This paper analyzes functional performance, effectiveness and usability of St. Petersburg government sites. Investigation of the level of web penetration, functional advancement and user-friendliness of selected sites under external approach reveals visible variation in accessibility and usability, implying the need for development of interactive elements. Internal evaluation is suggested for a...

This study analyzes IQ’s influence on mutual fund choice. Using a comprehensive dataset of Finnish males, it finds that high-IQ investors are less likely to own balanced funds, actively managed funds, and funds marketed through a retail network. This behavior tends to reduce highIQ investors’ fund fees. Moreover, within each asset class and service category, and controlling for other investor a...

This paper analyzes the change in the capital structure behavior in a sample of Spanish venture capital (VC) backed firms after the first capital infusion. We find that VC investors contribute to unlisted growing firms in the attraction of other long term sources of funds to continue their growth process. Our results show significant changes in determinants such as tangibility, size and profita...

This article analyzes the current processes of integrating different governmental on-line information and service delivery initiatives which go toward providing single entry points for citizens and businesses. Based on notions of 24/7 Agency, Gateways, Single-windows, One-stop-shops, Supersites, and Joined-up government, the underlying vision is to make electronic government information and ser...

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We analyze five commentaries to our “Socio-theoretic Accounts of IS: The Problem of Agency” paper. We find more commonalty in the way we think about theory and theory development in the IS field than expected, and clear up some misconceptions about our intentions. Actor network IS theorists are reluctant to accept the way we frame the problem of agency and we consider some of their arguments an...