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Hu C. The factors driving industrial integration: A fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e36069. [PMID: 39253222 PMCID: PMC11381730 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024] Open
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The integration of modern service and advanced manufacturing industries represents deep industrial reform and profound change in quality concepts, mechanisms, and practices. Integrating these two industries is important for achieving high-quality development and is an area of interest for policymakers and academia. This study analyzes the data of 11 regions in 2021 in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area using the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis method from the configuration perspective. This study explores the effects of multiple factors, such as economic efficiency, technological innovation, and the policy environment, on improving the coupling coordination level of the modern service and advanced manufacturing industries, and analyzes the path selection of industrial integration development. Overall, economic efficiency, technological innovation, and policy environment factors are not necessary conditions for the integration development of the modern service and advanced manufacturing industries. The multiple impacts of economic efficiency, technological innovation, and policy environment form a multi-restructuring path that drives the integration of the two industries. Owing to the economic development level and resource endowment of different regions, the path dictating the degree of integration between the two industries varies by region. From a holistic perspective, all regions should strive to coordinate the multiple conditions of economic efficiency, technological innovation, and policy environment to break through objective constraints such as the government's conditions and external environment based on their own organizational conditions and resource endowments. Additionally, all regions should strengthen exchanges, cooperation, and integration mechanisms and implement complementary development and distinctive development in core cities in the Greater Bay Area. The results clarify the factors affecting industrial convergence in the Greater Bay Area, enriching existing research methods and laying a foundation for a decision-making theory of industrial integration development.
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- Chunchun Hu
- Business School, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, Guangdong, 512005, China
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Xu X, Tahir SH, Khan KB, Sajid MA, Safdar MA. Beyond regression: Unpacking research of human complex systems with qualitative comparative analysis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e31457. [PMID: 38813179 PMCID: PMC11133931 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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This study underscores the effectiveness of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) when compared to conventional regression analysis (CRA) in the investigation of complex human systems. Utilizing historical secondary cross-national data from Lipset & Man (1960) spanning 18 countries, where CRA may be impractical, the research emphasizes the superior performance of QCA, specifically utilizing both crisp set QCA and fuzzy set QCA. The dataset includes variables such as democracy survival and its precursors, such as gross national product per capita, urbanization, literacy rate, and industrial labor force. In contrast to conventional regression results indicating an insignificant relationship between democracy survival and its antecedents, crisp set QCA identifies two distinct combinations of antecedents associated with high levels of democracy survival, albeit with limited solution coverage. Meanwhile, fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) reveals five combinations of antecedents linked to robust democracy survival, providing adequate solution coverage and consistency. These findings suggest that fsQCA excels in capturing the intricacies of real-life scenarios in human complex systems, offering more robust empirical solutions compared to crisp set QCA and conventional regression. As a result, researchers may find value in integrating fsQCA into their new projects focused on human complex systems.
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- Xinxin Xu
- Business School, Chengdu University, Chengdu-610106, People's Republic of China
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- Lyallpur Business School, Government College University, Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Education, Government College University, Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan
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- Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University, Nerian Sharif, AJK-11030, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad-38000, Pakistan
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Li Q, Li S, Zhao H, Jiao L, Han X. Mixed methods research on satisfaction with athletes' compensation. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4507. [PMID: 38402359 PMCID: PMC10894253 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55297-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024] Open
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This study explores the factors influencing athletes' compensation satisfaction and their configuration effects. A mixed research approach that combines regression analysis and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was applied to process the survey data of 352 athletes from six provinces. The regression analysis results demonstrate that economic compensation, the compensation system, the external environment, and compensation fairness all have a significant positive effect on athletes' compensation satisfaction. Accordingly, the fsQCA approach was applied to explore the combined effects of the factors influencing athletes' compensation satisfaction, which verifies the conclusions drawn from regression analysis and provides improvement paths for increasing athletes' compensation satisfaction.
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- Qianqian Li
- School of Management, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Science and Technology Branch, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, 250102, China
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- School of Sports Science, Honam University, Gwangju, 62399, Korea
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- Foundation Department, Shandong Xiehe University, Jinan, 250013, Shandong, China.
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- Faculty of Physical Education, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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- Foundation Department, Shandong Xiehe University, Jinan, 250013, Shandong, China
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Cangialosi N. Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) in Organizational Psychology: Theoretical Overview, Research Guidelines, and A Step-By-Step Tutorial Using R Software. THE SPANISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 26:e21. [PMID: 37497555 DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2023.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) is a method for assessing the effects of configurations of variables leading to an outcome. The recent growth of interest in this technique in organizational psychology is proving this method to be an important tool for addressing new and decisive research hypotheses. However, the effectiveness of fsQCA is dictated not only by its general principles, but also by how well these are understood and applied in the research community. Consequently, a guide that covers the fundamental ideas and tenets of the approach is required to aid the research community in its comprehension and practical application. The current study seeks to offer an understanding of FsQCA by providing: (a) A complete description of the method highlighting some of the most important theoretical-methodological aspects; (b) a perspective on the most used guidelines and recommendations, and (c) step-by-step instructions on how to carry out FsQCA in R using the QCA package. Data from 120 employees and supervisors derived from a company based in central Italy were used o best to illustrate how to carry out fsQCA. Codes for conducting the analyses from the QCA package for R accompany the tutorial and can be adapted to a new dataset.
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Matikonis K, Gobey M. Small Business Property Tax Reductions and Firm Productivity. SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS 2023; 62:1-18. [PMID: 38625175 PMCID: PMC10169169 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-023-00768-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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We investigate the productivity spillovers from the UK government's decision to use extensive property tax reductions as a key instrument to stimulate innovation in smaller businesses and drive local growth. To capture the complex interaction and clustering of hierarchical effects, we apply non-parametric Random Effects Expectation Maximisation algorithm that complements more standard econometric estimators, namely matching to control for endogeneity and control functions to estimate total factor productivity. These approaches enabled us to incorporate various contextual configurations in comparing the recipients of these reductions to non-recipients with regard to productivity, in which the UK has experienced a considerably worse performance than its peers since the great recession. Contrary to policy assumptions and business community expectations, we show that generic tax reductions, when significant, are mostly associated with lower productivity and thus have been unsuitably chosen as a policy mechanism to stimulate productivity growth. We further show how instruments that are not built for causality could be beneficial for policy evaluation. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11187-023-00768-0.
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- Karolis Matikonis
- Queen’s Management School, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Present Address: Lochlann Quinn School of Business, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Future Economies Research Unit and Department of Economics, Policy and International Business, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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Vasist PN, Chatterjee D, Krishnan S. The Polarizing Impact of Political Disinformation and Hate Speech: A Cross-country Configural Narrative. INFORMATION SYSTEMS FRONTIERS : A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 2023:1-26. [PMID: 37361884 PMCID: PMC10106894 DOI: 10.1007/s10796-023-10390-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Information and communication technologies hold immense potential to enhance our lives and societal well-being. However, digital spaces have also emerged as a fertile ground for fake news campaigns and hate speech, aggravating polarization and posing a threat to societal harmony. Despite the fact that this dark side is acknowledged in the literature, the complexity of polarization as a phenomenon coupled with the socio-technical nature of fake news necessitates a novel approach to unravel its intricacies. In light of this sophistication, the current study employs complexity theory and a configurational approach to investigate the impact of diverse disinformation campaigns and hate speech in polarizing societies across 177 countries through a cross-country investigation. The results demonstrate the definitive role of disinformation and hate speech in polarizing societies. The findings also offer a balanced perspective on internet censorship and social media monitoring as necessary evils to combat the disinformation menace and control polarization, but suggest that such efforts may lend support to a milieu of hate speech that fuels polarization. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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- Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Area, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kozhikode, Kerala India
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- Information Systems Area, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kozhikode, Kerala India
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Intention to use robotic exoskeletons by older people: A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis approach. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Gao C, Shen Y, Xu W, Zhang Y, Tu Q, Zhu X, Lu Z, Yang Y. A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis exploration of multiple paths to users' continuous use behavior of diabetes self-management apps. Int J Med Inform 2023; 172:105000. [PMID: 36806902 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite the obvious potential benefits of diabetes self-management apps, users' continuous use of diabetes self-management apps is still not widespread. Influential factors coexisted in information ecologies are likely to have a synthetic effect on users' continuous use behavior. However, it is less clear how factors in information ecologies combine to influence users' continuous use behavior. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study are to explore combinations of factors (perceived severity, information quality, service quality, system quality, and social influence) in information ecologies that lead to users' continuous use behavior of diabetes self-management apps and which combination is the most important. METHODS Purpose sampling was used to recruit diabetes self-management app users from July 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was then employed by conducting necessity and sufficiency analysis. RESULTS In total 280 diabetes self-management app users participated. The necessity analysis indicated that no single factor was necessary to cause users' continuous use behavior, and the sufficiency analysis identified five different combinations of factors that lead to users' continuous use behavior. Of these five, the combination of high information quality, high service quality, and high social influence was found to be the most important path. CONCLUSIONS Users' continuous use behavior of diabetes self-management apps results from the synergistic effects of factors in information ecologies. The five paths that directly contribute to users' continuous use, as well as the four user types preliminarily identified in this study may provide a reference for healthcare providers and app developers.
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- Chenchen Gao
- School of Nursing, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Nursing, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Nursing, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Nursing, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Huangyan Hospital,Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Theater, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- School of Nursing, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Wagner G, Raymond L, Paré G. Understanding Prospective Physicians' Intention to Use Artificial Intelligence in Their Future Medical Practice: Configurational Analysis. JMIR MEDICAL EDUCATION 2023; 9:e45631. [PMID: 36947121 PMCID: PMC10131981 DOI: 10.2196/45631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prospective physicians are expected to find artificial intelligence (AI) to be a key technology in their future practice. This transformative change has caught the attention of scientists, educators, and policy makers alike, with substantive efforts dedicated to the selection and delivery of AI topics and competencies in the medical curriculum. Less is known about the behavioral perspective or the necessary and sufficient preconditions for medical students' intention to use AI in the first place. OBJECTIVE Our study focused on medical students' knowledge, experience, attitude, and beliefs related to AI and aimed to understand whether they are necessary conditions and form sufficient configurations of conditions associated with behavioral intentions to use AI in their future medical practice. METHODS We administered a 2-staged questionnaire operationalizing the variables of interest (ie, knowledge, experience, attitude, and beliefs related to AI, as well as intention to use AI) and recorded 184 responses at t0 (February 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic) and 138 responses at t1 (January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic). Following established guidelines, we applied necessary condition analysis and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to analyze the data. RESULTS Findings from the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis show that the intention to use AI is only observed when students have a strong belief in the role of AI (individually necessary condition); certain AI profiles, that is, combinations of knowledge and experience, attitudes and beliefs, and academic level and gender, are always associated with high intentions to use AI (equifinal and sufficient configurations); and profiles associated with nonhigh intentions cannot be inferred from profiles associated with high intentions (causal asymmetry). CONCLUSIONS Our work contributes to prior knowledge by showing that a strong belief in the role of AI in the future of medical professions is a necessary condition for behavioral intentions to use AI. Moreover, we suggest that the preparation of medical students should go beyond teaching AI competencies and that educators need to account for the different AI profiles associated with high or nonhigh intentions to adopt AI.
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- Gerit Wagner
- Faculty Information Systems and Applied Computer Sciences, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
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- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
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- Department of Information Technologies, École des Hautes Études commerciales Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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OUMAYMA LABTI, EZ-ZOHRA BELKADI. Predicting the Antecedents of Travelers Purchase Behavior through OTAs – A Hybrid Structural Equation Modeling with Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
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Examining the conditions for signing a strategic alliance contract: a configurational approach to the biotechnology sector. JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10961-022-09983-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Zhang F, Bell GG, Li D, Wu L. The Contingent Effect of IT Use on Product Innovation in the Transition Economy: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/1097198x.2023.2166751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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- Feng Zhang
- Center for Transnationals’ Studies, Center for Global Marketing Research, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Labovitz School of Business and Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA
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- Labovitz School of Business and Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA
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- Business School, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Iannacci F, Fearon C, Kawalek P, Simeonova B. Aligning the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) counterfactual approach with the practice of retroduction: Some preliminary insights. INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/isj.12409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Department of Management, Birmingham Business School University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
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- Loughborough University School of Business and Economics Loughborough UK
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- Loughborough University School of Business and Economics Loughborough UK
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Chen J, Chen Y, Ou R, Wang J, Chen Q. How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Improve Entrepreneurial Attitude in Business Simulation Games: Implications From a Quasi-Experiment. Front Psychol 2022; 13:856085. [PMID: 36467165 PMCID: PMC9718654 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.856085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Business simulation games (BSGs) have been widely used in entrepreneurship education with positive effects. However, there are still some deficiencies in the BSGs, such as limited guidance, low uncertainty and limited simulation environment, which make it impossible to exert the maximum effect. Artificial intelligence (AI) can solve the above shortcomings. The combination of AI and BSGs is the possible development direction of BSGs. But how to effectively combine BSGs with AI is still an open question. Using a quasi-experimental design, this study uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to analyze how participants' entrepreneurial attitude changes in BSGs. The results show that BSGs can effectively improve entrepreneurial attitude, and there are four types of promotion configurations. These four configurations consist of five antecedent conditions. According to the above conclusions, AI can improve entrepreneurial attitude in BSGs in various ways, such as simulating competitors, providing targeted feedback for failures, and improving game experience. The contribution of this paper is to highlight the possibility of combining AI with BSGs, and to provide suggestions on how AI can intervene in BSGs.
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- Jiachun Chen
- Department of Management, Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, China
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- Department of Management, Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China
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- Department of Management, Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China
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- Department of Management, Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China
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Information Technology Ambidexterity-Driven Patient Agility, Patient Service- and Market Performance: A Variance and fsQCA Approach. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14074371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Modern hospitals are on the brink of a monumental change. They are currently exploring their options to digitally transform their clinical procedures and overall patient engagement. This work thoroughly investigates how hospital departments in the Netherlands can simultaneously leverage their strategic exploration of new IT resources and practices and exploit their current IT practices, i.e., IT ambidexterity, to drive digital transformation. Specifically, we investigate IT ambidexterity’s role in shaping patient agility at the departmental level, i.e., the ability to sense patients’ needs and respond accordingly. In this study, we use the dynamic capability view as our theoretical lens to develop a theoretical model with associated hypotheses and test it using cross-sectional survey data from 90 clinical hospital departments in the Netherlands. We use partial least squares (PLS) structural equation modeling (SEM) and a Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) approach for our analyses. This study shows that IT ambidexterity positively influences patient agility, providing a foundation for the achievement of high patient service and market performance. Furthermore, this study’s outcomes show that IT ambidexterity is present in each configuration following the fsQCA analyses, showcasing the vital role of a dual strategic approach to IT practices. The study outcomes support the theorized model and the subsequently developed IT-driven patient agility framework and illuminate how to transform clinical practice and drive patient agility.
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Mustafa S, Zhang W, Shehzad MU, Anwar A, Rubakula G. Does Health Consciousness Matter to Adopt New Technology? An Integrated Model of UTAUT2 With SEM- fsQCA Approach. Front Psychol 2022; 13:836194. [PMID: 35222212 PMCID: PMC8868376 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.836194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Every emerging technology has its pros and cons; health-conscious users pay more importance to healthy and environment-friendly technologies. Based on the UTAUT2 model, we proposed a comprehensive novel model to study the factors influencing consumers' decision-making to adopt the technology. Compared to prior studies that focused on linear models to investigate consumers' technology adoption intentions and use behavior. This study used a Structural Equation Modeling-fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (SEM-fsQCA) approach to account for the complexity of customers' decision-making processes in adopting new technology. We collected valid responses from 830 consumers, analyzed them, and evaluated them using a deep learning SEM-fsQCA technique to capture symmetric and asymmetric relations between variables. We have extensively incorporated a health-consciousness attitude as a predictor and mediator to understand better the decision-making toward technology adoption, specifically 5G technology. All the factors tested in our model are statistically significant except the economic factors. Health-consciousness attitude (HCA) and behavioral intention (BI) found significant predictors and valid mediators in the process of 5G technology adoption. FsQCA provided six configurations to achieve high 5G adoption. The findings have significant practical ramifications for telecom corporations, advertisers, government officials, and key policymakers. Additionally, the study added substantial theoretical literature to technology adoption, particularly the adoption of 5G technology.
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- Sohaib Mustafa
- College of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Development Studies, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Outsourcing for Sustainable Performance: Insights from Two Studies on Achieving Innovation through Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14042102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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(1) Background: To obtain sustainable performance through outsourcing, organizations must balance the inherent tension between pursuing cost-saving initiatives (i.e., efficiency) and pursuing innovative initiatives (e.g., developing new products). This study aims to explore this tension by exploring different ways that organizations can pursue both efficiency and innovativeness, through their IT outsourcing (ITO) and business process outsourcing (BPO). (2) Methods: This study utilizes a configurational approach in two inductive studies, both using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). The first study qualitatively compares 27 firms currently doing ITO, while the second study compares 60 firms doing either ITO or BPO. (3) Results: Our findings suggest three configurations, or combination of conditions, that enable efficiency and innovation through ITO and BPO. For ITO, firms can use a best-of-breed or a mediated multi-outsourcing configuration to enable innovation; however, firms can only use a direct multi-outsourcing configuration to enable innovation through BPO. (4) Conclusions: The study is among the first to explore both ITO and BPO practices that enable innovation and efficiency simultaneously (sustainable performance). In contrast with prior studies, all three aforementioned configurations suggest that having detailed outsourcing contracts is a necessary but not sufficient condition for innovation through outsourcing.
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Anton E, Oesterreich TD, Teuteberg F. The property of being causal – The conduct of qualitative comparative analysis in information systems research. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2022.103619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Aw ECX, Tan GWH, Chuah SHW, Ooi KB, Hajli N. Be my friend! Cultivating parasocial relationships with social media influencers: findings from PLS-SEM and fsQCA. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PEOPLE 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/itp-07-2021-0548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe emergence of social media has brought the influencer marketing landscape to an unprecedented level, where many ordinary people are turning into social media influencers. The study aims to construct and validate a model to yield strategic insights on the relevance of content curation, influencer–fans interaction and parasocial relationships development in fostering favorable endorsement outcomes (i.e. purchase intention).Design/methodology/approachThe present study analyzes data from a survey of 411 consumers using partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to understand the net and combined effects of content attributes, interaction strategies and parasocial relationships on purchase intention.FindingsPLS-SEM results reveal that content attributes (i.e. prestige and expertise) and interaction strategies (i.e. interactivity and self-disclosure) positively influence parasocial relationships, and in turn, lead to high purchase intention. Findings from fsQCA indicate six solutions with different combinations of content attributes, interaction strategies and parasocial relationships that sufficiently explain high purchase intention.Originality/valueThe present study demonstrates the roles of content attributes and interaction strategies in engendering parasocial relationship and the endorsement outcome (i.e. purchase intention) from both linear and non-linear (complexity) perspectives.
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Sustainable Supply Chain and Business Performance: The Impact of Strategy, Network Design, Information Systems, and Organizational Structure. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14031080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Technological advancement and the highly competitive nature of business have forced organizations to use multiple strategies to streamline their business operations. Current research investigates the relationship between sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and business performance, focusing on operational and financial performance. It provides insights into the operational structure, resource utilization, and the identification of strategic tools needed to strengthen organizational performance. The researchers conducted unstructured interviews with 41 industrialists and analyzed them via open-source coding and deducing reasoning. A questionnaire was developed by analyzing critical scientific literature and unstructured interviews. Empirical responses were taken from 202 industrial corporations. The structural analyses indicate that the effective execution of SSCM significantly improves firms’ operational and financial performance. The findings also provide detailed information about different components of SSCM, namely supply chain strategy (SCS), supply chain network design (SCND), organizational structure, and information system, and explain how it relates to the previous literature review by using a multivariate statistical analysis, followed by structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings of current research highlight the significant role of SSC in accelerating firms’ operational and financial performance and suggest that SSCM should be taken as a secondary strategy and must be integrated with the overall business strategy.
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Wattanawarangkoon T, Sinthupundaja J, Suppakitjarak N, Chiadamrong N. Examining internal capability determinants on firms' financial performance before and after going public: a case of listed firms in Thailand. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/jamr-06-2021-0202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThis study aims to empirically analyze the effect of firm financial strengths (liquidity, leverage, and cost of goods sold) and firm characteristics (utilization, tangibility and company size) towards firm financial performance and study the differences of these effects before and after firms going public.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis is based on 159 firms listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) during the transition periods of interest from one year before each firm became a listed firm and up to five years after becoming a listed firm (data collection from 2002 to 2019). Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) is applied for the analysis.FindingsThe empirical evidence shows that the firms have to maintain different levels of determinants during different years of operation. Before becoming listed firms, the firms' size plays a significant role in determining the firms' financial performance. Different characteristics are required, according to the size of the firms. One year after becoming listed firms, a low level of production and operating expenses in relation to sales and low leverage are the two important factors for superior financial performance. Then, 2–5 years after becoming listed firms and after a steady state is reached, two more factors, good liquidity and high tangibility, are shown to be significant for good financial performance of the firms.Originality/valueUnlike prior studies, this study explains the causal relationships or combinations of determinants of financial strengths and firm characteristics, before and after going public toward good financial performance of firms, which cannot be identified by analyzing the calendar-year performance.
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A configurational approach to understanding the drivers of mobile phone usage in developing countries. JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.4018/jgim.299322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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While mobile technologies adoption has been largely examined by IS research, the symbolic meanings related to these technologies and the role they play in the adoption of mobile technologies in developing countries has been neglected. Thus, we examine the effects of symbolic drivers (extended self, uniqueness and status gain), experiential (flow) and functional drivers (ease of use, usefulness) on mobile technologies usage by applying the fuzzy-set configurational approach (fsQCA). Survey responses were collected from 430 inhabitants from Ghana. The results show six configurations in which different combinations of symbolic meanings with traditional adoption factors lead to mobile phone usage. These multiple configurations reveal that there is not a single optimal feature that leads to mobile phone adoption in developing countries but rather a blend of features, depending on different combinations of symbolic, experiential and functional variables.
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Zerbino P, Aloini D, Dulmin R, Mininno V. Why enterprise resource planning initiatives do succeed in the long run: A case-based causal network. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0260798. [PMID: 34914739 PMCID: PMC8675769 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Despite remarkable academic efforts, why Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) post-implementation success occurs still remains elusive. A reason for this shortage may be the insufficient addressing of an ERP-specific interior boundary condition, i.e., the multi-stakeholder perspective, in explaining this phenomenon. This issue may entail a gap between how ERP success is supposed to occur and how ERP success may actually occur, leading to theoretical inconsistency when investigating its causal roots. Through a case-based, inductive approach, this manuscript presents an ERP success causal network that embeds the overlooked boundary condition and offers a theoretical explanation of why the most relevant observed causal relationships may occur. The results provide a deeper understanding of the ERP success causal mechanisms and informative managerial suggestions to steer ERP initiatives towards long-haul success.
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- Pierluigi Zerbino
- Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino, Pisa, Italy
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Sun Y, Wang N, Shen XL. Calculus interdependency, personality contingency, and causal asymmetry: Toward a configurational privacy calculus model of information disclosure. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2021.103556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Jiang Y, Li G, Cai X, Yang Z, Huang Y, Zhang L, Huang L. Entrepreneurship Education, Psychological Cognition, and Entrepreneurship Activities: An Analysis Based on a Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Front Psychol 2021; 12:733319. [PMID: 34777116 PMCID: PMC8581444 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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At present, research in the field of college students' entrepreneurship has proliferated, but these studies tend to analyze the net benefits of various factors on entrepreneurial activities, which are affected by the configuration effects of multiple factors; hence, it remains unclear whether entrepreneurial education can make graduates more efficient to started their own companies. To fill this gap in the literature, drawing on general systems theory and using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we take 1,87,914 undergraduate and junior college students from 1,231 colleges and universities in China as a sample to explore the relationships among the five conditions in the entrepreneurship education environment and cognitive level (i.e., the quality of staff, subject curriculum, entrepreneurial competition, intentions, and opportunity identifications) and entrepreneurial activities. The fsQCA results show that none of these factors are sufficient for entrepreneurial activity. In contrast, three combinations of the five conditions (i.e., co-creation type, competition-oriented environment, and entrepreneurship education that fits under the guidance of entrepreneurial intention) can produce high entrepreneurial activity, as well as substitution and complementarity among the various elements within the configuration. These results show that the combined effect of the five conditions is more conducive to the entrepreneurial activities of college students. Finally, after a discussion of the study's findings, theoretical, and practical contributions are analyzed with regard to the field of entrepreneurship in Chinese colleges, and alternative options indicate that college students are more likely to become entrepreneurs in the future.
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- Yujia Jiang
- Institute of China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Understanding health information literacy of mHealth app users from digital wellbeing perspective: Evidence from regression analysis and fsQCA. LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2021.101108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pappas IO, Woodside AG. Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA): Guidelines for research practice in Information Systems and marketing. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rezazade Mehrizi MH, van den Hooff B, Yang C. Breaking or keeping the habits: exploring the role of legacy habits in the process of discontinuing organisational information systems. INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/isj.12341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- KIN Center for Digital Innovation Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Fazal-e-Hasan SM, Amrollahi A, Mortimer G, Adapa S, Balaji MS. A multi-method approach to examining consumer intentions to use smart retail technology. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2020.106622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Levallet N, Denford JS, Chan YE. Following the MAP (Methods, Approaches, Perspectives) in Information Systems Research. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1287/isre.2020.0964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Following the Methods, Approaches, Perspectives (MAP) in IS Research
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- Nadège Levallet
- Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Management, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario K7K 7B4, Canada
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- Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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Maier C, Mattke J, Pflügner K, Weitzel T. Smartphone use while driving: A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis of personality profiles influencing frequent high-risk smartphone use while driving in Germany. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Mattke J, Maier C, Reis L, Weitzel T. Bitcoin investment: a mixed methods study of investment motivations. EUR J INFORM SYST 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/0960085x.2020.1787109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Jens Mattke
- Information Systems and Services, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
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- Information Systems and Services, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
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- Information Systems and Services, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
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- Information Systems and Services, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
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Raymond L, Bergeron F, Croteau AM, Ortiz de Guinea A, Uwizeyemungu S. Information technology-enabled explorative learning and competitive performance in industrial service SMEs: a configurational analysis. JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1108/jkm-12-2019-0741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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As purveyors of knowledge-based and high value-added services to the manufacturing sector, industrial service small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must develop the information technology (IT) capabilities that, in combination with other non-IT capabilities, enable their capacity for organizational learning (OL) and for explorative learning in particular. In this context, this study aims to identify the different causal configurations that account for the nonlinear complex interplay of IT capabilities for exploration and strategic capabilities for explorative learning as they affect these firms’ competitive performance.
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Survey data obtained from 92 industrial service SMEs were analyzed with a configurational approach, using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA).
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As it allows for equifinality, the fsQCA analysis identified two sets of causal configurations that characterize the sampled firms’ explorative learning capability as it relates to competitive performance. In the first set, two configurations were equally associated with high innovation performance, whereas in the second set, four configurations were equally associated with high productivity.
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By viewing explorative learning as a dynamic capability that is enabled by the firm’s IT and strategic capabilities, the study contributes to OL theory by providing a more concrete or “operational” grounding, which allows for a greater practical applicability of this theory. By taking both the configurational and capability-based views of the OL-IT-performance causal framework, the authors provide an empirical basis for unraveling, explaining and understanding the complex non-linear relationships embedded within this framework.
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Students report a high degree of anxiety and reduced self-confidence when facing statistical subjects, especially in secondary education. This anxiety turns into poor academic performance. Most studies have used linear models for studying the interrelation between different attitudes and proving their impact on performance or related variables. This study uses a different approach to explain and better understand the causal patterns of factors stimulating lower levels of anxiety in students when facing statistics in secondary education. We employed the Multi-factorial Scale of Attitudes Toward Statistics (MSATS) and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) on a sample of 95 secondary school students in Spain. We identified the recipes or causal combination of factors, leading to low and high levels of anxiety. The results indicate that self-confidence and motivation are important factors in these recipes, but there is no single necessary condition that ensures lower levels of anxiety.
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Kim SS. The continuance usage of compliance support system: does surveillance concern matter? JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1108/jeim-07-2019-0196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeA compliance support system (CSS) aims to support employees' voluntary compliance activities, however, it requires a different approach from the continuous usage of other general information systems. This study first set up a research model based on information system (IS) continuance model to investigate the mechanism of continuance intention to use CSS. Then, this study aims to propose that the surveillance concern will undermine the process of forming beliefs and attitudes toward using CSS, consequently hindering continuance intention to use the system.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey was conducted for the employees of a major Korean energy company that has run their own CSS for about three years. A total of 720 valid responses were analyzed by using partial least squares-based structural model technique. The respondents are classified into two groups: a high level and a low level of surveillance concern group.FindingsThe findings showed that continuance intention of using CSS is basically consistent with the IS continuance model. However, the relationship between satisfaction and continuance intention was found to be insignificant in a high surveillance concern group. In addition, multigroup analysis showed that surveillance concern negatively moderates certain relationships among variables, especially weakening the beliefs and attitudes toward using CSS.Originality/valueThis study has academic significance of broadening the domain of factors affecting continuance intention of using CSS by deeply delving into factors discouraging continuous use of a system. Furthermore, the findings of this study may serve as a practical guideline of alleviating surveillance concern, thereby encouraging employees to use CSS more actively and voluntarily.
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Nishant R, Ravishankar M. QCA and the harnessing of unstructured qualitative data. INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/isj.12281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Rohit Nishant
- Département de systèmes d'information organisationnelsFSA Ulaval Quebec Canada
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- School of Business and EconomicsLoughborough University Loughborough UK
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Ortiz de Guinea A, Raymond L. Enabling innovation in the face of uncertainty through IT ambidexterity: A fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis of industrial service SMEs. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Governance Configurations for Inter-Organizational Coordination: A Study of Public Safety Networks. JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1057/s41265-018-0056-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We focus on networked arrangements of digital resources that are shared among otherwise independent units to advance conceptual and empirical insights about their governance. We are motivated by the simple observation that, increasingly, independent organizations are engaging in shared activities, often relying on purpose-built digital infrastructures to support this move to inter-dependence. To advance current conceptualizations of networked governance, we draw on data from 42 public safety networks and use fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. We do so because fsQCA allows us to account for the realities of inter-dependence among the concepts and variables we consider and to illuminate the multiple viable governance patterns that are possible. The results show the importance of network-level governance competencies to manage stakeholders and information infrastructure to achieve high effectiveness of PSN. Analysis makes clear that there exist five configurations of PSN governance practices that enable high levels of network governance effectiveness. Common to all these configurations are the network-level competence in managing both stakeholders and the digital infrastructure, suggesting these are necessary (but not sufficient) network-level governance competencies. Building from the analysis, we advance the role of specific network-level governance competencies, and the current conceptualization of network governance more broadly.
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Pappas IO, Giannakos MN, Sampson DG. Fuzzy set analysis as a means to understand users of 21st-century learning systems: The case of mobile learning and reflections on learning analytics research. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sergis S, Sampson DG, Giannakos MN. Supporting school leadership decision making with holistic school analytics: Bridging the qualitative-quantitative divide using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sinthupundaja J, Chiadamrong N, Kohda Y. Internal capabilities, external cooperation and proactive CSR on financial performance. SERVICE INDUSTRIES JOURNAL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2018.1508459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Janthorn Sinthupundaja
- School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
- School of Knowledge Science, Department of Social Knowledge Science, Service Knowledge, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan
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- School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- School of Knowledge Science, Department of Social Knowledge Science, Service Knowledge, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan
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Kostagiolas P, Kourouthanassis P, Martzoukou K, Korfiatis N, Niakas D. Information seeking behavioural paths of physicians for diabetes mellitus care: a qualitative comparative analysis of information needs, sources, and barriers. Health Syst (Basingstoke) 2018; 7:13-28. [PMID: 31214336 PMCID: PMC6452844 DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2017.1390050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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This study addresses diabetes physicians' information seeking behavioural paths (digital, conventional, interpersonal) which lead to information needs satisfaction and the barriers encountered in this process. The study was based on empirical evidence from a survey of 159 physicians. Theoretical analysis was informed by Wilson's model of information seeking behaviour. The data were analysed using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis method. The method was successful in identifying five behavioural paths leading to physicians' information needs satisfaction (professional/health coaching) which demonstrate different relationships between information sources (conventional/interpersonal/digital) and information barriers (personal/digital illiteracy) and five behavioural paths that are not leading to satisfaction.
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- P.A. Kostagiolas
- Department of Archive and Library Science, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece
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- Department of Information Management, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland
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- Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Health Care Management, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece
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Combining formal controls and trust to improve dwelling fit-out project performance: A configurational analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Iannacci F, Cornford T. Unravelling causal and temporal influences underpinning monitoring systems success: A typological approach. INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOURNAL 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/isj.12145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Federico Iannacci
- Faculty of Social & Applied Sciences, Business School; Canterbury Christ Church University; North Holmes Road Canterbury CT1 1QU UK
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- Department of Management; London School of Economics and Political Science; Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE UK
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Davison RM. Transition arrangements to a new editorial structure. INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOURNAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/isj.12132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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