergence of information technology and its impact on interpersonal interaction, ways for adult camping staff to deal with youth campers, and positive characteristics of youth campers that may be dealt with by camping staff.
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- 2019
41. The shortcomings of the Information Age.
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Davidson, Jeff
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INFORMATION technology & society - Abstract
Presents speech by the Executive Director, Breathing Space Institute of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, given before the US National Institutes of Health, dealing with issue of how to handle information overload.
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- 1996
42. Damn the consumers - full speed ahead.
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Baker, Brent
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INFORMATION technology & society , *TELECOMMUNICATION policy - Abstract
Presents speech given by the Dean of the College of Communication of Boston University before a government seminar on information technology in Williamsburg, Virginia, dealing with the issue of haste in building the information highway. Description of the human adoption process for innovations; Anticipation of federal realignment and reengineering; Critical mass of human collective use.
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- 1994
43. HOW HYPERMATION LEAPS THE LEARNING CURVE.
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PERELMAN, LEWIS J.
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COMPUTER assisted instruction in employee training ,REENGINEERING (Management) ,INFORMATION technology & society ,KNOWLEDGE acquisition (Expert systems) ,ELECTRONIC data interchange ,DIGITIZATION - Abstract
The article focuses on the digitization of knowledge and the collaboration between company employees and information technologies components in terms of multi-level and multi-dimensional learning, called "hyperlearning" (HL). Topics discussed include employees' skills improvement and performance support, Electronic data interchange (EDI), and groupware. Special attention is paid to the use of simulation technology for solving business problems.
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- 1993
44. ALONE TOGETHER.
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Kupfer, Andrew and Rao, Rajiv
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INFORMATION technology & society - Abstract
Contends that information technology will reverse the industrial model of society and addresses the fear that in liberating us from geography and the clock, networks will destroy human intimacy. How humans have always viewed new technologies with a mixture of awe and dread; The temporal shift wired technology permits; Its potential to change human settlement patterns, and the way people interact with each other.
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- 1995
45. Information technology puts power in control systems.
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Bruns Jr., William J. and McFarlan, F. Warren
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INFORMATION technology & society ,SUPERVISORY control systems ,CUSTOMER retention ,MARKETING strategy ,INNOVATION adoption ,COMPETITIVE advantage in business ,MARKETING management ,COMMUNICATION & technology ,TECHNOLOGY & society ,COMPUTERS in management ,COMMUNICATION in management ,AUTOMATION - Abstract
From their insurance company, customers got computer-generated reports on how the new tax law would affect them. This knowledge led to more customers paying off their policy loans and actually buying more insurance. A national food company equipped its delivery trucks with microcomputers. The drivers now get daily pricing and stock-mix recommendations for their customers. An auto manufacturer is developing a system that will track the time dealers spend with customers, so it can reward sales reps who take time to educate consumers. Fast and more flexible information technology can be converted into positive programs to help get and keep customers. It can revitalize the traditional corporate control functions. While the new technology offers managers new options for gathering, organizing, and using data, it opens new horizons for new results. Companies can get constant updates on field operations. They can get price, promotion, and policy changes to the sales force fast. Organizations confined by historic accounting or reporting formats of their data can now arrange information however best suits their purposes. Technology has the power to transform the information and control function. Managers should open their imaginations and rethink their information wants and needs. Almost nothing is now impossible. As more and more companies recognize the new possibilities, those who don't will surely suffer the consequences. Those who do will greatly benefit. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 1987
46. READY, SET--GO ON-LINE.
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Baig, Edward C.
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INFORMATION technology & society ,TELECOMMUNICATION & society ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations - Abstract
Discusses the societal and cultural impact of advanced information technology. Benefits of cyberspace communication; Access to the handicapped; Telecommuting; Digital theme parks; Interactive technology; Negative consequences; Implied responsibilities; Need for user friendliness; Museums of the future. INSETS: Love at first byte (Edward C. Baig).;The doctor is in (the PC) (Ronald Graver).;A comeback by keyboard (Wendy Zellner)..
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- 1994
47. THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION.
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Verity, John W.
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INFORMATION technology & society ,COMPUTERS & civilization ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations - Abstract
Focuses on the effect of information technology on business and society. Information access as a function of the economy; Virtualization; Comparison of classic libraries and electronic disk farms; Letter-writing; Impact of computers; Virtual realities; Virtual corporations; Predictions.
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- 1994
48. ON HOW ICT CAN SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL CREATIVITY.
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Mach-Król, Maria
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INFORMATION & communication technologies ,CREATIVE ability ,ORGANIZATIONAL sociology ,INFORMATION technology & society ,MANNERS & customs - Abstract
The paper presents selected ICT tools supporting different aspects of organizational creativity process. This is done in order to point out the main features, and functionalities that an organizational creativity support system should possess to help the creative members of organization in a complex manner. The main, and distinctive characteristics of organizational creativity are discussed, then various IT systems are shortly presented, stressing their possibilities in the context of creative process in organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
49. User Influence Analysis Based on Blogs.
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Xiang LIU, Yan JIA, Rong JIANG, and Yong QUAN
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INFORMATION technology & society ,SOCIAL networks ,SOCIOLOGY of blogging ,MARKETING ,CONCERTS ,MOTION pictures - Published
- 2016
50. Arrested Development.
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BENNETT, RICHARD
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TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,INFORMATION technology & society ,INTERNET laws - Abstract
The article focuses on the importance of technological innovations to global economic conditions. Topics discussed include the use of several web resources such as Google, Facebook, and YouTube by various entrepreneurs, the social aspects of information technology, and the importance of technology in the development of communication, and the importance of Internet regulation. Also mentioned are the mobile communication network and development in the telecommunications industry.
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- 2015
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