Human-computer interaction research in the management information systems discipline

Zhang et al., 2005). HCI has become an important theme at major MIS conferences while cross-disciplinary research in HCI is also increasing. In this special section, we showcase exemplary HCI research in MIS. It is our hope that the sharing of these works with the HCI community in other disciplines will help to develop more synergy across areas. MIS, as one of the 'homes' for HCI research, has two distinguishing features: (1) business application and (2) management orientation (Zhang et al., 2004). Thus, HCI research in the MIS discipline is concerned with studying the ways in which humans interact with information, technologies, and tasks in business, managerial, organizational , and cultural contexts. A recent article (Zhang and Li, 2005) provides an overview of the intellectual development of HCI research within the MIS discipline, where components pertinent to human's interaction with technologies are classified into five categories: (1) human, (2) technology, (3) task/job, (4) context, and (5) interaction among them. In other words, HCI research in the MIS discipline goes beyond design and usability issues to take into account broader issues that are of relevance to business and management. The Special Interest Group on Human–Computer Interaction (SIGHCI), which is affiliated with the Association for Information Systems (AIS, http://aisnet.org), provides a forum for AIS members to discuss, develop, and promote a range of issues related to the history, AIS SIGHCI promotes HCI research of relevance to business, managerial, and organizational contexts among AIS members and to the larger community of practitioners and scholars. As part of its continued outreach efforts to establish dialogues, synergies, and connections with the HCI communities across various disciplines, AIS SIGHCI sponsors special issues or sections in premier HCI journals such as this special section of IJHCS. Past special issues or sections sponsored by AIS SIGHCI include International