How system quality influences mobile BI use: The mediating role of engagement

Despite the recognized value that mobile BI (m-BI) brings to firms, our understanding of the use of m-BI and its determinants are limited. In this study, we suggest that m-BI system quality characteristics may be among the factors that influence m-BI use. Yet, in the information systems (IS) literature there is mixed support for the relationship between system quality and system use at the individual level. Given there is research suggesting that engaged users are an indication of the technology’s success, we believe that ‘engagement’ may be the key to understanding the relationship discrepancy between system quality and use. To address this gap, we conducted a quantitative study of key informants who use m-BI, to understand what the key m-BI capabilities are and other success dimensions perceived as important by users. The results indicate that m-BI system quality attributes affect m-BI use indirectly through engagement, with this finding contributing to understanding of the complexity of IS use in mobile technologies.     

政府门户网站用户采纳意向实证研究

政府门户网站是政府电子政务建设的重要部分,其成功的关键取决于用户的持续使用。基于IS持续使用模型(IS Continuance Model)和DeLone & McLean IS成功模型,构建了政府门户网站用户采纳模型。以政府门户网站个人用户为研究对象,通过问卷方式采集了630个有效样本数据,运用结构方程建模方法对模型进行了检验。实证结果表明:(1)用户满意和感知有用性是政府门户网站用户持续使用意向的重要前因;(2)政府门户网站服务质量的四个维度通过用户满意和感知有用性影响用户持续使用意向,但其影响机制存在差异。     

Understanding the impact of digital service failure on users: Integrating Tan’s failure and DeLone and McLean’s success model

Although information systems (IS) success has been given much attention in IS literature, failure has received lesser attention. This study empirically validates a model of digital service failure for consumers by integrating three dimensions from Tan’s failure model and one dimension from DeLone and Mclean’s Information Success model. The factors have been mapped to Expectation Disconfirmation Theory (EDT). Experiential survey approach has been used to collect primary data from information systems users who have experienced digital service failure. Structural equation modeling (SEM) has been used for model testing and validation to measure the impact of information, system, functional and service failure of digital service on end users. The findings suggests that information, functional, system and service failure has an impact on the consumers through the outcome, process, cost and user satisfaction of digital services.     

Re-examining post-acceptance model of information systems continuance: A revised theoretical model using MASEM approach

This study extends the post-acceptance model of information systems (IS) continuance, which is widely used to explain users’ satisfaction and IS continuance intentions. The extended model includes additional variables such as perceived ease of use (PEOU), attitude, trust, and enjoyment. The proposed model was tested using meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM). The analysis included 1,056 observations on fifteen relationships from 214 independent studies with a combined sample of 84,343. The results confirm the significance of all the relationships proposed in the original model. Furthermore, the findings indicate that PEOU directly influences perceived usefulness, satisfaction, and attitude. Trust and enjoyment both have a positive impact on users’ satisfaction and IS continuance, wherein the effect of enjoyment was higher than trust. post-consumption satisfaction resulted in a favorable attitude toward technology, which further affected IS continuance. From a theoretical perspective, the current study acknowledges the shift in users’ attitude toward technology and emphasizes the hedonic value of IS usage as users report a higher degree of satisfaction toward responsive, easy to use, and enjoyable technologies. Marketers should focus on the enjoyment and gratifications derived from technology to increase potential IS usage.     

Promoting the continuing usage of strategic information systems: The role of supervisory leadership in the successful implementation of enterprise systems

Organizations face significant challenges in capturing value from their investments in strategic information systems such as enterprise systems (ES). Managers are a powerful source of influence shaping the post-adoption attitudes and behaviors of users and the success of ES. However, the extant IS literature has focused primarily on the role of top management and theoretical explanations of the role of supervisors in fostering continuing usage of ES are lacking. Drawing on transformational leadership theory and the IS continuance (ISC) model, this paper conceptualizes a theoretical model differentiating the influence mechanisms through which different types of leadership behaviors influence the success of ES. Data collected from 192 users of ES confirms our theorization. We find that transformational leadership behaviors of supervisors influence users’ evaluations of satisfaction and perceived usefulness, while their transactional leadership behaviors influence users’ ES continuance intention by moderating the effects of user satisfaction and perceived usefulness on ES continuance intention. This study advances research on the role of leadership behaviors of supervisors in capturing value from enterprise systems. The research also contributes to practice by suggesting effective strategies for promoting continued usage of mission critical systems such as enterprise systems and delivering value from firms’ IT investments.     

Online service quality and perceived value in mobile government success: An empirical study of mobile police in China

Measuring the success of mobile government (m-government) is a significant challenge faced by the public sector today, as governments are increasingly using mobile technology to provide public services to citizens and m-government endeavors have often fallen short of their potential. To address this gap, we draw on DeLone and McLean’s (2003) updated information systems (IS) success model in order to develop an m-government success model that theorizes service quality as comprising online and offline service quality and further uses perceived value to measure net benefits. The results of a survey of 286 m-government users in China indicate that information quality and online service quality, but not system quality, are positively associated with citizen satisfaction, which in turn is positively associated with perceived value. The results also show that the relationship between online service quality and citizen satisfaction is positively moderated by offline service quality, while citizen satisfaction partially mediates the relationships between information quality/online service quality (but not system quality) and perceived value. This study extends the updated IS success model by differentiating between online and offline service quality, as well as by introducing the notion of perceived value. Our results provide guidance to researchers and practitioners regarding the role of service quality and perceived value in measuring m-government system success.     

Examining the effect of user satisfaction on system usage and individual performance with business intelligence systems: An empirical study of Taiwan's electronics industry

The advent of new information technology has radically changed the end-user computing environment over the past decade. To enhance their management decision-making capability, many organizations have made significant investments in business intelligence (BI) systems. The realization of business benefits from BI investments depends on supporting effective use of BI systems and satisfying their end user requirements. Even though a lot of attention has been paid to the decision-making benefits of BI systems in practice, there is still a limited amount of empirical research that explores the nature of end-user satisfaction with BI systems. End-user satisfaction and system usage have been recognized by many researchers as critical determinants of the success of information systems (IS). As an increasing number of companies have adopted BI systems, there is a need to understand their impact on an individual end-user's performance. In recent years, researchers have considered assessing individual performance effects from IS use as a key area of concern. Therefore, this study aims to empirically test a framework identifying the relationships between end-user computing satisfaction (EUCS), system usage, and individual performance. Data gathered from 330 end users of BI systems in the Taiwanese electronics industry were used to test the relationships proposed in the framework using the structural equation modeling approach. The results provide strong support for our model. Our results indicate that higher levels of EUCS can lead to increased BI system usage and improved individual performance, and that higher levels of BI system usage will lead to higher levels of individual performance. In addition, this study's findings, consistent with DeLone and McLean's IS success model, confirm that there exists a significant positive relationship between EUCS and system usage. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.     

Intention in information systems adoption and use: Current state and research directions

Intention has been a key dependent variable in information system (IS) research for the last several decades. It features in various IS acceptance models including the technology acceptance model (TAM), the elaboration likelihood model, the IS success model, and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). In the context of IS adoption and use, intention has been portrayed in different forms including intention to adopt, intention to use, intention to continue use, intention to discontinue, and intention to switch. It has been modeled as an antecedent to behavior, a consequent of behavior, and a proxy for behavior. Prior studies of intention have been contextualized in a various settings involving use contexts (i.e., voluntary vs. mandatory use), populations (i.e., non-adopters, adopters, users), respondents (i.e., students, employees), and duration of use (i.e., limited vs. indefinite time), have used cross-sectional and longitudinal empirical designs, and employed different measurement instruments. This editorial provides a brief review of extant IS literature on intention, highlights underlying issues, and proposes directions for future research.     

Defining information system success in Germany

This article discusses the concept of information system (IS) success in Germany. The aim of the study is to explore how IS success is defined and perceived by a group of managers in Germany. The results show that culture does influence the perception of IS success. The study has many implications for both academic and practice communities. The results are especially important to multinational organizations that standardize IS in different cultures including Germany. The research case is a multibillion dollar Canadian multinational organization which decided to standardize an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in all its worldwide subsidiaries.     

The perceptions of information systems designers from the United States, Japan, and Korea on success and failure factors

This study examined the views of information systems (IS) designers from the United States, Japan and Korea on the importance of IS development factors in terms of how they contribute to both the success and failure of IS projects. IS designers from the US viewed Communication of the Project Goals and Characteristics of the IS Designers as more important than did the IS designers from Japan and Korea, but rated Characteristics of the Project Leader as less important. The results also indicated that the IS designers did not view the relative importance of the IS development factors, the same in terms of contributing to the success and failure of IS projects. Results obtained from the US sample were consistent with a self-serving bias, while the results obtained from IS designers from Japan were consistent with a self-effacing bias. No significant differences between the success and failure factors were observed for the Korean sample. It was noted that a self-serving bias may prevent IS designers from learning based on past experiences with IS failure.     

The construct of information systems use benefits: Theoretical explication of its underlying dimensions and the development of a measurement scale

As a key construct for the IS success model (DeLone & McLean (1992, 2003), information systems benefits for individuals (ISBI) has received considerable attention from researchers over the years. However, much remains to be explored to develop and validate the underlying theoretical dimensions for this crucial construct. Further, a major weakness of the extant research in this area is that most reported studies have been conducted in the context of individual IS application instead of the overall IS in the organization. To fill these gaps in research, we will first present a theoretical conceptualization of the ISBI construct, and then develop and validate a measurement scale for the construct. Drawing from the ERG theory (Alderfer, 1972), Job Characteristic Theory (Hackman & Oldham, 1975, 1976) and other theoretical perspectives, we developed a theory-based TJW framework which consists of three levels: Task performance, Job interaction, and Work enrichment. The nomological validity of the scale was then successfully demonstrated by a partial test of the IS success model using the ISBI measure and a measure of the overall IS use. Finally, we demonstrated the diagnostic power of the construct through an exploratory research model which showed that, while task performance benefits have insignificant effect on satisfaction, both job interaction benefits and work enrichment effects have substantial effects on satisfaction. These study results have thus deepened our understanding on the underpinnings of IS usage behaviors and contributed to the cumulated research on IS success.     

非用户和用户对政府信息网络渠道获取的态度比较研究

对用户和非用户政府信息网络渠道获取态度的比较研究,有助于深入了解两者的使用意愿特点,以期改善政府信息服务质量。立足促成因素、约束因素维度,构建了用户和非用户政府信息网络渠道获取态度模型。运用偏最小二乘法分析技术-结构方程建模（Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model,PLS-SEM）方法对模型进行了检验和分析。结果显示,感知有用性和感知行为控制对非用户和用户的政府信息网络渠道获取态度都有很强的显著影响;感知易用性在促进公众初始采纳阶段的影响较显著,在持续使用阶段影响减弱;主观规范对用户的使用意愿有较显著的影响,对促进非用户的初始采纳意愿影响不大;抵制变化对初始采纳意愿有较显著的负向影响。     

Antecedents and mediating role of IT service climate in IT service quality: A mixed methods study

Developing a strong and positive information technology (IT) service climate is important to ensure high-quality IT services. The influence of job resources and personal resources on the IT service climate and the mediating effect of the IT service climate on IT service quality were explored in this study qualitatively and quantitatively. Among the various job resource factors, we found that training, reward, and information system (IS) support can improve the IT service climate. Coworker support shows a non-significant effect on IT service climate. Among the personal resource factors, self-efficacy and hope have significantly positive effects on the IT service climate. Optimism and resilience do not appear to significantly affect the IT service climate. Our results confirm that the IT service climate is an important mediator in enabling certain antecedents to properly impact IT service quality. The IT service climate was found to fully mediate the effects of training, reward, IS support, and hope while partially mediating the effect of self-efficacy. The effect of the IT service climate on IT service quality is also strengthened by a high customer contact frequency. The results presented here may provide scholars and practitioners with a comprehensive, workable understanding of the IT service climate.     

影响信息系统成功的个人行为模式研究探讨

信息系统的建设随着信息科技的发展而如火如荼,在技术层面上取得了长足进步,但因个人层面因素一般不易随技术发展而有较大的本质改变,往往就成了影响信息系统能否成功的主要因素.就国内外影响信息系统成功的个人层面的因素和行为模式进行研究,包括TAM、TPB等的分析,以期为我国信息系统的成功导入提供借鉴.     

Envy on social media: The good,the bad and the ugly

Observing the positive aspects of others’ lives on social media (SM) can bring about envy among users. Drawing from social comparison and technology acceptance theories, this study develops a research model to explain how envy occurs and impacts SM users’ behavior. In this work, we conducted two studies across three different SM settings to investigate two types of envy, benign and malicious envy. The results show that malicious envy is negatively related to the dependent variable of SM use intention while benign envy facilitates it. The findings provide many valuable contributions to both information systems (IS) academia and industry. This study identifies the unique SM factors intertwining with envy. Moreover, this work helps SM users and practitioners be aware of the potential envy issue on SM so they can take effective actions to enhance SM use.     

智媒体环境下企业与用户信息交互意愿影响因素与实证

[目的/意义] 随着智媒体技术的快速发展,越来越多的企业利用各种智媒体平台与用户进行信息交互,通过获取用户信息数据,分析用户信息行为了解用户需求,提升用户信息服务质量。[方法/过程] 本文以信息系统成功模型为基础,基于信息生态理论构建智媒体环境下企业与用户信息交互意愿的影响因素模型,通过问卷调查和结构方程进行实证研究以验证模型的有效性。[结果/结论] 数据结果表明,智媒体系统质量、信息质量、服务质量以及沉浸体验对用户满意度具有正向影响,且用户满意度正向影响信息交互行为。本研究可以帮助企业完善智媒体的交互功能,对企业智媒体平台健康发展起到一定的指导作用。     

Examining the role of trust and quality dimensions in the actual usage of mobile banking services: An empirical investigation

Mobile banking (m-banking) has emerged dynamically over the years due to consumers' increased use of mobile technologies, their ever-growing lifestyle choices and also the several different economic factors. This paper proposes a new research model by extending the DeLone & McLean information systems (D&M IS) success model to understand users’ actual usage of m-banking. The research model was tested and validated using data collected by survey from 227 Omani residents. This study employed a two-staged analytical approach by combining structural equation modeling and neural network analysis. The results divulge that satisfaction and intention to use stand as two important precedents of actual usage, and the satisfaction also mediates the relationship between service quality, information quality and trust with intention to use m-banking and negates with that of system quality. We have provided the theoretical as well as practical implications of the findings.     

基于AnyLogic企业信息系统创新的学习过程分析

针对“IT悖论”问题,探讨如何通过IS创新的学习过程使信息系统符合企业实际,获得应有的投资绩效。首先,本文将企业IS创新主体分为IT人员和IS使用人员,运用Anylogic软件建立两类企业人员创新学习过程的智能体模型,然后分别针对不同创新人群及不同创新模式的学习过程进行分析,从而提出提高每类创新模式学习过程的最佳途径。研究表明,对于IT人员来说,提高开拓式创新的最优途径是招聘知识储备高、沟通能力好的IT员工；提高升级式创新的最优途径是增强IT部门与业务部门的交流,提高移植式创新的最优途径是培养员工的分析与组合能力；提高模仿式创新的最优途径是大力引进IS新技术。对于IS使用人员,提高创造性使用的最优途径是加强IT团队的支持,而拓展性使用因为较容易实现,企业无需加大投入。     

移动团购的持续使用意愿研究——ECM与IS成功理论的比较与整合研究

移动团购发展迅速,用户的持续使用意愿是移动团购发展和竞争的关键,ECM、IS成功理论以及两者整合研究是持续使用意愿的主要方式,哪个模型对用户的持续使用意愿解释力度更强是本文研究的主要问题。本文以移动团购为研究对象,基于ECM和IS成功理论比较和整合研究用户的持续使用意愿,构建研究模型。通过调查问卷收集数据,使用SPSS和Smat PLS分析数据,进行假设检验。研究发现ECM、IS成功理论以及两者整合研究模型均适用于持续使用意愿研究,且ECM对于满意度和持续使用意愿的解释力度均大于IS成功理论,而整合理论的解释度最强,整合研究模型更适合于研究用户的持续使用行为。移动团购的满意度受到期望确认、感知有用性和系统质量、服务质量的影响,且期望确认以及感知有用性的影响作用更大,而信息质量的影响作用不显著。     

信息系统成功影响因素的阶段差异研究

在大量文献阅读基础上,总结出10种企业信息系统成功的影响因素,并根据这10种因素对信息系统项目成功的影响作用分析提出10个假设。利用调研数据对10种影响因素在企业信息系统各微观成长阶段的作用进行实证检验,结果表明在信息系统成长的不同阶段,10种影响因素的作用有明显差异,各阶段的成功影响因素的数量和作用力有很大区别。