The occurrence of the 9/11 attacks marked sharp rise public narrative Islamophobia in US and West. This backlash against Islam Muslims came about as a consequence media campaign led by Fox News far-right outlets, which represent conservative socio-political agenda. has employed translation its negative representation Muslims. Hence, this research applies analytical framework theory to sample ep...

Several studies have shown the value of categorization schemes such as the DeSanctis and Poole (1994) typologies of appropriation moves in illuminating aspects of technology adoption and use (e.g. Poole and DeSanctis, 1992; DeSanctis, et al, 1993; Chudoba, 1999). The DeSanctis and Poole typology has served as both sensitizing categories for the recognition of appropriation moves and as a tool f...

Going beyond the traditional view of appropriation as the customization and tailorability of technical systems, we consider a view of appropriation as a set of emergent socially constructed meanings enacted among a community of users – that is, appropriation as a sociotechnical phenomenon (Dourish 2001a, 2001b). We lay out the rationale behind such an approach, the key role of simplicity in sup...

IT usage is key issue in MIS research. However, a variety of models such as Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) have neglected the role of technology structure in studying IT usage. Alternatively, IT appropriation considers how IT is called into use in terms of IT technology structures. However, the practices of IT appropriation have not yet been convincingly demonstrated. This paper explores the...

Information technology in the learning process is one major success factor for innovative learning scenarios. A necessary pre-condition is the faithful appropriation of technology-mediated learning (TML) to ensure learning outcomes. However, research still lacks insights concerning determinants and consequences of a faithful TML appropriation. Therefore, this research-in-progress paper presents...

End User Development offers technological flexibility to encourage the appropriation of software applications within specific contexts of use. Appropriation needs to be understood as a phenomenon of many collaborative and creative activities. To support appropriation, we propose integrating communication infrastructure into software application that follows an“easy-to-collaborate”-principle. Su...

Why and how do young people adopt and use information and communication technology? Based on social constructionist theory and empirical research we propose a model of ‘technology appropriation’. When young people are faced with a new technology we have observed three outcomes: non-appropriation, appropriation and disappropriation. How the technology is affected by, and in turn affects, young p...

Appropriation is a common practice in art and literature; electronic literature in particular lends itself readily to appropriation and collaboration, due to its multimodal and born-digital nature. This paper presents practice-based research examining the effects of digital appropriation on two works of digital fiction (a hyperfiction and an interactive fiction), demonstrating how it alters the...

This paper proposes a study of the effects of knowledge management systems (KMS) on individual and organizational performance. The study seeks to answer the following question: Which factors determine the impact of KMS on performance by individuals and groups? A model for KMS and performance is developed. This model takes the special characteristics of KMS into account, and extends the theory o...