When technology use causes stress: Challenges for contemporary research

IS Project Management Contemporary Research Challenges

Although project management is often said to have its roots in other traditional fields, such as construction, Morris (2002) asserts that modern project management practices have their origins in the 1950s US aerospace agencies. Much has been written about Information System (IS) / Information Technology (IT) project initiatives in both the public and private sectors. In fact, many information ...

Conceptual Challenges in Contemporary IS Research

This paper, originally prepared as a keynote address for the 1999 Australasian Conference on Information Systems, critically examines some common assumptions underlying much IS research. The assumptions concern the scope and risks of IT projects, the rationales for and uses of IT, and the role of history and time in systems-related outcomes. Making different assumptions about these issues sugge...

Trends in collection, use and disclosure of personal information in contemporary health research: challenges for research governance.

Health research encompasses a heterogeneous set of research activities. This paper focuses on challenges that arise in the governance of observational research which is usually carried out without any direct contact between the researcher and the individuals being studied. Two broad areas of health research are heavily dependent on access to a wide range of existing person-level health informat...

When are research findings ready for use?

ISLAM AND CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL CHALLENGES