Welcome from the Program Chairs
Welcome to AMCIS 2009. We are grateful to you for making the 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems a success. Your contributions and participation as program committee members, track chairs, mini-track chairs, authors, reviewers, presenters and session chairs are laudable.
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Kenneth E. Kendall
Rutgers University
Upkar Varshney
Georgia State University
Submissions from 2009
End User as Application Developer for Decision Support, Shah Jahan Miah
A Preliminary Examination of Using Personas to Enhance User-Centered Design, Tomasz Miaskiewicz, Susan Jung Grant, and Kenneth A. Kozar
A Comparison of Self-Organization Mechanisms in Nature and Information Technology, André Miede, Steffen Braun, Julian Eckert, Dieter Schuller, Nicolas Repp, and Ralf Steinmetz
Exploring the Nature of Information Systems Development Methodology: A Synthesized View Based on a Literature Review, Daniela Mihailescu and Marius Mihailescu
Exploring the Nature of Information Systems Development Methodology: A Sythesized View Based on a Literature Review, Daniela Mihailescu and Marius Mihailescu
Girls from Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds: Factors Influencing their Interest in ICT Study and Career, Iwona Miliszewska and Ewa M. Sztendur
What Does That Mean? Investigating Obfuscation and Readability Cues as Indicators of Deception in Fraudulent Financial Reports, Kevin Moffitt and Mary B. Burns
A Comparison of Three Modes of Collaboration for Software Development, Mojgan Mohtashami, Vassilka D. Kirova, Thomas J. Marlowe, and Fadi P. Deek
An Evaluation of DIADEM Assisted Online Form Completion, Arthur Money, Tony Elliman, Lorna Lines, and Senaka Fernando
Disenfranchised Patients: A Network Analysis of IS Integration in the Context of Patient-Centered Care, Ali Reza Montazemi, Jeff J. Pittaway, and Karim Kashavjee
Benefits and Success Factors of Web Services Adoption: An Exploratory Action-research Project in a Brazilian Small Software House, Valter Moreno, Jr. and Josir Gomes
Gender and the Attraction for IT in Career Paths: A French Study, Chantal Morley, Martina McDonnell, and Martie Milon
Post-Merger Technology Integration: Influential Organization and Information Systems Factors, Gianilda A. Morsell, Fadi Deek, and Alok Chakrabarti
Testimonial Knowledge and Trust in Virtual Communities: A Research in Progress of the Case of Wikipedia, Elham Mousavidin and Leiser Silva
Potential of Web 2.0 Applications for Viewer Retention, Kirsten Mrkwicka, Matthias Kiessling, and Lutz M. Kolbe
A Fuzzy-Logical Approach for Integrating Multi-Agent Estimators, Roland M. Mueller
An empirical evaluation of the impact of process standardization on process performance and flexibility, Bjoern Muenstermann, Nils Joachim, and Daniel Beimborn
Group Support Systems for Knowledge Acquisition in Humanitarian Disaster Response Teams: Embedded Research in the Belgian First Aid and Support Team, Wilem J. Muhren, Sven Hakkenbroek, and Bartel Van de Walle
Mitigating security breaches through insurance: Logit and Probit models for quantifying e-risk, Arunabha Mukkhopadhyay and G K. Shukla
Exploring Students’ Reactions to Virtual Worlds, Roberto A. Munoz Rosario, George R. Widmeyer, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, and Maria M. Plummer
Understanding the role of Surcharfe Information Transparency and Pricing Strategies in Online Auctions, Achita Muthitacharoen and John T. Perry
A Model of Individual Coping with Information Technology Challenges to Identity, Hamid Nach and Albert Lejeune
Critical Factors Influencing the Service Quality of Information Systems: An Organizational View, Ninand Naik, Dan J. Kim, T. Andrew Yang, Kwok-Bun Yue, and Hisham Al-Mubaid
Assessing Blended Learning: Student Outcomes and Perceptions, Nannette P. Napier and Stella Smith
Evaluating the Performance and Quality of Web Services in Electronic Marketplace, Anupam K. Nath and Rahul Singh
CUSTOMERS' PERCEIVED SECURITY: RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRUST TRANSFERENCE MECHANISMS, Anupam Kumar Nath and Ruth C. King
Web 2.0: Capabilities, Business Value and Strategic Practice, Anupam Kumar Nath, Rahul Singh, and Lakshmi Iyer
SMS Mobile Technology Success in Changing HIV/AIDS Behavior through Awareness, Solomon Negash
A Human Centered Framework for Information Security Management: A Healthcare Perspective, Hamid R. Nemati and Mitchell Church
Towards a Theory of Agile Dashboards for Service Oriented Organizations, Jason Nichols, Haluk Demirkan, Michael Goul, and Mark Keith
Clarity from Confusion: Using Intended Interactions to Design Information Systems, Jeffrey V. Nickerson and James E. Corter
Designing a Knowledge Management System – A Case Study of a Global Telecommunications Company, Tonia San Nicolas-Rocca, David Rhee, and Lorne Olfman
Using Grounded Theory to Generate Indigenous MIS Theory, Fred Niederman
Open Innovation and Public Sector Business Process Management – A Multi-Method Study, Björn Niehaves
Towards a Consistent Service Lifecycle Model in Service Governance, Michael Niemann, Michael Appel, Nicholas Repp, and Ralf Steinmetz
The Systemic Interpretation of Information Systems Problem Situation using SISTeM and ‘Generative Systemic Metaphor’, Sasiphan Nitayaprapha and Chris Atkinson
Assessment of User Interface Design Using a Collaborative Action Model, John Nosek
Why Do People Share Photos Online? Antecedents of Photos' Quality and Quantity, Oded Nov and Chen Ye
The Prospects for eGovernment and eGovernance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Zambia, Joshua Nyirenda and Robert Cropf
Communication Structures in Partially Distributed Teams: The Importance of Inclusiveness, Rosalie J. Ocker and Heidi Webb
DETERMINANTS OF PARTIALLY DISTRIBUTED TEAM PERFORMANCE: A PATH ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS, Rosalie Ocker, Yi Zhang, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, and Mary Beth Ronson
A Method for Information Systems Development According to SOA, Philipp Offermann and Udo Bub
Dealing with Complexity: A Method to Adapt and Implement a Maturity Model for Corporate Data Quality Management, Martin H. Ofner, Kai M. Huener, and Boris Otto
Affordances of Virtual World Commerce: Instrument Development and Validation, Kamolbhan Olapiriyakul and George Widmeyer
Emerging Learning Technologies: Integrating Web 2.0, Tablet PC's and Social Learning into Pedagogy, Phillip Olla and Jyoti Choudrie
Is BPMN the Better UML for Domain Experts? Discussion, Evaluation and Comparison - An Empirical Study, Sven Overhage and Dominik Birkmeier
Adoption of Electronic and Personal Health Records: An Ecconomic Analysis, Zafer D. Ozdemir, Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, and John M. Barron
Motivating Knowledge Contribution in Virtual Communities of Practice: Roots, Progress and Needs, Jay Palmisano
IT’s Impact on Organizational Performance: A Meta-Analysis, Prashant Palvia, Tim Jacks, Richard Schilhavy, and Lei Wang
A Framework of Broadband Adoption & Diffusion (BA&D): Understanding Factors Relevant to Residential Consumers and Small & Medium Enterprises, Anastasia Papazafeiropoulou and Yogesh Dwivedi
Using Trust-TAM to Explain Software Component Adoption, J. Harold Pardue and Jeffrey P. Landry
RFID Privacy Concerns: A Conceptual Analysis in the Healthcare Sector, Rachida Parks, Wen Yao, and Chao-Hsien Chu
The Imagine Cup Software Development Invitational: Implications for Use in the IS Capstone Course, James Parrish, Janet Bailey, and Bradley Jensen
Experiential Service Learning Using Real Client Projects in a Capstone IT Course, Karen Patten and Lynn Keane
How CIOs Use Flexibility to Manage Uncertainty in Dynamic Business Environments, Karen P. Patten, Jerry Fjermestad, and Brian Whitworth
SimKnowledge - Multi agent-based simulation of knowledge sharing, Rene Peinl and Ronald Maier
Mobile AME: A Handheld Application to Support Decision Making for Ammunition Personnel, Supavich Pengate, Ramesh Sharda, David Biros, Michael Hass, and Upton Shrimp
BEYOND COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET: ON THE ADOPTION OF HOME COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, Gang Peng
Online Social Capital and Virtual Team Performance: The Case of OSS Development, Gang Peng
Technology Adoption in Online Communities, Gang Peng and Jifeng Mu
Establishing Interagency Collaboration in Large-Scale Systems Development: Lessons Learned from an E-government Project for Trade and Transport Facilitation, Thayanan Phuaphanthong, Tung X. Bui, and Somnuk Keretho
A Multi-Level View of the Antecedents and Consequences of Trust in Virtual Leaders, Arnold Picot, Jakob J. Assmann, M. Audrey Korsgaard, Isabell M. Welpe, Julia V. Gallenkamp, and Rolf T. Wigand
Measuring RFId Benefits in Supply Chains, Fredrico Pigni and Erica Ugazio
I Didn't Know You Could See That: The Effect of Social Networking Environment Characteristics on Publicness and Self-Disclosure, Jacqueline C. Pike, Patrick J. Bateman, and Brian S. Butler
Who Uses Virtual Worlds Anyway?, Ron Pike and Patricia Murphy
Research Framework of Integrative Action, Rauno Pirenen
The Design of an Online Social Network Site for Emergency Management: A One Stop Shop, Linda Plotnick, Connie White, and Maria M. Plummer
Recruitment in Social Networking Sites: A Theoretical Model of Jobseekers' Intentions, Maria M. Plummer and Starr Roxanne Hiltz
Integrating SDLC and ITSM to 'Servitize' Systems Development, Carol E. Pollard, Dhiraj Gupta, and John W. Satzinger
Spreadsheet Infusion in Small Audit Firms in Thailand, Dichapong Pongpattrachai, Paul Cragg, and Richard Fisher
Identifying Diabetic Patients: A Data Mining Approach, Thomas Porter and Barbara Green
A Survey on the Quality of Brazilian Internet Banking Sites, Edmir Prado
Information Technology Resources, Complementaries and Capabilities: Towards a Deeper Understanding of Leveraging Business Value from IT, Acklesh Prasad, Jon Heales, and Peter Green
Comparing Offshore Outsourcing and the Internal Offshoring of Software Development: A Qualitative Study, Rafael Prikladnicki and Jorge Luis Nicolas Audy
In-Group (US)/Out-Group (Them) Dynamics and Effectiveness in Partially Distributed Teams: A Pilot Study, Robin Privman and Starr Roxanne Hiltz
Smart Order Routing and Best Execution, Gregor Pujol and Alexander Brueckner
A Framework for Problem-based Learning of Systems Development and Integration, Sandeep Purao, Vijay Vaishnavi, Richard Welke, and Lisa Lenze
The Effects of Privacy Concern and Social Influence on User Acceptance of Online Social Networks, Li Qin, Yongbeom Kim, Xin Tan, and Jeffrey Hsu
Benefit from Automated Product Recommendations at kdmz, Michael H. Quade
The Oracle Academy: Software, Training, Resources, and More, Brad Quisenberry
ERP Systems Implementation and Organizational Culture: The Case of Jordan, Ahmad Rabaai
Methodology in Critical Realist Research: The Mediating Role of Domain Specific Theory, Corina Raduescu and Iris Vessey
Towards Assessing the Success of Social Software in Corporate Environments, Philip Raeth, Stefan Smolnik, Nils Urbach, and Christian Zimmer
Building Security in during Information Systems Development, Vijay Raghavan and Xiaoni Zhang
Open Source Software Capability Maturity Model: A Conceptual Framework, Uzma Raja, Brennan Wheeler, and Balaji Rajagopalan
The Role of Ontologies in Disaster Recovery Planning, Lila Rao, Maurice McNaughton, Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson, and Manley Haye
A Situational Implementation Method for Business Process Management Systems, Pascal Ravesteyn and Slinger Jansen
Social Networks and Contract Enforcement in IT Outsourcing, Kiron Ravindran, Anjana Susarla, and Vijay Gurbaxani
Measuring Method Complexity: UML versus BPMN, Jan Recker, Michael zur Muehlen, Keng Siau, John Erickson, and Marta Indulska
Differing Impact Levels from Risk Factors on Virtual and Co-Located Software Development Projects, April H. Reed and Linda V. Knight
Architectural Design for Service Supported Collaborative Work in Extended Enterprises, Sven-Volker Rehm
Complaint Management and Repurchase Behavior: A Decision Support Approach Using System Dynamics, Dieter Reinwald
Representing the Impacts of Information on Agent Decision Making in Close Combat Constructive Simulations, Daniel Rice
New Service Development for Electronic Services – A Literature Review, Christoph Riedl, Jan Marco Leimeister, and Helmut Krcmar
The Commercial Open Source Business Model, Dirk Riehle
Improving Data Visualization for High-Density Information Transfer in Social Network Analysis Tools, Christopher Rivinus, Peter Baloh, and Kevin Desouza
Media Coverage of Online Social Network Privacy Issues in Germany: A Thematic Analysis, Ramzi Rizk, Daniel Marx, Matthias Schrepfer, Janina Zimmerman, and Oliver Guenther
Teaching and Learning Collaboratively and Virtually, Russell W. Robbins and Brian S. Butler
Increasing Process Improvement through Internet-based eBusiness Innovations, Nicholas H. Roberts and Richard Klein