In many applications of computerised decision support, a recognised source of undesired outcomes is operators’ apparent over-reliance on automation. For instance, an operator may fail to react to a potentially dangerous situation because a computer fails to generate an alarm. However, the very use of terms like “over-reliance” betrays possible misunderstandings of these phenomena and their caus...

In this essay, we explore some of the details of what it takes to own, use and derive benefit from information and communication technologies, with a focus on regions where ICT adoption and use is especially low. We begin with a fairly meticulous description from our ethnographic work to which we’ll refer throughout the paper. Though we consider this particular instance, we note that it represe...

There are several theories available to describe how managers choose a medium for communication. However, current technology can affect not only how we communicate but also what we communicate. As a result, the issue for designers of communication support systems has become broader: how should technology be designed to make communication more effective by changing the medium and the attributes ...

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This paper examines the effect of innovation on export decision in Chinese high-tech firms during the period of 2005-2007. Using a parametric, instrumental variable approach and a non-parametric matching method, we find that firm-level innovation efforts, measured by R&D spending and new product output, play only a minor role for domestic exporters. Foreign-invested firms dominate the high-tech...

Product replacement plays a critical role in many high-tech durable goods markets. Since these markets frequently undergo both rapid improvements in quality and falling prices, the consumer's replacement decision is most often due to product obsolescence, as opposed to wear and tear. Despite its importance, this issue has received insufficient attention in the literature, especially from an emp...

Introduction Data is the lifeblood of science. Researchers, government institutions, non-profit organizations, schools, commercial organizations, and individual citizens all need the widest possible access to data from all sources to explore, experiment, test, create new knowledge and new products, and, ultimately, to increase understanding of our world. Access to data, put simply, is crucial t...

Information security has become increasingly important to organizations. Despite the prevalence of technical security measures, individual employees remain the last line – and frequently the weakest link – in corporate defenses. When individuals choose to disregard security policies and procedures, the organization is at risk. How, then, can organizations motivate their employees to follow secu...

This paper presents perceptions of four primary school teachers from two Victorian government primary schools about the barriers and catalyst for effective practices with ICT. Findings of the semi-structured qualitative interviews confirm results of previous studies indicating that access to reliable infrastructure, adequate technical support, and time pressures are still considered to be some ...

Nowadays it can already be seen clearly that in order to increase the effectiveness of computer support in development and production of durable industrial products or artifacts, three problems still need to be solved: (a) integration of aspect models used in artifact development, (b) integration of the aspect models used in process planning and process representations, (c) integration of (a) a...