SIGMIS-CPR '12Pub Date : 2012-05-31DOI: 10.1145/2214091.2214137
Michael J. Gallivan
{"title":"Analyzing citation impact of IS research by women and men: do women have higher levels of research impact?","authors":"Michael J. Gallivan","doi":"10.1145/2214091.2214137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214137","url":null,"abstract":"Over the past decade, the SIG MIS conference has become a leading venue for research on gender issues in the IT workforce. The question of women's research impact relative to men is important for several reasons. First, if research by women is not cited as often as that of men, it would be necessary to ask why. In that case, the explanation may be due to the fact that women publish their work in venues that are less visible relative to men; because women publish on topics that draw less interest from a broad audience (resulting in fewer subsequent studies that cite their work); or that women's research, as a whole, is of lower quality than that of men. Conversely, if research by women IS scholars is cited more often than research by men, it is again worth asking why: is it because women (as a whole) publish in more visible, higher-quality venues than men, because women publish on topics that interest a broader audience, because their research addresses more timely or controversial topics, or their research is of higher quality, relative to men? We test various hypotheses to show that papers published by women in five leading IS journals are cited more frequently than papers by men, after controlling for the journal and the subject matter of the papers. The effect is small, but significant. We conclude that this is because (a) women publish in MIS Quarterly at a higher rate relative to men -- which happens to be the IS journal that receives the most citations; (b) women are under-represented among authors in three journals that receive fewer citations; and (c) women generally publish few papers on topics that receive the lowest rates of citations.","PeriodicalId":263040,"journal":{"name":"SIGMIS-CPR '12","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122418360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SIGMIS-CPR '12Pub Date : 2012-05-31DOI: 10.1145/2214091.2214098
Sven Laumer, C. Maier, Andreas Eckhardt, Tim Weitzel
{"title":"Are we in the right profession?: comparing information systems, computer science and other disciplines' professional's perceptions of the job market","authors":"Sven Laumer, C. Maier, Andreas Eckhardt, Tim Weitzel","doi":"10.1145/2214091.2214098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214098","url":null,"abstract":"Based on an empirical analysis with 2,887 professionals with different educational backgrounds, this research shows that Information Systems and Computer Science professionals are more optimistic toward the labor market and available job alternatives than other disciplines such as General Business Management, Engineering, or Social and Humane Science. The results underline that professionals in the IT field have a bright future for their further career. In times of shrinking information systems and computer systems enrollments, this promising prospect can support both undergraduate and graduate schools activities to promote their courses. Several implications for this issue will be discussed in the paper.","PeriodicalId":263040,"journal":{"name":"SIGMIS-CPR '12","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126979929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SIGMIS-CPR '12Pub Date : 2012-05-31DOI: 10.1145/2214091.2214093
C. Boyd, D. Edwards, Philip Loftus, Timothy G. Schaefer
{"title":"Chief information officer (CIO) panel: how to groom IT leadership as change agents","authors":"C. Boyd, D. Edwards, Philip Loftus, Timothy G. Schaefer","doi":"10.1145/2214091.2214093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214093","url":null,"abstract":"1.1 Colin Boyd Colin Boyd joined Johnson Controls as Vice President Information Technology and CIO in 2008. He is responsible for all Johnson Controls IT activities. Previously Colin was Corporate Vice President and CIO for Sony Ericsson based in London, General Manager of IS Operations for Sony Europe, British Telecomm, and Logica. Colin holds an M.S. in IT from the University of London and a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Nottingham.","PeriodicalId":263040,"journal":{"name":"SIGMIS-CPR '12","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124742800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SIGMIS-CPR '12Pub Date : 2012-05-31DOI: 10.1145/2214091.2214116
Jeria L. Quesenberry, Randy Weinberg, Larry Heimann
{"title":"Experiences in service-learning pedagogy: lessons for recruitment and retention of under represented groups","authors":"Jeria L. Quesenberry, Randy Weinberg, Larry Heimann","doi":"10.1145/2214091.2214116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214116","url":null,"abstract":"In this poster, we summarize results from the Carnegie Mellon University Information Systems in the Community Summer Institute, which is an intensive service-learning experience in information systems (IS) for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).","PeriodicalId":263040,"journal":{"name":"SIGMIS-CPR '12","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124162885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SIGMIS-CPR '12Pub Date : 2012-05-31DOI: 10.1145/2214091.2214134
Xiqing Sha, Yi Wu, K. Chang
{"title":"Creativity in Dyads: the role of closeness and media multiplexity","authors":"Xiqing Sha, Yi Wu, K. Chang","doi":"10.1145/2214091.2214134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214134","url":null,"abstract":"Identifying the features of social ties that facilitate the generation of creative ideas deepens the understanding of relational factors in dyadic communication that trigger creative thinking. Tie strength, which is the key factor that shape creativity, has ambiguous effects on shaping creativity. Specifically, strong ties have both positive and negative effects on creativity when it is examined from a structural perspective and social perspective. It is also unclear that through what kind of mechanisms behind that trigger strong ties have an opposite association with creativity. Therefore this study distinguishes different tie types of tie strength and investigates how they have opposite effects on creativity. Furthermore, this study also examines whether the usage of multiple media in dyadic communication would influence the interaction. Our finding shows that dyads that are strongly connected by multiple ties (i.e., professional ties, personal ties) are less likely to share diverse expertise but more likely to obtain thoughtful responses from each other. Compared to dyads using a single communication media, dyads that use multiple communication media are less likely to share diverse expertise due to communication cost and redundant information exchanged. However the dyads are more likely to respond to each other with thoughtful answers when they use multiple communication media. These findings provide both theoretical contribution to extant literature and practical implications.","PeriodicalId":263040,"journal":{"name":"SIGMIS-CPR '12","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125136160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SIGMIS-CPR '12Pub Date : 2012-05-31DOI: 10.1145/2214091.2214132
Andrea J. Hester
{"title":"Measuring alignment within relationships among socio-technical system components: a study of Wiki technology use","authors":"Andrea J. Hester","doi":"10.1145/2214091.2214132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214132","url":null,"abstract":"Wiki technology provides capabilities for collaborative knowledge management. Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis eliminate the boundaries of time and space, and support higher levels of social interaction. In order to achieve the highest return from information systems, organizations must match the capabilities of technology with their complex social environments. This research proposes examination of organizational information systems as socio-technical systems that involve interacting relationships among the main components of actors, structure, tasks and technology. Alignment within the relationships will facilitate increased system use; however, gaps in alignment may impede system use and result in poor performance or system failure. The pilot study presented here gives insight into how alignment can be measured by evaluating underlying factors affecting the relationships and subsequent system use.","PeriodicalId":263040,"journal":{"name":"SIGMIS-CPR '12","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126988065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SIGMIS-CPR '12Pub Date : 2012-05-31DOI: 10.1145/2214091.2214141
E. Trauth, C. Cain, K. D. Joshi, Lynette Kvasny, K. M. Booth
{"title":"Embracing intersectionality in gender and IT career choice research","authors":"E. Trauth, C. Cain, K. D. Joshi, Lynette Kvasny, K. M. Booth","doi":"10.1145/2214091.2214141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214141","url":null,"abstract":"Results of an examination of with-gender variation in gender stereotypes about the skills and knowledge in the IT profession demonstrates the value of applying an intersectionality perspective in the study of under represented groups in the IT field. Focusing on gender or ethnicity, alone, is insufficient to explain the under representation of women and minorities in IT careers. Rather, we believe that stratifying the population in a more nuanced manner, such as by gender within ethnic group, provides deeper insights into the phenomenon of under representation. Hence, this research approaches the topic of gender and the IT profession from the perspective of intersectionality of gender and ethnicity. Within-gender analysis reveals variation in gender stereotyping by gender-ethnic group. White females and minority males (i.e. Black and Hispanic males) exhibited the most masculine stereotyping of IT skills. In contrast, White males and minority females (i.e. Black and Hispanic females) exhibited the fewest. Three themes emerge from this research. First, the skills that will be increasingly important in the future in distinguishing equivalently credentialed IT professionals were not absorbed into the \"masculine\" category. Second, hegemonic masculine traits appear to be deeply entrenched in the next generation of IT professionals. Third, when peering more deeply into the gender stereotyping of skills by respondent demographics, what emerges is a pattern that emphasizes the critical role of intersectionality in gender analyses of the IT profession.","PeriodicalId":263040,"journal":{"name":"SIGMIS-CPR '12","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128269443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SIGMIS-CPR '12Pub Date : 2012-05-31DOI: 10.1145/2214091.2214119
Andreas Schilling
{"title":"Links to the source - a multidimensional view of social ties for the retention of FLOSS developers","authors":"Andreas Schilling","doi":"10.1145/2214091.2214119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214119","url":null,"abstract":"Free Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) is of vital importance for the daily life of many private and corporate users. However, the majority of all FLOSS initiatives fail, most commonly due to a lack of sustained developers. In contrast to previous research which used an individual centric or a structural perspective, this dissertation combines motivational and relational aspects to build a comprehensive understanding for FLOSS developers' ongoing project commitment. A unified research model is developed by drawing on established theories from organizational and sociological literature, in particular by combining Self-Determination-Theory (SDT) and Social-Identity-Theory (SIT). Both SDT and SIT have been found valuable concepts for staffing decisions in organizations. In addition to the development and evaluation of the research model, this dissertation derives operational strategies for project managers of FLOSS initiatives on how to enhance the retention behavior of their contributor base.","PeriodicalId":263040,"journal":{"name":"SIGMIS-CPR '12","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121206621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SIGMIS-CPR '12Pub Date : 2012-05-31DOI: 10.1145/2214091.2214118
Curtis Cain
{"title":"Underrepresented groups in gender and STEM: the case of black males in CISE","authors":"Curtis Cain","doi":"10.1145/2214091.2214118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214118","url":null,"abstract":"The underrepresentation of Black males in the Information Technology and Computer, Information Science and Engineering (CISE) is a problem in academia and our society. Diversity and learning go hand in hand. People of different cultural, ethnic, religious, and societal backgrounds bring their various experiences with them when they come into a classroom. The more diverse the student, teacher and professor make-up, the more perspectives they can share about any given principle or concept. Therefore, heterogeneous classrooms contribute to diversity.\u0000 Having a more ethnically diverse IT field can help with the recruitment and retention of minority undergraduate students through role modeling and mentoring. The findings from this research will add to the growing body of knowledge about interventions to address underrepresentation of certain populations in the IT field. But the particular contribution is that the focus is on minority males. Researching this topic at the undergraduate level would be a starting point, but future research would allow me to study graduate students and faculty in academia to further understand underrepresentation throughout the entire academic pipeline in IT.","PeriodicalId":263040,"journal":{"name":"SIGMIS-CPR '12","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121151771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SIGMIS-CPR '12Pub Date : 2012-05-31DOI: 10.1145/2214091.2214130
M. Adya, J. Cotton
{"title":"Exploring the role of mentoring in the IS profession: a cross-national comparison","authors":"M. Adya, J. Cotton","doi":"10.1145/2214091.2214130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2214091.2214130","url":null,"abstract":"Workplace mentoring is beneficial to protégés, most often, in the form of career related and psychosocial support. Mentoring is found to positively impact career progression and satisfaction, is positively correlated with affective commitment, and negatively related to turnover behavior. For academics and practitioners concerned about more effective integration and participation of IS professionals in the IT workforce, mentoring may provide a solution for mitigating the effects of a high-pressure, masculine work environment. While mentoring has been examined to some extent in the general management literature, it has received only passing attention in information systems (IS) research, particularly in a global context. The unique characteristics and demands of the IS profession and increasing trends toward offshoring warrant an IS-specific examination of mentoring behaviors, preferences, and influences. In this study, we propose to conduct a cross-cultural study of mentoring among Indian and American IS professionals. Our study hopes to yield beneficial insights for mentoring practice and research in the IS profession.","PeriodicalId":263040,"journal":{"name":"SIGMIS-CPR '12","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126854121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}