Research on IT in China: A Call for Greater Contextualization

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Li ◽  
Ping Gao ◽  
Ji-Ye Mao
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Chinese Context ◽  
Human Behaviors ◽  
Societal Issues ◽  
Is Management

Research on information technologies (IT) in China has gained increasing attention in the international information systems (IS) community. This study systematically reviews papers on IT in China published in the ‘Senior Scholars’ Basket of Journals’ from 2000 to 2013. We have two specific objectives: to identify key research issues and trends, and to propose future directions for research on IT in China. This paper categorizes the global distribution of authors and their research methods. Five research streams are identified, including human behaviors in IS adoption and use, IS management, e-Business, social media, digital collaborations and group support, and industry and societal issues in IS. While each stream is examined in detail, we specifically pay attention to the effect of the Chinese context in each paper and the approaches to contextualizing the research. On the basis of our findings from the literature review, we propose a focus on the Chinese context as guidance for future research.

scholarly journals Social Media Use Among Young People in China: A Systematic Literature Review

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110164
Author(s):  
Lian Tang ◽  
Siti Zobidah Omar ◽  
Jusang Bolong ◽  
Julia Wirza Mohd Zawawi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Systematic Analysis

The widespread use of social media has promoted extensive academic research on this channel. The present study conducts a systematic analysis of extant research on social media use among young people in China. This systematic literature review aims to identify and bridge gaps in topics, theories, variables, and conceptual frameworks in studies of social media usage among young people in China. The study aims to develop a cause–effect framework that shows the causal relationships among research structures. The PRISMA method is used to review 20 articles drawn from the Scopus and Google Scholar databases. From the analysis, 10 major research topics, eight theories or models, and a complete framework of causal relations emerge. It is recommended that future research on social media should include a greater diversity of types of social media, investigate a wider range of research topics, and adopt different theories or models. Researchers should also implement a more complete and detailed systematic method for reviewing literature on social media research in China.

Systematic Literature Review on Narratives in Organizations: Research Issues and Avenues for Future Research

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalini Sahni ◽  
Chandranshu Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Past Research ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Analytical Approaches

Narrative as a method is an interpretive approach of sharing individual experiences and beliefs that facilitates knowledge and generates human responses. The purpose of this study is to review the body of literature available using narratology in organization studies. This article employs a systematic literature review of 186 research articles in 94 identified journals from the year 1995 to 2014 that were subsequently evaluated for analysis. The review identifies five different approaches used by the narrative researchers across disciplines—content analysis (case study method), structural analysis, oral narratives and personal narratives, their contribution and spread in organizations. This article attempts to reinforce the significance of taking narratives as a methodology in organizations by providing a systematic overview of past research works in organizational settings. The study also summarizes the analytical approaches of narrative analysis used in 186 articles, which might underpin the qualitative research and provide some practical advice for those who wish to use narrative analysis in future.

scholarly journals A survey of social media use in emergency situations: A literature review

2020 ◽  
pp. 026666692091389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Najeeb Gambo Abdulhamid ◽  
Daniel Azerikatoa Ayoung ◽  
Armin Kashefi ◽  
Boyce Sigweni
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
The Other ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Areas Of Interest

This study reviews literature on the use of Social Media (SM) in emergency response operations while identifying gaps in this research stream that need attention from Information Systems (IS) researchers. The research is grounded in past works and attempts to build on research on the application of SM in emergencies. It focuses on understanding the role of SM in the prevention, management and response to emergencies. The review contains a detailed literature exposition of IS and disasters journals. The appraisal of such research stream led the review to focus on the concept of digital volunteerism as an offshoot of crowdsourcing initiatives. Findings from the review reveal that previous studies overlooked the interfacing challenges between formal and traditional aid agencies on one hand and digital humanitarians on the other. Consequently, we identify gaps in the extant literature and propose areas of interest for future research.

Balanced Scorecard: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Issues

2021 ◽  
pp. 231971452110496
Author(s):  
Jitender Kumar ◽  
Neha Prince ◽  
H. Kent Baker
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Performance Measurement System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
Research Issues

This study provides a systematic literature review on the balanced scorecard (BSC), highlights gaps in the literature and identifies areas for further research. We review a sample of 114 BSC articles published in 14 accounting and 56 management journals between 1992 and 2021. Each article must either be in the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC), Scopus-indexed or Academic Journal Guide (AJG) list, or receive at least 100 citations, as reported by Google Scholar. We separate the BSC literature into 11 major themes, examine the research methods, statistical tools used and identify the country affiliated with the authors. Companies typically use the BSC as a performance measurement system instead of a management control system. The BSC is more compatible with private versus public sector organizations. Successful implementation of the BSC requires support from the top management and effective communication and coordination. Additionally, a cause-and-effect relationship should exist among its four perspectives—customers, internal business, innovation and learning, and financial. BSC’s critics question its superiority over other performance measurement tools. But the number of supporters is much higher than the opponents. Articles mainly focus on developed, not developing, countries and tend to be conceptual papers rather than data-based empirical studies. The most commonly used statistical tool used is regression analysis. Our review of BSC articles provides insights about BSC strategy, implementation, execution and control that should be of interest to researchers and managers. However, this qualitative study uses judgment to identify BSC themes.

A mobile visualization platform for exploring social media data

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonghong Tong ◽  
Muhammet Bakan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Data Visualization ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Media Data ◽  
Human Behaviors ◽  
Big Picture ◽  
Analysis Platform ◽  
Media Data

With the increasing application of using mobile device and social media, large amount of continuous information about human behaviors is available. Data visualization provides an insightful presentation for the large-scale social media datasets. The focus of this paper is on the development of a mobile-device based visualization and analysis platform for social media data for the purpose of retrieving and visualizing visitors’ information for a specific region. This developed platform allows users to view the “big picture” of the visitors’ locations information. The result shows that the developed platform 1) performs a satisfied data collection and data visualization on a mobile device, 2) assists users to understand the varieties of human behaviors while visiting a place, and 3) offers a feasible role in imaging immediate information from social media and leading to further policy-making in related sectors and areas. Future research opportunities and challenges for social media data visualization are discussed.Keywords: Social media, data visualization, mobile device

scholarly journals Security Measurement in Industrial IoT with Cloud Computing Perspective: Taxonomy, Issues, and Future Directions

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Shah ◽  
Mahnoor Khan ◽  
Ahmad Almogren ◽  
Ihsan Ali ◽  
Lianwen Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Optimal Algorithm ◽  
Cloud Security ◽  
Wireless Channel ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Cloud Models ◽  
Industrial Iot

In recent years, cloud computing has gained massive popularity in information technology and the industrial Internet of things. It provides facilities to the users over the wireless channel. Many surveys have been carried out in cloud security and privacy. The existing survey papers do not specify the classifications on the basis of cloud computing components. Therefore, they fail to provide the techniques with their specialities as well as the previously available literature review is outdated. This paper presents the security for cloud computing models with a new aspect. Unlike the previously existing surveys, the literature review of this paper includes the latest research papers in the field of cloud security. Also, different classifications are made for cloud computing security on the basis of different cloud components that are used to secure the cloud models. Furthermore, a total of eleven (11) classifications are considered, which includes cloud components to secure the cloud systems. These classifications help the researchers to find out the desired technique used in a specific component to secure the cloud model. Moreover, the shortcoming of each component enables the researchers to design an optimal algorithm. Finally, future directions are given to highlight future research challenges that give paths to researchers.

Social media for entrepreneurship: myth or reality? A structured literature review and a future research agenda

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-177
Author(s):  
Giustina Secundo ◽  
Pasquale Del Vecchio ◽  
Gioconda Mele
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Structured Literature Review

PurposeThis paper provides a structured literature review (SLR) about the effects of social media technologies on entrepreneurship activities and processes, to identify relationships, connectivity and interdependencies. The paper offers an outline of the past and the present literature and frames a future research agenda.Design/methodology/approachThe structured literature review has been conducted on 159 journal papers extracted from Scopus, initially submitted to a bibliometric analysis. A final list of 69 papers published in a variety of academic journals specialized in the field of entrepreneurship, information science and business management has been analyzed through a content and bibliometric analysis.FindingsFindings show that literature is really scant, and four research streams have been identified: Social media for entrepreneurial learning and self-employment; social media as tools for entrepreneurial marketing; social media as sources of entrepreneurial opportunities and finally, social media as enablers of networking and entrepreneurial ecosystems.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations of the study regard the need for more holistic studies, considering both the technological and the social aspects.Practical implicationsThe findings demonstrate the actuality of the research focus and the need of a deep exploration about the role of social media for the different forms of entrepreneurship process. This evidence calls for a holistic and integrated framework.Originality/valueThe originality of the paper resides in a novel SLR with reference to the recent role of social media for entrepreneurship. Despite the increasing literature, the debate in such field is still fragmented and under-researched, offering a promising research field.

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