{"title":"Climate Conscious Relations in a Digital Urban Setting","authors":"Anne Ellerup Nielsen, S. E. Andersen","doi":"10.1109/HICSS.2010.106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.106","url":null,"abstract":"The climate change has challenged urban living: As an omnipresent force nature sets the agenda for urban life. Using stakeholder theory for conceptualizing urban life, we install nature as both an omnipresent stakeholder and an issue to be continuously addressed and related to. From this perspective we explore how the citizen enacts his relations to the natural environment in an urban setting and how digital media facilitate different forms of relations. Conceptually framed within stakeholder management theory and models on why corporations engage in corporate social responsibility we use The Aarhus CO2030 exhibition (specifically a digital installation entitled CO2mmitment/CO2nfessions) as an exemplary case to provide insights into understanding drivers for citizens' climate conscious behavior. Based on our study we argue that citizens face similar challenges and conflicting behaviors as corporations in response to the climate change.","PeriodicalId":328811,"journal":{"name":"2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130495174","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}
{"title":"Towards an Openness Rating System for Open Source Software","authors":"W. Bein, C. Jeffery","doi":"10.1109/HICSS.2010.405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.405","url":null,"abstract":"Many open source software projects are not very open to third party developers. The point of open source is to enable anyone to fix bugs or add desired capabilities without holding them hostage to the original developers. This principle is important because an open source project's developers may be unresponsive or unable to meet third party needs, even if funding support for requested improvements is offered.This paper presents a simple rating system for evaluating the openness of software distributions. The rating system considers factors such as platform portability, documentation, licensing, and contribution policy. Several popular open source products are rated in order to illustrate the efficacy of the rating system.","PeriodicalId":328811,"journal":{"name":"2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124574405","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}
{"title":"Unpacking the Dynamics of IS User Improvisation: A Research Framework","authors":"S. McGann, K. Lyytinen","doi":"10.1109/HICSS.2010.490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.490","url":null,"abstract":"Although past studies have identified improvisation as an important element in the design and use of information systems (IS) [1-3], few have conducted in-depth investigation into the factors that influence it. In this paper, we seek to fill this research gap by formulating a framework, which identifies and organizes these factors into a dynamic model. The model provides an integrated framing of antecedents that affect the improvisation process and drive improvisations into punctuated organizational changes. Our Improvisation Dynamics Model defines the frequency, type and evolution of improvisations during the design and use of IS. We offer this framework as a means of clarifying the connections between user improvisation, IT system design and organizational change. This research represents an initial step towards formulating a theory of improvisation dynamics and it serves as a starting point for the study of the evolution of IS use and software. Our goal in the ongoing theory-building process will be to create a deeper theoretical model, which will help explain the connections between user improvisation and information systems evolution.","PeriodicalId":328811,"journal":{"name":"2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114520423","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}
{"title":"Complex Software Systems in Legacy and Modern Environments: A Case Study of the PicklingTools Library","authors":"Richard T. Saunders","doi":"10.1109/HICSS.2010.114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.114","url":null,"abstract":"Most complex software systems are written in many languages and utilize multiple frameworks. The PicklingTools is an open-source collection of libraries (see the website at http://www.picklingtools.com) allowing multiple systems (both modern and legacy) to communicate. The original purpose of the PicklingTools was to allow users to communicate with a legacy product (written with a monolithic legacy framework called Midas 2k) without needing the legacy framework. Since then, the toolset has evolved to become a standalone framework for building applications in the C++ and Python programming languages. This case-study explores how the PicklingTools has been used to evolve existing legacy applications, exploit existing legacy installations, and author new modern applications.","PeriodicalId":328811,"journal":{"name":"2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115603799","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}
{"title":"On the Role of Partners in a Multi-Disciplinary Business Network: A Knowledge Management Perspective","authors":"J. Karjalainen, Aku Valtakoski","doi":"10.1109/HICSS.2010.466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.466","url":null,"abstract":"Creating a successful offering in a knowledge-intensive industry often requires access to knowledge that complements the core technological knowledge of a firm. However, this complementary knowledge is often tacit and hence costly to acquire. In this paper, we investigate how a firm can acquire the necessary complementary knowledge by leveraging partners in its business network. Based on a multiple case study of four Finnish enterprise software firms, we find that engaging partners who possess both core and complementary knowledge improves the efficiency and effectiveness of knowledge transfer between the focal firm and its customers. In addition, using partners for this purpose allows the focal firm to concentrate on developing its core competences, which ultimately is the source of competitive advantage and superior market and financial performance. Our findings constitute a step towards moving from dyadic to networked knowledge acquisition models and understanding their impact on firm performance.","PeriodicalId":328811,"journal":{"name":"2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences","volume":"588 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127809027","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}
{"title":"Generational Responses to Knowledge Management and Collaboration: Are GenX and GenY as Different As We Think?","authors":"W. McHenry, S. R. Ash","doi":"10.1109/HICSS.2010.215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.215","url":null,"abstract":"Researchers and practitioners seem to take for granted that younger generations will be more responsive to new technologies, yet evidence to support this view is mainly anecdotal. This paper uses data from a large scale survey (n=502) given to managers at a large manufacturing firm to examine attitudes about knowledge management and collaboration. While generational cohorts do account for some differences, this study finds that well-documented inhibitors, such as lack of management support, play a more significant role in the firm's success to date in implementing KM. Relying on the intrinsic affinity for technology of GenX and GenY may prove to be a short-sighted strategy, especially in the face of impending retirements.","PeriodicalId":328811,"journal":{"name":"2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122734739","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}
{"title":"Securing Intellectual Assets in a Global Environment","authors":"D. Croasdell, Nathan O'Donoghue","doi":"10.1109/HICSS.2010.328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.328","url":null,"abstract":"Protecting an organization's intellectual property (IP) in the US and Western Europe is relatively straightforward because laws and enforcement mechanisms are reasonably well developed. However, other parts of the world pose significant challenges in safeguarding IP assets due to relatively weak laws and enforcement. This paper examines ways in which multinational enterprises (MNE) can secure knowledge assets across global operations. A comparative company analysis is conducted using a resource based view of the firm. The resulting best practice recommendations could be beneficial for enterprises working in global settings.","PeriodicalId":328811,"journal":{"name":"2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129463510","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}
{"title":"Organizational Learning and Organizational Capabilities of Firms that Engage in Onshore and Offshore Business Process Outsourcing","authors":"Jonathan Whitaker, Sunil Mithas, M. S. Krishnan","doi":"10.1109/HICSS.2010.298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.298","url":null,"abstract":"Firms are increasingly using onshore and offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) to manage their front and back office functions. While most IS research uses transaction cost economics (TCE) to study the transaction-level characteristics that facilitate outsourcing, to advance theory there is a need to focus on the firm-level characteristics that facilitate onshore and offshore BPO. This paper builds on prior research in organizational learning and organizational capabilities to propose a theoretical framework for adoption of onshore and offshore BPO, and tests the framework using archival data.","PeriodicalId":328811,"journal":{"name":"2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115390472","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}
{"title":"Software Entropy in Agile Product Evolution","authors":"G. Hanssen, A. Yamashita, R. Conradi, L. Moonen","doi":"10.1109/HICSS.2010.344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.344","url":null,"abstract":"As agile software development principles and methods are being adopted by large software product organizations it is important to understand the role of software entropy. That is, how the maintainability of a system may degrade over time due to continuous change. This may on one side affect the ability to act agile in planning and development. On the other side, an agile process may affect growth of entropy. We report from a case study of a successful software product line organization that has adopted the agile development method Evo, showing how agility and entropy are negatively related. We conclude this study by suggesting a two-step approach to manage entropy while maintaining process agility. First, the system needs to be restructured to establish a level of manageable entropy, and then, that the agile process must be complemented with continuous semi-automated quality monitoring and refactoring support.","PeriodicalId":328811,"journal":{"name":"2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117222030","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}
{"title":"Attribution of Messages to Sources in Digital Forensics Cases","authors":"F. Cohen","doi":"10.1109/HICSS.2010.75","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2010.75","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents advances in and limits on the attribution of messages to sources in digital forensics cases. It overviews current attribution technologies, the limits of those technologies, identifies ways in which attributions are made today and their limits, and discusses available methods for attribution within the legal system and the limits of digital forensic evidence for use in these purposes. It then presents a set of tools for message attribution now in use and identifies how they are being used and the limits of their applicability to forensics. The present and historical situation show a need for improved attribution, and clearly there is a long way to go before a sound scientific basis for attributions of messages to sources will be definitive.","PeriodicalId":328811,"journal":{"name":"2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121312882","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}