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More money, more digital? The impact of state grants on digital transformation in small and medium-sized enterprises 更多的钱，更多的数字化？国家拨款对中小企业数字化转型的影响

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Journal of Strategic Information Systems Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2026.101954

Jasmin Demann , Claudia Doblinger , Sangeeta Nar

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Welcome to the first issue of Volume 35 of the Journal of Strategic Information Systems 欢迎阅读《战略信息系统杂志》第35卷的第一期

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Journal of Strategic Information Systems Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2026.101956

Benoit Aubert , Rajiv Sabherwal

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A key to unlocking digital transformation: an empirical study of humble leadership 开启数字化转型的钥匙：谦逊领导力的实证研究

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Journal of Strategic Information Systems Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2025.101940

Gaoyong Li , Lu Liu , Kui Du , Ji-Ye Mao

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When digital platforms enter informal sectors: work formalization and institutional change 当数字平台进入非正式部门：工作正规化和制度变革

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Journal of Strategic Information Systems Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2025.101941

Isam Faik , Michelle Gwee , Felix Ter Chian Tan , Carmen Leong , Fithra Faisal Hastiadi

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The Metaverse for everyone – Qualitative insights on virtual reality environments and the perception of inclusion in team collaboration 每个人的虚拟世界——对虚拟现实环境的定性见解和团队协作中的包容性感知

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Journal of Strategic Information Systems Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2026.101955

Tristan Gleich, Sofia Schöbel

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Digital transformation by outflanking: How peripheral agents transform resisting organizations 包抄式数字化转型：外围代理如何转变抵抗组织

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Journal of Strategic Information Systems Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2025.101924

Viktor Arvidsson , Jonny Holmström , Kalle Lyytinen

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IT investment differentiation, strategic distinctiveness, and firm performance IT投资差异化、战略独特性与企业绩效

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Journal of Strategic Information Systems Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2025.101925

Inmyung Choi , Alain Pinsonneault , Kunsoo Han

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Virtual reality and work: Ethical and inclusion implications of facial representation in VR 虚拟现实与工作：虚拟现实中面部表现的伦理和包容性含义

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Journal of Strategic Information Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2025.101937

Sarah Bankins , Paul Formosa , Tom Montefiore , Deborah Richards , Filippo Cenacchi , Mitchell McEwan

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Are immersive platforms the future of work? The role of generative AI and DEI considerations 沉浸式平台是工作的未来吗？生成AI和DEI的作用

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Journal of Strategic Information Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2025.101943

Marco Marabelli , Sue Newell , Manju Ahuja , Bob Galliers

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Avoiding virtual dystopia: A design theory for emancipatory participatory immersive platforms 避免虚拟反乌托邦：解放式参与式沉浸式平台的设计理论

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Journal of Strategic Information Systems Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2025.101910

Fabian Tingelhoff , Jens Joachim Marga

{"title":"Avoiding virtual dystopia: A design theory for emancipatory participatory immersive platforms","authors":"Fabian Tingelhoff , Jens Joachim Marga","doi":"10.1016/j.jsis.2025.101910","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsis.2025.101910","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Immersive platforms, accessed via VR and AR interfaces, offer a profound digital experience but raise significant privacy and ethical concerns. Current systems collect extensive user data; this enables manipulative advertising and behavior control, fosters self-censorship, and diminishes authentic self-expression – especially among marginalized communities. The unchecked development of immersive platforms threatens to create oppressive environments due to power imbalances and a lack of regulation. This paper addresses the urgent need for emancipatory design guidelines to prevent such outcomes. By integrating critical theory with Participatory Design, we propose Emancipatory Participatory Immersive Platforms. These platforms involve users in their design and dismantle oppressive structures through four emancipatory tools (i.e., agency, dialogue, inclusion, and rationality), substantiated by eight actionable design principles. Our framework aims to empower users, promote inclusivity, and ensure rational engagement – and thereby foster immersive platforms that maintain functional benefits while enhancing freedom and equity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50037,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strategic Information Systems","volume":"34 4","pages":"Article 101910"},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144134582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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