Information Systems Theory Explaining and Predicting Our Digital Soc
The overall mission of this book is to provide a comprehensive understanding and coverage of the various theories and models used in IS research. Specifically, it aims to focus on the following key objectives: To describe the various theories and models a
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Series Editors Ramesh Sharda Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA Stefan Voß University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/6157
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Yogesh K. Dwivedi Michael R. Wade Scott L. Schneberger L
Editors
Information Systems Theory Explaining and Predicting Our Digital Society, Vol. 2
Editors Yogesh K. Dwivedi School of Business and Economics Swansea University Swansea, Wales, UK [email protected]
Scott L. Schneberger Principia College Elsah, IL, USA [email protected]
Michael R. Wade Professor of Innovation and Strategic Information Management IMD Lausanne, Switzerland [email protected]
ISSN 1571-0270 ISBN 978-1-4419-9706-7 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-9707-4 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-9707-4 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011936384 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To my adorable daughter, Saanvi, on her first birthday, for brightening my each day with her smile and touchingly mischievous playfulness. Yogesh K. Dwivedi
To Heidi, Christopher, and Benjamin, for your love, patience, and encouragement. Michael R. Wade
To Cosy and Sunny for daily putting theory into practice, patiently. Scott L. Schneberger
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Foreword
I am delighted to provide the foreword for the second volume of this book. A book providing a comprehensive treatment of the various theories that are used in the field of information systems (IS) will become a valuable resource for all information systems scholars. It is my view that the information systems field has made remarkable progress as an academic discipline in a relatively short period of time. The field has made progress, not by ignoring other fields, but by borrowing, learning, and building on the theories, methods, and exemplars of good research in other fields (such as computer science, economics, and psychology). But we have not just used these theories slavishly or unthinkingly; rather, IS scholars have adapted them and modified them for use in this new field. We have also come up with some of our own theories in an attempt to explain IS phenomena. Right now we are seeing an explosion of interest in the development, use, and application of
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