Empirical Evidence of Resistance to the Implementation of Electronic Prescription in Brazil

2010 ◽  
pp. 378-391
Author(s):  
Luiz Antonio Joia ◽  
Carlos Magalhães
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Employment Relationship ◽  
Electronic Prescription ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
Relationship Of

This research investigates the main causes for the unsuccessful implementation of an electronic prescription system in a general hospital – from an explanatory-exploratory case study standpoint – adopting resistance to information systems as its theoretical background. In the case under analysis, the study shows that the main motives for resistance to the system were: lack of training of the physicians; the age of the physicians; problems with the design and safety of the system; inadequate technological infrastructure; the employment relationship of the physicians; and the interference of the system with the power and autonomy of the physicians. The chapter concludes that the intra-organizational context of the hospitals must be analyzed in a systemic way in order to understand fully how the system will be accepted and used by its main potential users, namely physicians.

scholarly journals Principals Agents and Prisoners: An Economical Perspective on Information Systems Development Practice

10.28945/3041 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karlheinz Kautz ◽  
Bjarke Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Information Systems Development ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Price Structure ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Development Practice

Information systems development takes place within an economical context. However, the economical conditions, which shape systems development in practice, are hardly researched. In this paper we are investigating the question how a given price structure influences systems development projects. Our analysis is based on a multi case study and a Grounded Theory inspired research approach. Our work is informed by economic theories, which deal with the relationship of suppliers and customers and their mutual dependency. We thus apply principal-agent theory and economic game theory in form of the prisoner’s dilemma. As a result we provide three interlinked models for understanding the impact of pricing structure on systems development practice. The main elements of these models are pricing structure, risk distribution and price level, and opportunistic behavior. We discuss how these elements are interrelated and examine their impact on information systems development in practice.

scholarly journals Enhancing Technopreneurship Project Management System with Coaching and Mentoring Features

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Stephanus Eko Wahyudi ◽  
Kartika Gianina Tileng
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Asynchronous Communication ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Project Management System ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Subject

This research aimed to find the system features for remote, synchronous, and asynchronous communication and collaboration among the students. The research design was through an exploratory case study. The data collection method was in-depth interview with experienced supervisors and the subject coordinators. The result of the research is the necessary features to be included in the updated version of the information systems. The various coaching and mentoring features can support subject coordinators, supervisors, and students and allow them to complete the subject on time and in accordance with the standards

Relationship of Some Organizational Factors to Information Systems Effectiveness

2011 ◽  
pp. 331-362
Author(s):  
Ahmed A.M. Seliem ◽  
Ahmed S. Ashour ◽  
Omar E.M. Khalil ◽  
Stephen J. Millar
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Organizational Variables ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
Systems Effectiveness ◽  
Relationship Of

Most of the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of information systems and their determinants is confined to the use of data from Western countries. Evidence from other environments, where the social, economic, and cultural characteristics vary, is needed before generalizations can be made. This chapter reports on an investigation designed to explore the relationship of three organizational factors—top management support, user involvement, and the maturity of the IS function—to systems effectiveness in an Egyptian setting. Data was collected from 214 managers, and the results indicate that the three organizational variables positively associate with systems effectiveness, measured by user information satisfaction and system use in improving decision making. Also, user’s tenure in the organization and ownership type were found to affect the relationships between the system’s effectiveness measures and the three organizational variables. These findings are discussed and implications are offered. The findings of this study suggest that the positive relationships of top management support, user involvement, and IS maturity to systems effectiveness may transcend cultural differences. This empirical evidence contributes to the external and international validity of the similar Western-based findings, which, in turn, add to the efforts toward building a general theory of trans-national global information systems (GISs).

Effective Project Management for Strategic Innovation and Change in an Organizational Context

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kenny
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Strategic Innovation ◽  
Strategic Processes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Strategic Implementation ◽  
Recent Project ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Projects are a means of implementing strategy; the relationship of project management to strategic implementation in an organization is explored. Some of the recent project management literature is examined and a case study from the education sector is used to consider how to effectively link project management to organizational strategic processes. Project management techniques have been used very successfully in a wide range of areas. They are routinely applied in IT developments, building, government, and education. Recent thinking has raised questions about how to more closely match the techniques to the nature of individual projects. The nature of different types of projects is explored through consideration of projects involving high levels of change, and/or innovation. By their nature, the final outcomes of such projects are not clearly defined and their execution may require many iterations of development. A means of categorizing projects within an organization is developed. This, along with a set process guidelines, will enable an organization's management to more effectively consider the implications of implementing strategic projects. Monitoring such projects can present problems in an organization when management accountability mechanisms demand results and rigid processes are imposed.

scholarly journals Mechanisms to Engage an Online Community in Crowdsourcing: Insights from an Idea Contest in Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-212
Author(s):  
Adriano Solidoro ◽  
Francesco Aleotti ◽  
Gianluigi Viscusi ◽  
Christopher L. Tucci ◽  
Davide Diamantini
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
Large Community ◽  
Factors Influencing

Knowledge sharing is particularly important for co-creating, discussing, or acquiring innovative ideas. Crowdsourcing, as an enabler of open innovation, has raised the question about the kind of organising forms and/or managerial interventions it may require or underpin. However, there is little consensus in management studies on how to best design a crowdsourcing initiative (contest) with regard to the mechanisms to engage an online community. In this paper, starting from an exploratory case study on the project “Stati Generali della Formazione e del Lavoro” (General Assembly on Training and Work)—a crowdsourcing experience designed for a large community of professional trainers, planned and managed by University of Milano-Bicocca and AIF Academy (Associazione Italiana Formatori), a broad representative association of Italian trainers—we study the factors influencing the decision of the participants (a.k.a., solvers) to become involved (and to what extent) in a contest. The study could contribute to the debate on crowdsourcing by both underlining important governance factors involved and providing empirical evidence of the link between management strategies and crowdsourcing success.

scholarly journals Além da Uber: uma comparação com o mercado de trabalho dos advogados

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Carelli ◽  
Bianca Neves Bomfim Carelli
Keyword(s):  
Employment Relationship ◽  
Computer Application ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Working Relationship ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Judicial Decisions ◽  
Gray Area ◽  
Professional Category ◽  
Relationship Of

O presente trabalho aborda a dinâmica da relação de trabalho dos advogados audiencistas contratados por intermédio de aplicativo de computador, comparando-a com a relação de trabalho existente entre o motorista e a empresa Uber. A pesquisa investiga a experiência de advogados audiencistas e apresenta o estudo do caso de tais profissionais contratados e intermediados por empresa de negócios jurídicos para realizarem audiências para escritórios de advocacia, abordando a perspectiva de diversos atores sociais envolvidos e decisões judiciais de ações postulando o reconhecimento da relação de emprego de tais profissionais, como forma de analisar a categoria em referência. A questão analisada diz respeito ao alcance do fenômeno da “uberização” aos advogados audiencistas e a hipótese de estarem em situação similar a dos motoristas “parceiros” da Uber. Para tanto, o presente estudo analisa os fenômenos em questão e o contexto de seu surgimento. Sustenta-se também que a relação de trabalho de tais advogados, bem como dos motoristas da Uber, situa-se na zona cinzenta do emprego, o que causa desproteção aos trabalhadores face aos direitos trabalhistas, devendo ser entendido e buscado o arranjo legal mais adequado para seu tratamento.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Algorítmo. Advogados. Uberização. Abstract The paper discusses the dynamics of the employment relationship of court hearing’s lawyers hired through a computer application, comparing it with the working relationship between the driver and the Uber company. The research investigates the experience of court hearing’s lawyers and presents the case study of such professionals hired and intermediated by a legal company, approaching the perspective of several social actors involved and judicial decisions of cases in which the recognition of the employment relationship of such professionals is asked, as a way of analyzing this professional category. The issue analyzed concerns the “uberization” phenomenon as applied to audiencist lawyers and the hypothesis of it being a similar situation of the "partner" drivers of Uber. For this, the present study analyzes the phenomena in question and the context of their emergence. It is also argued that the employment relationship of these lawyers, as well as those of the drivers of Uber, is located in the gray area of employment, which causes workers to be unprotected from labor rights, and that most appropriate legal arrangement should be understood and sought for dealing with this issue.KEYWORDS: Algorythm. Lawyers. Uberization.

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