Start Date
12-13-2015
Description
Many of today’s enterprise information systems require employees to make correct information about their skills, activities, or opinions available to their organization. In this research, we argue that the success of these systems depends strongly on the relationship quality between the employees and their employers. Based on principal–agent and psychological contract theory, we propose a conceptual framework that features a user’s perceived information-based vulnerability (PIBV) of a system: a construct that reflects a user’s perceptions that information entered into a system could be used in an opportunistic manner by the employer. Our framework suggests that employees who fear that a system serves as potential data source that informs the organization about their abilities and fulfillment of duties will reduce their quality usage. Outcomes of this research could help understand the peculiarities of revealing enterprise information systems (REIS) which depend on employees revealing skills, activities, or opinions to their employer.
Recommended Citation
Träutlein, Sarah and Gerlach, Jin, "Perceived Information-Based Vulnerability of Enterprise Information Systems: Concept, Antecedents, and Outcomes" (2015). ICIS 2015 Proceedings. 17.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2015/proceedings/SecurityIS/17
Perceived Information-Based Vulnerability of Enterprise Information Systems: Concept, Antecedents, and Outcomes
Many of today’s enterprise information systems require employees to make correct information about their skills, activities, or opinions available to their organization. In this research, we argue that the success of these systems depends strongly on the relationship quality between the employees and their employers. Based on principal–agent and psychological contract theory, we propose a conceptual framework that features a user’s perceived information-based vulnerability (PIBV) of a system: a construct that reflects a user’s perceptions that information entered into a system could be used in an opportunistic manner by the employer. Our framework suggests that employees who fear that a system serves as potential data source that informs the organization about their abilities and fulfillment of duties will reduce their quality usage. Outcomes of this research could help understand the peculiarities of revealing enterprise information systems (REIS) which depend on employees revealing skills, activities, or opinions to their employer.