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Dissertation Information for Barbara Marie Wildemuth

NAME:
- Barbara Marie Wildemuth
- (Alias) Barbara M. Wildemuth
- (Alias) Barbara Wildemuth

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- Drexel University (USA) (1989)

ADVISORS:
- Gary Wayne Strong
- Belver Griffith

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Elliot Cole
- Tom Childers

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: End-user computing: The adoption of an intellectual technology in corporate settings

Abstract: One feature of the current information age is the use of computing and other information technologies in work settings. In particular, a new type of technology, called an intellectual technology, has emerged, requiring that the user of adopter take an active role in developing the functionality of the technology.

The goals of the current research were to develop an empirically-grounded model of the adoption process for intellectual technologies, and to identify the variables which have the strongest effects on that process. To accomplish these goals, the adoption of end-user computing applications was studied in five intact departments from three different corporations. Data were collected through a series of five in-depth interviews with each study participant, direct observation of the department's activities, and examination of already-existing documents related to the department's computer use.

Based on the computing applications in use in these five departments, a five-stage model of the adoption process was developed. The five stages are: Resource Acquisition, in which staff, hardware, software and training are acquired; Application Development, in which specific procedures for using a specific hardware/software combination are developed to perform a specific function; Adoption/Renewal, in which the application is adopted by a person other than the developer and/or additional resources are acquired; Routinization/Enhancement, in which the application becomes part of the department's standard operating procedure and/or is enhanced in some way; and External Adoption, in which the application is adopted by someone outside the developer's department.

The results of this study also indicate that the manager's approach to computing, the availability of slack time, the accessibility of hardware/software, and computer expertise within the end-use department have strong effects on the adoption of end-user computing applications. In addition to the implications that these findings have for managers in end-user departments, this study has three implications for researchers: it has clarified the definition of intellectual technologies, proposed a new model of the adoption process that is relevant to intellectual technologies, and developed a method for coding events occurring in an ongoing process.

MPACT Scores for Barbara Marie Wildemuth

A = 5
C = 34
A+C = 39
T = 5
G = 1
W = 5
TD = 5
TA = 0
calculated 2017-05-11 16:49:03

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Students under Barbara Marie Wildemuth

ADVISEES:
- Keith Wilson Cogdill - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1998)
- Karen Michelle O'Keefe - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2000)
- Bin Li - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2005)
- Jung Sun Oh - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2010)
- Sanghee Oh - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2010)

COMMITTEESHIPS:
- Sung Been Moon - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1993)
- Nancy Karen Snyder - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1993)
- Elin Katherine Jacob - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1994)
- Ellen A. Greever - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1995)
- Martha Montague Smith - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1996)
- Stephen Paul Gant - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1998)
- Shaoyi He - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1998)
- Deborah Elizabeth Swain - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1999)
- Barbara Miller Marson - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2001)
- Debra Jean Slone - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2001)
- Wen-Chin Lan - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2002)
- Benjamin Brunk - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2003)
- Pnina Fichman-Shachaf - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2003)
- Gary Geisler - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2003)
- Debbie Travers - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2003)
- Xiangming Mu - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2004)
- Joan Catherine Bartlett - University of Toronto (2004)
- Meng Yang - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2005)
- W. John MacMullen - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2007)
- Lili Luo - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2007)
- Maria Christina Pattuelli - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2007)
- Jeffery Lawrence Loo - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2009)
- Cassidy Rose Sugimoto - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2010)
- Chirag Shah - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2010)
- Yaxaio Song - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2010)
- Songphan Choemprayong - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2010)
- Terrell Griffin Russell - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2011)
- Carol Perryman - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2011)
- Xi Nui - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2012)
- Derek Alan Rodriguez - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2012)
- Laura Haak Marcial - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2012)
- Laura L. Christopherson - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2013)
- Laura Sheble - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2014)
- Ayoung Yoon - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2015)