Absorptive Capacity of Information Technology and Its Conceptual Model

In order to examine the problem of how to improve the use of information technology （IT） in enterprises, this paper makes an exploration from the perspective of organizational absorptive capacity. We propose the concept of IT absorptive capacity from an organizational level. A dynamic process model is developed to further analyze IT absorption. IT absorptive capacity of this process is embodied as six forms： identification, adoption, adaptation, acceptance, infusion, and knowledge management. By means of questionnaire surveys of 76 Chinese enterprises, the main factors that favor or disable the capacity of each stage are discovered. Using the method of system dynamics, a conceptual model of IT absorptive capacity is developed to analyze the action mechanism of the factors in detail. The model indicates that the critical factors are embodied in the aspect of management. Furthermore, it demonstrates that IT absorption is a spiral process, during which IT absorptive capacity evolves dynamically and, consequently, promotes IT use.     

Extending TAM for Online Learning Systems: An Intrinsic Motivation Perspective

To get a better understanding of user behavior towards online learning systems, the technology acceptance model （TAM） was extended to include an intrinsic motivational factor. An online survey posted on a campus BBS was conducted to collect research data with a total of 121 usable responses. The results support the motivational model and show that the explained variance of online learning system use behavior is 71.3% higher than that of the original TAM explanation.     

用户接受:企业信息技术实施的新视角

信息技术价值的实现依赖于用户的接受和正确使用,技术、用户以及技术与用户的相互作用3方面因素通过用户的技术知觉影响用户的技术接受程度。在信息技术实施的不同阶段,通过管理用户期望、减少用户对于变化的抵制以及营造鼓励创新的企业文化扭转等措施,能够有效促进用户的技术接受,充分实现信息技术的价值。     

Review of IT/IS Adoption and Decision-Making Behavior in Small Businesses

The increased use of information technologies has led to more research on information technology/information system (IT/IS) adoption and decision-making behavior in small businesses to improve information utilization. This paper presents an extensive review of the literature on IT/IS adoption to identify the key factors affecting small businesses based on comparison analysis. The review identifies the current interest in the adoption of Internet based IT and points out that the factors affecting different stages of the business lifecycle and research variables should be selected in terms of the different technology types. Especially, the review emphasizes the characteristics of external openings on the network in the research on e-commerce adoption. Future studies should focus on IT/IS adoption and implementation in small and medium-sized businesses during the development of small and medium-sized industrial clusters and specialty towns.     

Empirical Research on User Acceptance of Mobile Searches

The mobile search, a combination of a web search engine and a mobile communication system, is viewed as the most influential application in the 3G era. Therefore, mobile search service providers are eager to know which factors most influence user acceptance of mobile searches. Based on the characteristics of mobile searches and a review of previous information technology acceptance research, this study integrates the task technology fit model and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model to develop a mobile search acceptance model and empirically tests this model. This study finds that, for mobile searches, the performance expectancy, social influence, and perceived cost all significantly influence use intention and the performance expectancy increases with the increasing user’s experience and higher task technology fit degree. The effort expectancy is found to not affect the use intention of mobile searches and the users’ gender does not have a significant moderating effect on the use intention. The results are then used to develop suggestions for mobile search providers to promote their application and development.     

IT Organizational Transformation, Knowledge Integration, and IT Assimilation: A Case Study

This paper mainly analyzes how a firm assimilates information technology (IT) into organization work processes by restructuring the IT functions. Knowledge integration and organization coordination theory are used to build a conceptual research model to investigate the IT organizational transformation in Digital China as a case study. Then results indicate that the firm can integrate the individual knowledge of the senior executives, business managers/users, and IT professionals across the firm into the organizational knowledge through the IT organizational transformation, to effectively assimilate the information technology into the organizational business and decision-making processes.     

Impact of Internal Factors on Information Technology Adoption: An Empirical Investigation of Chinese Firms

Organizations differ significantly in their inclination to deploy information technology (IT). The factors that determine the organizational inclination to deploy IT need to be classified to help firms formulate an appropriate e-strategy. This paper discusses a framework that explains the influence of internal factors on IT adoption. The framework is based on quantitative data on IT adoption from 95 firms in China. The results highlight that the internal factors of leadership, organizational learning, and IT resources positively impact IT adoption. The study also shows that these factors are correlated.     

Applying TAM in B2C E-Commerce Research: An Extended Model

As one of the most widely accepted adoption models in information systems research, the technology acceptance model （TAM） focuses exclusively on cognition-oriented constructs such as perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. This perspective may have limited the explanatory power of TAM when it is utilized in studying consumers’ adoption intentions of online shopping. Based on the contrasts between e-commerce systems and traditional workplace information systems as well as empirical findings from a variety of recent e-commerce research works, this paper analyzes an extended model which integrates three additional constructs： trust, social presence, and perceived enjoyment. The interrelationship between these constructs is also explained. Empirical validations of this extended model are expected in future research.     

台湾中小企业采用知识管理之研究

知识管理(KM)已成为商界提升企业竞争力的关键所在.目前这方面的多数研究都集中在个体企业或是对KM领域内的一般性认识上,而很少探讨中小企业采用KM的情况.文章用实证的方式,探讨了影响KM采用的因素以及KM对企业经营绩效的影响.结果表明,资讯科技的运用程度是影响KM采用的最关键因素.企业推动KM的意愿受资讯科技、产品营销的复杂度的影响,其经营绩效受文件化程度和新知吸收机制的影响,其财务绩效受文件化程度和电脑化知识管理系统的影响.同时指出,企业的基本特性也会对KM的采用产生影响.     

Mobile Commerce User Acceptance Study in China: A Revised UTAUT Model

User acceptance is one of the key fundamentals for development and success of mobile commerce (m-commerce). Based on the revised unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model, we described a theoretical framework that incorporates the unique characteristics of m-commerce to enhance our understanding of m-commerce acceptance and usage in China. The revised UTAUT includes the characteristics of m-commerce, inclusion and consideration of information system user satisfaction theory, and Chinese culture and context.     

信息技术风险及其管理

在商业风险模型框架基础上,分析了与信息技术风险相关的概念、特征和对当今高度信息依赖的企业的影响,针对企业信息技术风险管理发展的不同阶段提出了相应的管理框架,列出了一些实施信息技术风险管理的关键要素.在此基础上,对我国企业在信息化过程中的信息技术风险管理提出了一些建议.     

现代农业背景下的我国棉农技术创新行为的影响因素分析

选取棉花节水滴灌技术和机械化采棉技术为研究对象,根据869户棉农调研数据,采用Logtistic模型对影响棉农采用轻简化生产技术的影响因素进行了计量分析。结果表明,中国棉农的技术创新行为受到多种因素的影响。其中,技术本身的经济收益特征因素是关键因素,外部制度环境因素是重要因素,棉农自身特征因素的影响相对较弱。     

金融IT企业技术创新绩效的影响机理与评价研究

金融IT是中国信息化建设程度最高的行业之一,其将信息技术服务应用于金融业,为金融机构提供软件开发、系统集成、规划咨询等一体化IT服务,技术创新是金融IT企业的主要创新活动。本研究选取部分代表性企业为对象,运用因子分析法对金融IT企业技术创新绩效影响因素进行降维处理,并在此基础上结合层次分析法和模糊综合评价法对个体案例进行评价。研究结果表明：技术创新条件、外部环境、内部支持力度、需求驱动、信息交流、行业情况、资源基础、资源配置是金融IT企业技术创新绩效提升的主要驱动力量;创新产品营销费用、管理者创新素质、研发成功率均显著正向影响金融IT企业的技术创新绩效。     

影响消费者使用手机电视的因素分析

基于手机电视业务的特点,结合创新扩散理论,对技术接受模型予以扩展和细化。分析了影响消费者使用手机电视意愿的关键因素,如:感知有用性、感知易用性、感知趣味性等。以此为基础,在市场宣传、定价、节目内容等方面,对手机电视的发展和推广提出策略性建议。     

Review of Relationships Among Variables in TAM

The technology acceptance model （TAM） is an important tool in information technology research. Many scholars have applied the classical TAM to various research domains. However, the relationships between variables in these TAM models are not strongly desired. Thirty-four articles selected from international journals were analyzed to show that most of the relationships in the classical TAM are significant, but the stabilities of these relationships differ. The significant positive relationships between perceived ease of use and its independent variables are more stable than the others. Various factors can strengthen or weaken these relationships.     

大学技术创新扩散与企业创新采纳的博弈分析

企业的创新采纳决策是影响大学技术创新扩散的关键因素。在技术创新扩散决策理论的基础上,尝试建立了适用于大学技术创新扩散的演化博弈模型,分析了大学创新技术的采纳成本及政府补贴对于企业创新采纳决策的影响,提出了加快推进大学技术创新扩散的政策建议。     

Mobile Technologies Adoption: An Exploratory Case Study

Based on the theory of task-technology fit and literature review of mobile technology acceptance, a research model is presented based on the features of mobile technologies and the actual usage of mobile applications in business environments, which identifies the characteristics of mobile applications and fitting tasks. An exploratory case is studied to understand how ABC Company, Hong Kong, utilizes mobile selling applications in their sales management process. This study gives some managerial suggestions for enterprises to successfully use mobile applications.     

IT环境下有效实施PBL的关键设计

“基于问题的学习”(Problem—Based Learning，简称PBL)作为革新传统教育的一种新型信息化教学模式，吻合了建构主义学习理论原则和新课程改革精神，在中小学日益受到教师们的重视和学生们的青睐。鉴于此，本文对IT环境下有效实施PBL的几个关键设计进行了探讨，以期为一线教师在设计和实施PBL时有所帮助。     

绿色认知、组织支持对粮农绿色生产技术采纳影响——基于Triple-Hurdle模型的分析

基于粮食主产区山东省319户粮农的微观数据，将粮农的绿色生产技术采纳划分为绿色生产技术采纳意愿、采纳行为、采纳程度3个方面，运用Triple-Hurdle模型进行分析研究。结果表明：绿色认知、组织支持对粮农绿色生产技术的采纳意愿、采纳行为和采纳程度具有显著正向影响；组织支持能正向调节绿色认知对粮农绿色生产采纳的影响，但在不同阶段调节效应有差异；绿色认知对粮农的绿色生产技术采纳具有组群差异，绿色认知对于大规模粮农和年轻粮农的绿色生产技术采纳影响更大。     

IT资源与持续竞争优势——基于企业资源观的述评

应用可持续性分析工具——企业资源观(RBV),对信息技术(IT)资源与持续竞争优势的关系进行理论评述。分别就IT有形资源、IT无形资源、IT人力资源及其互补作用对持续竞争优势的贡献做了详细的分析。研究表明,要取得一定的有竞争力的IT资源,需要企业花费相当多的时间精力去学习和积累。IT资源具有高度的社会复杂性,难以模仿和复制,可以成为持续竞争优势的源泉。该研究为IT与持续竞争优势关系的进一步深入研究提供了理论基础。