Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity

To date, many important threads of information privacy research have developed, but these threads have not been woven together into a cohesive fabric. This paper provides an interdisciplinary review of privacy-related research in order to enable a more cohesive treatment. With a sample of 320 privacy articles and 128 books and book sections, we classify previous literature in two ways: (1) using an ethics-based nomenclature of normative, purely descriptive, and empirically descriptive, and (2) based on their level of analysis: individual, group, organizational, and societal.

Based upon our analyses via these two classification approaches, we identify three major areas in which previous research contributions reside: the conceptualization of information privacy, the relationship between information privacy and other constructs, and the contextual nature of these relationships.

As we consider these major areas, we draw three overarching conclusions. First, there are many theoretical developments in the body of normative and purely descriptive studies that have not been addressed in empirical research on privacy. Rigorous studies that either trace processes associated with, or test implied assertions from, these value-laden arguments could add great value. Second, some of the levels of analysis have received less attention in certain contexts than have others in the research to date. Future empirical studies-both positivist and interpretive--could profitably be targeted to these under-researched levels of analysis. Third, positivist empirical studies will add the greatest value if they focus on antecedents to privacy concerns and on actual outcomes. In that light, we recommend that researchers be alert to an overarching macro model that we term APCO (Antecedents → Privacy Concerns → Outcomes).

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Information privacy research: an interdisciplinary review

An understanding of culture is important to the study of information technologies in that culture at various levels, including national, organizational, and group, can influence the successful implementation and use of information technology. Culture also plays a role in managerial processes that may directly, or indirectly, influence IT. Culture is a challenging variable to research, in part because of the multiple divergent definitions and measures of culture. Notwithstanding, a wide body of literature has emerged that sheds light on the relationship of IT and culture. This paper sets out to provide a review of this literature in order to lend insights into our understanding of the linkages between IT and culture. We begin by conceptualizing culture and laying the groundwork for a values-based approach to the examination of IT and culture. Using this approach, we then provide a comprehensive review of the organizational and cross-cultural IT literature that conceptually links these two traditionally separate streams of research. From our analysis, we develop six themes of IT-culture research emphasizing culture's impact on IT, IT's impact on culture, and IT culture. Building upon these themes, we then develop a theory of IT, values, and conflict. Based upon the theory, we develop propositions concerning three types of cultural conflict and the results of these conflicts. Ultimately, the theory suggests that the reconciliation of these conflicts results in a reorientation of values. We conclude with the particular research challenges posed in this line of inquiry.

Review: a review of culture in information systems research: toward a theory of information technology culture conflict

Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Historically, management theory has ignored the constraints imposed by the biophysical (natural) environment. Building upon resource-based theory, this article attempts to fill this void by proposing a natural-resource-based view of the firm—a theory of competitive advantage based upon the firm's relationship to the natural environment. It is composed of three interconnected strategies: pollution prevention, product stewardship, and sustainable development. Propositions are advanced for each of these strategies regarding key resource requirements and their contributions to sustained competitive advantage.

A natural resource-based view of the firm

The effect of service employees' technology readiness on technology acceptance

https://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1680&context=amcis2000

Internet adoption barriers for small firms in The Netherlands

https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ws/files/578302/guid-085c9551-734f-442d-ac38-1ea6da371b87-ASSET1.0.pdf

Psychological antecedents of institution-based consumer trust in e-retailing

Whereas many research studies have focused on website features triggering consumer trust in e-retailing, so far no study has attempted to identify all psychological antecedents of trust, i.e. what exactly â€œhappensâ€ in the consumerâ€™s mind before or while the person decides to trust e-retailing. In contrast to other papers on the antecedents of trusting beliefs in specific e-retailing stores, this paper will identify the antecedents of institution-based trust in e-retailing, i.e. trust people have in e-retailing in general. Personality, perception, attitude, experience and knowledge were hypothesized to influence institution-based consumer trust in e-retailing. According to the results of this study, perception based factors are the main determinants of consumer trust in e-retailing. Consumers do behave, after all, rational. ng beliefs in specific e-retailing stores, this paper will identify the antecedents of institution-based trust in e-retailing, i.e. trust people have in e-retailing in general. Personality, perception, attitude, experience and knowledge were hypothesized to influence institution-based consumer trust in e-retailing. According to the results of this study, perception based factors are the main determinants of consumer trust in e-retailing. Consumers do behave, after all, rational.

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The study of the relationships between information technology (IT), environmental organizational issues and firm performance is a cutting-edge research topic for the information systems (IS) commun...

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057%2Fejis.2012.14.pdf

R.M. Walczuch

Papers

The effect of service employees' technology readiness on technology acceptance

Internet adoption barriers for small firms in The Netherlands

Psychological antecedents of institution-based consumer trust in e-retailing

Psychological antecedents of institution-based consumer trust in e-retailing

Information technology, the organizational capability of proactive corporate environmental strategy and firm performance: a resource-based analysis