An Integrated Framework via the Convergence Phenomenon for the Emergence of Software-as-a-Service

2017 ◽  
pp. 280-299
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Teracino ◽  
DongBack Seo
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Software As A Service ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technological Evolution ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
New Markets ◽  
Integrated Framework ◽  
Industrial Collaboration ◽  
Computer Industries

Firms from previously distinct industries are increasingly adopting software-as-a-service (SaaS), allowing for the emergence of new markets at the convergence of these industries. The motivation for this research is to explore what is occurring as a result of the convergence phenomenon. The convergence phenomenon is when a technological evolution occurs where previously separate products or services merge into a single offering and cross-industrial collaboration increases as a result. By reviewing literature on the phenomenon in affected industries, such as the telecommunications, television and computer industries, the main aspects are identified and integrated into one framework to analyze the phenomenon as a whole. The inter-relations of the main aspects are explored through the lens of mobilization of institutional theory. The framework's applicability is then explored against a historical case. Future research suggestions are offered to further corroborate the framework to increase its generalizability for analyzing the convergence phenomenon in other relevant industries.

Conceptualization of the Convergence Phenomenon to Develop an Applicable and Integrated Framework for the Emergence of Software-as-a-Service

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Teracino ◽  
DongBack Seo
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Software As A Service ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

Financial service companies, such as banks and accounting firms, and product software companies, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) software companies, previously discrete industries, are beginning to adopt Software-as-a-Service principles, potentially leading them into a new environment. The motivation for this research is to understand what is occuring between these software and service industries, as a result of the convergence phenomenon. A similar phenomenon has happened among the mobile and landline communications, computer, and TV broadcasting industries. By reviewing and analyzing literature on the convergence phenomenon in the industries in which it has already developed, the main aspects are identified and integrated into one comprehensive framework to analyze the phenomenon as a whole. The inter-relations and dynamics are explored via mobilization of institutional theory. The framework’s applicability is then explored against the historical case of the telecommunications, broadcast and computer industries. Future research suggestions are offered to further test and corroborate the framework to increase its generalizability and applicability for analyzing the convergence phenomenon in industries and nations experiencing it at different paces.

scholarly journals Large-Scale Object Monitoring in Internet-of-Things: Energy-Efficient Perspectives

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 461
Author(s):  
Yongbin Yim ◽  
Euisin Lee ◽  
Seungmin Oh
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technological Evolution ◽  
Node Density ◽  
Mobile Objects ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
Energy Efficient Communication ◽  
Efficient Communication ◽  
Architectural Principles

Recently, the demand for monitoring a certain object covering large and dynamic scopes such as wildfires, glaciers, and radioactive contaminations, called large-scale fluid objects (LFOs), is coming to the fore due to disasters and catastrophes that lately happened. This article provides an analytic comparison of such LFOs and typical individual mobile objects (IMOs), namely animals, humans, vehicles, etc., to figure out inherent characteristics of LFOs. Since energy-efficient monitoring of IMOs has been intensively researched so far, but such inherent properties of LFOs hinder the direct adaptation of legacy technologies for IMOs, this article surveys technological evolution and advances of LFOs along with ones of IMOs. Based on the communication cost perspective correlated to energy efficiency, three technological phases, namely concentration, integration, and abbreviation, are defined in this article. By reviewing various methods and strategies employed by existing works with the three phases, this article concludes that LFO monitoring should achieve not only decoupling from node density and network structure but also trading off quantitative reduction against qualitative loss as architectural principles of energy-efficient communication to break through inherent properties of LFOs. Future research challenges related to this topic are also discussed.

Integrating TAM, TPB and TOE frameworks and expanding their characteristic constructs for e-commerce adoption by SMEs

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hart O. Awa ◽  
Ojiabo Ukoha Ojiabo ◽  
Bartholomew Chinweuba Emecheta
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Service Quality ◽  
Integrated Framework ◽  
Perceived Trust ◽  
Acceptance Model

Purpose – This paper aims to propose a framework that integrated the technology acceptance model (TAM), theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and technology-organization-environment (TOE) and extended the constructs to enrich literature and capture some peculiarities of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). Individually, the frameworks of extant TAM, TPB and TOE are insightful to the understanding of e-commerce adoption but a bit parochial in their constructs and so, can rarely provide clear lenses to deal with SMEs. Design/methodology/approach – The adoption of e-commerce depends largely on the users’ conscious assessment of the influencing constructs as proposed, among others, in theories of reasoned action, TAM, TPB and TOE. This paper reviewed, synthesized and extended the constructs of these models in an integrated framework. The proposed integrated framework led to 18 propositions to promote and facilitate future research, and to guide explanation and prediction of e-commerce adoption in an organized system. Findings – The introduced constructs in the integrated framework (e.g. company mission, individual difference factors, perceived trust and perceived service quality) introduce socio-technical systems and improve the theoretical base of adoption. Research limitations/implications – Neither the adoption drivers nor the constructs in the theoretical framework are mutually exclusive and exhaustive; rather, they are complementary and could incorporate other factors. Although the theoretical implications of the findings of this paper extend the scope of adoption drivers, the proposed framework needs to be tested empirically. Originality/value – The integrated and extended theoretical framework links three adoption drivers and attempts to improve existing knowledge on e-commerce adoption and to provide bases for more informed decision(s).

Is there a Role for Entrepreneurship Education in Veterinary Medicine? A UK Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 251512742110404
Author(s):  
Colette Henry
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Graduate Employability ◽  
Science Technology

This article examines entrepreneurship education (EE) provision within UK veterinary schools. Applying institutional theory as a critical lens, the core research question centers on whether there is a defined role for EE within veterinary curricula. Qualitative data gathered from veterinary educators, students, and employers are critically analyzed. Areas where veterinary entrepreneurship educators might enhance their offering to improve graduate employability and increase entrepreneurial activity within the sector are identified. The article contributes to extant scholarship by: identifying the challenges associated with introducing EE into Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematic (STEAM) discipline areas such as veterinary medicine; highlighting the value of institutional theory in critiquing EE within veterinary curricula; furthering understanding of how veterinary EE is perceived amongst key veterinary stakeholder groups/“institutions,” and identifying a potential role for veterinary EE. Novel avenues worthy of future research attention are also highlighted.

Institutional Theory and E-Government Research

2008 ◽  
pp. 349-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahidul Hassan ◽  
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fourth Section ◽  
Current State ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Good Starting Point ◽  
Government Research

Recent developments in institutional theory are highly promising for the study of e-government. Scholars in various disciplines, such as economics (North, 1999; Rutherford, 1999), sociology (Brinton & Nee, 1998), and political science (March & Olsen, 1989; Peters, 2001), have used institutional approaches to understand diverse social and organizational phenomena. Insights gained from these studies can be valuable for guiding research in e-government. In fact, there are some initial efforts in information systems and e-government research that have applied institutional theory and proved useful in generating new insights about how information technologies are adopted (Teo, Wei, & Benbasat, 2003; Tingling & Parent, 2002), designed and developed (Butler, 2003; Klein, 2000; Laudon, 1985), implemented (Robey & Holmstrom, 2001), and used (Fountain, 2001) in organizations. In this chapter, we provide a brief overview of some of these initial studies to highlight the usefulness of institutional theory in e-government research. We also suggest some opportunities for future research in e-government using institutional theory. This chapter does not capture all the essential theoretical and empirical issues related to using institutional theory in information systems and e-government research. Instead, it is a brief review and a good starting point to explore the potential of institutional theory. We hope that e-government scholars find it interesting and useful. The chapter is organized in five sections, including this introduction. The second section provides a brief overview of institutional theory in various disciplinary traditions, with an emphasis on institutional theory in sociology. Then the chapter identifies various patterns of the use of institutional theory in information systems and e-government research. Based on our analysis of the current state of the art, the fourth section suggests some opportunities for future research. Finally, the fifth section provides some final comments.

The influence of institutional and conductive aspects on entrepreneurial innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talah S. Arabiyat ◽  
Metri Mdanat ◽  
Mohamed Haffar ◽  
Ahmad Ghoneim ◽  
Omar Arabiyat
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
National Institutions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Innovation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to improve understanding of how different aspects of the national institutional environment may influence the extent of innovative entrepreneurial activities across countries. Several institutional and conductive factors affecting a country’s capacity to support innovative entrepreneurship are explored. Design/methodology/approach Institutional theory is used to examine the national regulatory, normative, cognitive and conducive aspects that measure a country’s ability to support innovative entrepreneurship. A cross-national institutional profile is constructed to validate an entrepreneurial innovation model. The impacts of country-level national institutions on innovative entrepreneurial activity as measured by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data are assessed through structural equation modeling. Findings Knowledge about the influence of specific institutional aspects on innovative entrepreneurship, and hence of institutional structures within and across countries, is enhanced. For new innovative enterprises, conductive and regulatory aspects seem to matter most. All conductive factors have a significant and positive impact on entrepreneurial activity rates. Research limitations/implications Results could support policy makers and practitioners in evaluating government policies’ effects on innovative entrepreneurship. Interventions should target both individual attributes and context. Future research could include longitudinal designs to measure the direction of causality. Practical implications Aspects such as regulatory institutions, and conductive factors such as information communication technology use and technology adoption, are important for innovation entrepreneurship development. Originality/value The literature on institutional theory and innovative entrepreneurship is highly limited. This study complements growing interest in empirical analysis of the effects of national institutions on innovative entrepreneurial activities and substantiates previous empirical work.

scholarly journals Reconfiguration, Contestation, and Decline

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1066-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin K. Sovacool ◽  
Katherine Lovell ◽  
Marie Blanche Ting
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Innovation Studies ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Technical Systems ◽  
Temporal Dimensions

Large technical systems (LTS) are integral to modern lifestyles but arduous to analyze. In this paper, we advance a conceptualization of LTS using the notion of mature “phases,” drawing from insights into innovation studies, science and technology studies, political science, the sociology of infrastructure, history of technology, and governance. We begin by defining LTS as a unit of analysis and explaining its conceptual utility and novelty, situating it among other prominent sociotechnical theories. Next, we argue that after LTS have moved through the (overlapping) phases proposed by Thomas Hughes of invention, expansion, growth, momentum, and style, mature LTS undergo the additional (overlapping) phases of reconfiguration, contestation (subject to pressures such as drift and crisis), and eventually stagnation and decline. We illustrate these analytical phases with historical case studies and the conceptual literature, and close by suggesting future research to refine and develop the LTS framework, particularly related to more refined typologies, temporal dimensions, and a broadening of system users. We aim to contribute to theoretical debates about the coevolution of LTS as well as empirical discussions about system-related use, sociotechnical change, and policy-making.

scholarly journals Distribution Matters: Feminist Bookstores as Cultural Interaction Spaces

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-75
Author(s):  
Kathy Liddle
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
North American ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Interaction Space ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Audience Reception ◽  
Cultural Interaction ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Group Solidarity ◽  
Cultural Objects

To investigate the historical case of North American feminist bookstores, I use archival materials, interviews, and surveys to consider how cultural distribution sites affect the acquisition and interpretation of cultural objects. The findings point to the importance and variety of distributor conditions, including physical space, atmosphere, bookseller characteristics, stock, and audience members. I develop the concept of the cultural interaction space, defined as a location where a distributor, its cultural objects, and its audience converge. These spaces provide opportunities for interaction, observation, and experimentation with both tangible and intangible cultural materials, as well as for identity formation and the development of group solidarity. Future research should consider how variations in cultural distributors and in cultural interaction spaces affect audience reception, interpretation, and use of cultural objects.

An Integrated Framework of Knowledge Management

2003 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 245-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meliha Handzic
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Integrated Framework ◽  
Know How ◽  
The Core ◽  
Knowledge Processes ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
Organisational Factors

One of the most interesting aspects of knowledge management (KM) is the striking diversity of the field. A wide variety of frameworks of KM have recently appeared in the literature reflecting different emphases and meanings of the term to different people. While all different views are acknowledged, there is a need to integrate and reconcile the demands of each view. An integrated framework proposed here brings together different perspectives on knowledge management and provides a unifying view based on descriptive and inductive inquiry. The core of the framework is a two-by-two matrix with 'explicit' and 'tacit' 'know-that' and 'know-how' dimensions of working knowledge. Working knowledge is affected by processes that generate, transfer and apply knowledge. Technological and organisational factors act as enablers that influence knowledge processes. By providing a holistic view, common ground, consistent terminology and units of analysis, it is hoped that the proposed framework may be useful in enhancing understanding and in providing guidance for the future research and practice of knowledge management.

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