scholarly journals Post-Truth

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Luciano Paccagnella
Keyword(s):  
Information Quality ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Fact Checking

Information quality is an increasingly pressing problem in network society, as it is the price we pay for the information overload afflicting us. This article illustrates three empirical cases that will help provide a better understanding of the range and breadth of misinformation, distinguishing between hoaxes, rumors, and conspiracies. The following sections discuss the limitations of remedies based on fact checking and debunking, and of proposed legislation to counter misinformation. The conclusions suggest several approaches to learning to deal with misinformation which should be addressed by future research: the processes of building and assessing reputation, the development of pragmatic trust, the dangers of the bubble effect, and the need for greater transparency concerning the algorithms that control online platforms.

scholarly journals A Wittgensteinian Approach to Online Content Misinformation Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uyiosa Omoregie
Keyword(s):  
Information Quality ◽  
Web Browsers ◽  
Online Content ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Quality Check ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
Theory Of Information ◽  
Content Information

How can misinformation online (World Wide Web) be effectively analysed? Online platforms initially left content consumers to discern for themselves whether information online was true or false. Outright censoring of content followed and then fact-checking. We propose in this paper that misinformation analysis should aim to make clear what is stated by clarifying the propositions and claims in such content. The early philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) is relevant for such analysis. Presented here is an online content information quality check model for written (non-graphical) misinformation analysis and prevention. This model is inspired by Wittgenstein’s book Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Applied to Web browsers and online social media platforms, the rating and labelling of content with this model can help users discern content qualitatively, avoid being misinformed and engage more analytically with other users. This Wittgensteinian model can also be viewed as a theory of information quality.

Trust in Management Information Systems (MIS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Meeßen ◽  
Meinald T. Thielsch ◽  
Guido Hertel
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Trust In Management ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Trust In Technology ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Abstract. Digitalization, enhanced storage capacities, and the Internet of Things increase the volume of data in modern organizations. To process and make use of these data and to avoid information overload, management information systems (MIS) are introduced that collect, process, and analyze relevant data. However, a precondition for the application of MIS is that users trust them. Extending accounts of trust in automation and trust in technology, we introduce a new model of trust in MIS that addresses the conceptual ambiguities of existing conceptualizations of trust and integrates initial empirical work in this field. In doing so, we differentiate between perceived trustworthiness of an MIS, experienced trust in an MIS, intentions to use an MIS, and actual use of an MIS. Moreover, we consider users’ perceived risks and contextual factors (e. g., autonomy at work) as moderators. The introduced model offers guidelines for future research and initial suggestions to foster trust-based MIS use.

Assessing the health information source perceptions of tweens using card-sorting exercises

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth St. Jean ◽  
Natalie Greene Taylor ◽  
Christie Kodama ◽  
Mega Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Information Source ◽  
After School ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sources Of Health Information

As young people are increasingly turning to the Internet to meet their information needs, it is imperative to investigate their perceptions regarding various potential sources of health information. A series of card-sorting exercises were administered to new participants in an after-school programme (HackHealth) to find out which sources of health information these greater Washington DC metro area middle school students would turn to, which they would not and their reasons behind these judgements. The findings revealed that participants were very aware of the importance of trustworthiness when looking for health information and they valued both professional expertise based on formal education and expertise born of personal experience with a particular health condition. However, they also valued convenience, ease and speed, and sometimes sacrificed information quality. Some important implications of these findings for healthcare and information professionals are identified and suggestions for future research in this area are offered.

scholarly journals Chinese undergraduate students' motivation profiles: Identification and significance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jie Gao
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quantitative Phase ◽  
Theories Of Intelligence ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Motivation Profiles ◽  
And Control ◽  
Qualitative Phase

<p>This research sought to investigate the motivation of Chinese undergraduate students. It drew on Higgins’ (2012) conceptualization of motivation, which defined motivation as involving individuals’ simultaneous strivings for value, truth, and control effectiveness. Promotion, prevention, assessment, and locomotion are key general motivation tendencies that measure these three ways of strivings for effectiveness; these motivation tendencies interact to shape motivation effects (Higgins, 2012). This research examined the number and nature of the motivation configurations (i.e., motivation profiles) that mapped the interrelationships among promotion, prevention, assessment, and locomotion for a sample of Chinese undergraduate students. To this end, a mixed methods approach was adopted. First, quantitative data were collected from 886 Chinese undergraduate students at a Chinese university. The quantitative phase identified the motivation profiles and evaluated similarities/differences among the profiles with regard to important motivation factors pertaining to grit, theories of intelligence, critical thinking, effort regulation, and perceptions/evaluations of academic success. Then, the qualitative phase consisted of a multiple-case study of 19 interview participants who were purposefully selected from each of the motivation profiles identified in the quantitative phase.  Analyses of quantitative and qualitative data revealed important findings. Specifically, five distinct motivation profiles were determined in the quantitative phase. The first profile (i.e., C1) was characterized by having high/very high and comparable levels of all four motivation orientations. The C2 profile encompassed very strong prevention and average and comparable levels of the remaining orientations. The C3 profile was characterized by strong/very strong and comparable assessment, locomotion, and promotion, but very weak prevention. The C4 profile was characterized by having low/very low levels of assessment, locomotion, and promotion and below average levels of prevention. The C5 profile encompassed below average and comparable levels of assessment, locomotion, promotion, and somewhat stronger prevention. Subsequent analyses showed that there were statistically significant differences among the profiles with regard to most of the motivation factors investigated. Some of these differences were of medium to large/very large magnitude. The qualitative phase of this research provided an in-depth understanding of the different strategic approaches that students who have a certain motivation profile reported employing in their learning. The qualitative findings showed that the approaches to learning and learning related tasks/activities that were reported by the interview participants were generally in line with the characteristics of their motivation profiles.  Identifying and discussing Chinese undergraduate students’ motivation profiles contribute to understanding how the four general motivation tendencies (i.e., promotion, prevention, assessment, and locomotion) interact and how these interactions shape other motivation factors for this population. Moreover, findings from this research provide salient information regarding the motivation factors that undergird students’ academic success. This knowledge can help teachers/educators better understand students’ motivation and support productive outcomes in learning settings. In conclusion, this research makes important contributions to the existing motivation literature and educational practices. It also opens up novel directions for future research.</p>

A cross-sectional content analysis of Android applications for asthma

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mowafa Househ ◽  
Nassif Hossain ◽  
Amr Jamal ◽  
Nasriah Zakaria ◽  
Ashraf Elmetwally ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Android Platform ◽  
Search Feature

Providing patients opportunities for self-management and education about their disease, asthma applications designed for use on an Android operating system can have positive health outcomes across the range of demographics who use mHealth applications. This study provides a content analysis of freely available Google Android Platform Mobile Applications for Asthma. A list of applications was collected on 26 October 2014, using the search feature of the Google Play Android platform and using the words and phrases “Asthma,” “Lung Function” and “Peak Flow.” Each application was coded for its approach to asthma self-management, based on categories adapted by Huckvale et al., which are based on the Global Initiative for Asthma and the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. The characteristics of the 15 asthma applications are described. Most of the asthma applications’ primary function focused on patient self-monitoring and self-assessment. Using the HON Code, we found low health information quality across all asthma applications. Android asthma applications can have positive outcomes in helping patients as they provide opportunities for self-management and education about their disease. Future research should continue to monitor and evaluate the development and use of mHealth Asthma Applications. Based on these findings, and their indication of a gap in existing research, subsequent studies can continue to evaluate the development and use of mHealth Asthma Applications with increasing methodological consistency to improve the quality of in-app health information.

Factors Associated with Customers' Satisfaction in Online Purchasing: A Study in a Malaysian Public University

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Muna Kameelah Sauid ◽  
Khairunnisa Ramlee ◽  
Nurul Ain Mustakim ◽  
Noorzalyla Mokhtar ◽  
Zarina Begum Ebrahim
Keyword(s):  
Information Quality ◽  
Public University ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Website Design ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Online Retailers

E-commerce has transcended the traditional way of shopping into a new and more efficient way of purchasing. Through this approach, businesses are conducted through the internet in which activities such as information searching, information sharing, products and services purchasing are performed. There are many reasons why online purchasing has become one of the most preferred channels for customers to purchase goods or services. This study is conducted to examine crucial factors related to customers' satisfaction in online shopping and specifically looking at four factors: information quality, service quality, security/privacy and website design and their relationship with customers' satisfaction in online purchasing. 320 questionnaires were distributed through purposive sampling techniques to students from a public university in Malaysia. The findings revealed that website design and information quality were the most impactful factors that influence customer’s online purchasing. These findings are useful for online retailers and marketers to understand consumers' behaviour when purchasing online, thus enabling them to develop more effective marketing strategies. For future research, this study suggests that the population of the study should be expanded and other types of variables should be included such as mediating and moderating variables to obtain more accurate and precise findings. It is also suggested that the research could be conducted using random samplings so that the findings can be generalised.

Equity crowdfunding: US Title II offerings using sentiment analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bree Dority ◽  
Sarah J. Borchers ◽  
Suzanne K. Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Information Quantity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Less Is More ◽  
Market Sentiment ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Equity Crowdfunding ◽  
Concept Of Information

Purpose This study aims to investigate how the language used in US Title II equity crowdfunding campaign descriptions relates to campaign success. Design/methodology/approach Data on >3,200 equity offerings from 12 Title II platforms was obtained from 2013 to 2016. The aspects of the campaign descriptions that are focused on are tone and two measures of readability: information quantity – the amount of information available to the investor and information quality – the ease of understanding of the passage of text. Tobit regressions with sector-clustered standard errors are used for estimation while controlling for company-specific variables, market sentiment and platform, regional, sector and time effects. Results are robust to alternative estimation approaches. Findings Inverse U-shaped relationships exist between information quantity, information quality and tone and Title II equity crowdfunding campaign success. Overall, less is more as it appears that an intermediate level of information – quantity, quality and tone – is optimal in terms of being a factor that contributes to equity crowdfunding campaign success. Originality/value Extends the use of textual analysis to the equity crowdfunding environment in the USA where such analysis is lacking and provides empirical evidence that the language used (e.g. sentiment) in US Title II equity-based crowdfunding campaign descriptions does influence campaign success. It provides empirical evidence of and extends the concept of information overload to the entrepreneurial finance sub-field and indicates tone may be an additional information attribute to consider in this context as contributing to overload.

Mobile Health Services

2016 ◽  
pp. 1551-1567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabila Nisha ◽  
Mehree Iqbal ◽  
Afrin Rifat ◽  
Sherina Idrish
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Mobile Communications ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
System Development ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Future Research ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Today, information and communication technology (ICTs) are influencing health system development across many developing countries, particularly through the application of mobile communications. As such, there has been an initiation of a new paradigm of mobile health services which has made healthcare delivery more accessible, affordable and effective. However, such service delivery platform has been mainly targeted towards the rural population, so there is growing concerns about its acceptance and future use intentions in the urban areas. The aim of this paper is to examine and critically assess the underlying factors that can influence future use intentions of mHealth services in the context of Bangladesh. The conceptual model of the study identifies that information quality, facilitating conditions, trust and effort expectancy plays an important role in capturing users' overall perceptions of mobile health services. Finally, the study highlights the managerial implications, future research directions and limitations from the perspective of Bangladesh.

Recommender Technologies and Emerging Applications

2019 ◽  
pp. 458-470
Author(s):  
Young Park
Keyword(s):  
Recommender Systems ◽  
Recommender System ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
System Approaches ◽  
Age Of Information

This chapter presents a brief overview of the field of recommender technologies and their emerging application domains. The authors explain the current major recommender system approaches within a unifying model, discuss emerging applications of recommender systems beyond traditional e-commerce, and outline emerging trends and future research topics, along with additional readings in the area of recommender technologies and applications. They believe that personalized recommender technologies will continue to advance and be applied in a variety of traditional and emerging application domains to assist users in the age of information overload.

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