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| Mary Tate, Victoria University of Wellington |
Communications of the Association for Information Systems
The primary role of a professional society is to facilitate communication among its members. Communications of the Association for Information Systems carries out this role for the Association for Information Systems (AIS) by publishing articles on a wide range of subjects of interest to the membership, including but not limited to regular research papers, debates, panel discussions, and other topics of interest to the global community.
Communications of the Association for Information Systems has a proud tradition of publishing novel, original and groundbreaking research, methodological essays and guidelines, important lively debates about research practices, and is also the only dedicated AIS outlet that publishes matters and studies related to IS pedagogy.
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Leveraging India's Context for Global Information Systems Insights: Location-specific Research and Theory Building, Vol 57Submissions due May 1, 2025 Submissions CLOSED on July 1, 2025
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Current Volume: Volume 57 (2025)
Special Sections
From Founding to Frontiers: Mapping the Intellectual Landscape through A Quarter Century of Research in Communications of the AIS
Lai-Ying Leong, Teck-Soon Hew, Keng-Boon Ooi, and Garry Wei-Han Tan
IS Pedagogy and Teaching Cases
Transforming Employee Performance Through Business Process Management: A Real-World Teaching Case
T. S. Dahanayake Yapa, Vathsala Wickramasinghe, and Wasana Bandara
Innovating With Generative AI at CVPCorp
Olga Biedova, Iris Junglas, Eric Villafranca, and Blake Ives
Mirchi.com: Leveraging Technology for Mass Customization
Murchhana Tripathy and Jeevan J. Arakal
Digital Infrastructures for Cultural Revival and Collective Empowerment in Sakhi Bahinpa
Ashutosh Jha
Enterprise Architecture and Data Management for Digital Transformation - A Higher Education Institute (HEI) Case
Aditi S. Divatia and Jyoti Jagasia
Unlocking the Future of Education: Empirical Insights into the Adoption of Generative AI in Higher Education
Morteza Mashayekhy, Fariba Nosrati, and Maryam Ghasemaghaei
IS for Practitioners Articles
Implementing AI into ERP Software
Siar Sarferaz
Replication Research
Emotional Attachment Formation and Its Impact on Mobile Health Service Usage
Xin Liu and Chuanhui Xiong
The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment in Information Security Compliance Intentions: A Replication
David Sikolia, Gabriel Bahr, and Andy Luse
Identifying Emotional Distress on Social Media: A Replication Study
Aijia Yuan, Yang Gao, Edlin Garcia Colato, and Sagar Samtani
Replication of Technostress: Technological Antecedents and Implications in the Post-Pandemic Context
Ramon Moreno Ferrari, Antonio Angelo dos Santos, Gustavo Salomão, and Marco Alexandre Terlizzi
Replication of Coordination Artifacts in Agile Software Development in the Brazilian Context
Bruno Michel Costa de Brito, Junielli Olinto de Almeida Alves, Mariana Staudt Rodrigues, and Marco Alexandre Terlizzi
Comparative Evaluation of Text and Audio Simplification: A Methodological Replication Study
Prosanta Barai, Gondy Leroy, and Arif Ahmed
Innovative Research Articles
Rethinking Healthcare Technology Adoption: The Critical Role of Visibility & Consumption Values
Sonali Dania, Yogesh Bhatt, and Paula Danskin Englis
Analysis of Asymmetrical Power Relations in Digital Public Services in the Brazilian Amazon Region
João P. S. da Silva, Diana Cruz Rodrigues, and Mário Vasconcellos Sobrinho
Construction of Conceptual Frameworks in Research: An Information Systems Design Perspective
Pedro Antunes, David Johnstone, and Nguyen Hoang Thuan
Exploring the Role of Third Parties in Digital Transformation Initiatives: A Problematized Assumptions Perspective
Jack O’Neill, David Pidoyma, Ciara Northridge, Shivani Pai, Stephen Treacy, and Andrew Brosnan
Uncovering the Interplay between IT Identity and Digital Performance in Digital Work
Hepu Deng and Sophia Xiaoxia Duan
A Multivocal Literature Review on Capturing Value Propositions for Private Organizations in a CBDC Ecosystem
Vincent Schaaf, Jonathan Lautenschlager, Hannes Voucko-Glockner, Tobias Plank, Tobias Guggenberger, and Nils Urbach
Privacy in Smart Health Monitoring: A Systematic Review and Research Directions
Jingjing Zhang, Farkhondeh Hassandoust, and Allen C. Johnston
Enhancing Healthcare with Artificial Intelligence: A Configurational Integration of Complementary Technologies and Stakeholder Needs
Digvijay S. Bizalwan, Rahul Kumar, Ajay Kumar, and Yeming Yale Gong
Beyond Routine Activity Theory: Towards a Novel Phishing Victimization Theory
Miloslava Plachkinova, Ace Vo, Gunjan Batra, and Humayun Zafar
Taking Things Out of Context: A Configuration Analysis of the Persuasiveness of Digital Technologies for Sustainability Across Work-Home Boundaries
Jacqueline Corbett, Rohit Nishant, Sarah Cherki El Idrissi, and Alexander Q. H. Chung
Advancing the Third Wave of Geospatial Analytics in IS Research through Spatially Explicit Theory and Methods
John Tripp, Matt Wimble, and Ashton M. Shortridge
Digital Resilience in High-Tech SMEs: Exploring the Synergy of AI and IoT in Supply Chains
Adnan Khan, Syed Hussain Murtaza, Parisa Maroufkhani, and Sultan Sikandar Mirza
Relevance and Rigor of Information Systems Cybersecurity Research: An Exploratory Analysis
Rahul Dwivedi and George Mangalaraj
Technology Use Across Age Cohorts in Older Adults: Review and Future Directions
Sumant Devasthali, Manisha Sharma, Arun Sharma, and Gaurav Gupta
Procuring Accessible Third-Party Web-Based Software Applications for Inclusivity: A Socio-technical Approach
Niamh Daly, Ciara Heavin, and James Northridge
Digital Transformation Against the Odds: Insights on Frugal, Government-Led, and Responsible Digital Transformation from an Ethiopian Bank
Dereje Ferede, Miftah Hassen Jemal, and Alemayehu Molla
On Theorising Digital Empowerment for Decision Making in Facilitated Virtual Health Communities
Tsholofelo Sethibe, Babak Abedin, and Olivera Marjanovic
A Triadic Collaborative Relationship Perspective on Shared Digital Health Technology Use: Unpacking the Role of Information Systems in Chronic Disease Management by Patients and Providers
Noor Nazneen, Sultana Lubna Alam, and Lemai Nguyen
IBM Watson Health Growth Strategy: Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) The Answer
Abhinav Shekhar, Rakesh Gupta, and Sujeet Kumar Sharma
Uncovering the Associations of Research Paradigms and Methods with Theoretical Contribution Types
Rongen Zhang, Eun Hee Park, Yoongi Kim, and Jongwoo Kim
From the Internet Dilemma to the Metaverse Dilemma: Exploring Luxury Brands’ Adoption of Metaverse Technologies
Noha Tarek Amer, Shan Rahman, Jeff Baker, and Nicholas J. Ashill
Digital Design Science
For Love or Money: Small Investor Motivations and Incentives in Equity Crowdfunding
Jason Cherubini, Alan Hevner, and Paul E. Spector
Philosophy
Revisiting the Information Hierarchy in the AI Era: Implications of Misinformation, Ignorance, and Imprudence
Ali Baker, Debarun Chakraborty, and Arthur C. McAdams
A Critique of Agential Realism
Ron A. Weber
Mechanism-Based Explanations and Theoretical Contribution in IS Research
Mikko Siponen, Arto Lanamäki, Marco Nathan, and Tuula Klaavuniemi
Commentary, Opinion, and Editorials
The Digital Experiment Reporting Protocol (DERP)
Markus Weinmann, Christoph Schneider, and Joseph Valacich
Panel Reports
Fostering a Responsible Information Systems Research Ecosystem
Jignya Patel, Ping Wang, Suchit Ahuja, Laurie Giddens, and Amber Young
Digital Transformation in the IS field: GREAT Research Opportunities in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Mohammad AlMarzouq, Youngjin Yoo, Prasanna Karhade, Thomas Grisold, Tawfiq Alashoor, Mazen Shawosh, and Mousa Albashrawi
Digital Polycentricity for Socio-Technical Design: Outcomes from the 2024 Workshop on Digital Polycentricity
Ciske Smit, Roba Abbas, and Jeremy Pitt
Beyond IT Adoption: The Evolving Boundaries of Diffusion Research in the AI Era
Saeed Akhlaghpour, Elena Karahanna, Eivor Oborn, Hamed Qahri-Saremi, Azadeh Savoli, Susan Scott, and Monideepa Tarafdar
The DeLone and McLean Information Systems Success Model: What is the Future Evolution for Its Foundations, Components, and Applications?
Peter Saba, William DeLone, Noor Ul-Ain, Antoine Harfouche, Imed Ben Nasr, Guillaume Biot-Paquerot, and Sabrine Mallek
AI vs. MBA: Who Wins the Future of Work? Integration of AI in Business and the Evolving Role of Business Education
Tamilla Triantoro, Sian Roderick, Imed Ben Nasr, Karine A. Barakat, and Tom James
Driving Societal Impact in Business Education: Insights and Strategies from Business School Deans Panel
Gaurav Bansal and Rasoul Rezvanian
The Challenges of Researching AI in IS: AI and the Boundaries for IS Research and AI in Information Systems: Ethical and Methodological Challenges - Reports and Contextualization of Two ACIS Panels
Mike W. Seymour, Lorenn P. Ruster, Kai Riemer, Sandra Peter, and Karlheinz (Karl) Kautz
Debate
Breaking the Taboo of Religion and Spirituality in IS Research
Tanya Giannelia and Abby Golub
Who Counts? A Compassionate Critique of Stakeholder Theory in Information Systems
Margeret Hall, Alexandra Pavlakis, and Michelle Friend
Values Behind the Code: Challenging Technological Neutrality in Information Systems Research
Roxana Ologeanu-Taddei
Vulnerability, Poetics, and Mysticism: Troubling the Taboo of Unsanitized Writing in Information Systems
Rick Sullivan
Nonconsensual Sexually Explicit Deepfakes: Moving Beyond Taboos and Barriers
Laurie Giddens, Natalie Gerhart, Russell Torres, and Stacie Petter
Red Lights, Blind Spots: Sex Work and Stigma in Information Systems
Eduard Buzila and Kai Heinrich
Dying Digitally: Rethinking the Afterlife in the Global South
Adheesh Budree and James Braman
Taboo Breakers, Assumption Shakers, Path Makers: Charting a Course for Post-Orthodox IS Scholarship
Raffaele Ciriello
“Human-Centric” For Whom, By Whom, For What? From Corporate Rhetorics to Ethical Critique
Linnéa Carlsson
Taboo Knowledge in Information Systems: The Case for Dark Knowledge
Simon Burnett and Lyndsay Mesjar
Forthcoming Papers
Phygitar: Envisioning the Rhythmic Phygital Ecosystem in 2050
Omar A. El Sawy and Pernille Rydén
Narratives of the Future - Exploring Human-AI Collaboration
Shahper Richter, Alexander Richter, and Matthias Trier
Demonstration of Generative AI Assisted Inductive Coding: Exploring Sociotechnical Imaginaries for Qualitative Research
Jinglu Jiang, Tanya Giannelia, and Ann-Frances Cameron
Designing Sustainable Business Models with Emerging Technologies: Navigating the Ontological Reversal and Network Effects to Balance Externalities
Rubén Mancha and Ainara Novales
Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainable Digital Transformation with Next-Generation Connectivity in a Smart Port
Shantanu Dey, Rajhans Mishra, and Sayantan Mukherjee
Shaping Document Accessibility Remediation with Artificial Intelligence: A Multilevel Understanding Study
Maximiliano J. Medina, Cédric Baudet, Maud Njitchouang, and Denis Lalanne
Social Interaction with Collaborative Robots in the Hotel Industry: Analysing the Employees’ Perception
Maria Menshikova, Isabella Bonacci, Danila Scarozza, Alena Fedorova, and Khaled Ghazy
The Strategic Analysis of Open-Source Software in Traditional Industries – A SWOT Analysis
Estelle Duparc, Barbara Steffen, Hendrik van der Valk, and Boris Otto
Digital Upskilling and Industry 4.0: Examining Affordances for Sustainable Workforce Upskilling in SMEs
Noor UL-Ain and Mehwish Waheed
Where Does AI Go from Here?
James Lee and Benjamin Yeo
Reinventing French Agriculture: The Era of Farmers 4.0, Technological Innovation and Sustainability
Claude Chammaa, Fatma Fourati-Jamoussi, Lucian Ceapraz, and Valérie Leroux
Ethical Information Disclosure: Exploring the Presence-Privacy Tradeoff in GeoMatching Applications for Sustainable Development
Zhenzhen Zhao, Damien Renard, Catherine Lejealle, and Thierry Delecolle
The Impact of App Updates on Usage Frequency and Duration
Pengcheng Wang, Zefeng Bai, Kambiz Saffarizadeh, and Chuang Wang
Unveiling Enablers to the Use of Generative AI Artefacts in Rural Educational Settings: A Socio-Technical Perspective
Pramod K. Patnaik, Kunal Rao, and Gaurav Dixit
The Diverse Histories of Computing and Information in Australasia
Barbara Ainsworth, Sebastian Boell, Petera Hudson, Lalita Kasanji, Sunit Prakash, and Janet Toland
Modeling Personality and Resistance to Change to Explain Online Social Network Continuance: Insights from Thailand
Igor A. Ambalov
TAPAT Principles for Reliable Research Data Management Enabled by Decentralized Technologies
Arthur Carvalho, Chad Anderson, Mala Kaul, and Jeffrey W. Merhout
A Theory-Based Link Prediction Model for Online Social Networks
Gelareh Towhidi, Atish P. Sinha, and Huimin Zhao
Cyber Notes Educational Content Delivery Tool: Addressing the Needs of Gen Z and Gen Alpha Students
Kevin Parker
When Big Data Dehumanizes: Situational Boundaries of Data-Driven Ethical Risk
Maryam Ghasemaghaei and Ofir Turel
