Dissertation Information for Elizabeth J. DavidsonNAME:
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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Incomplete - Not_Inspected Title: Framing information systems requirements: An investigation of social cognitive processes in information systems delivery
Abstract: "In this dissertation, information technology (IT) requirements definition processes are examined through the theoretical lens of social cognitive theory and structuration theory. An in-depth, longitudinal field study of two IT development projects at one research site was undertaken to investigate the influence of frames on the interpretations, actions and interactions of key information systems development (ISD) participants during requirements definition activities and on the proposed design of the information technology artifact. Analytic categories were developed to examine technological frames and to identify similarities and differences in frames. Findings suggested that incongruence in the frames of two stakeholder groups (team members, system constituents), particularly aspects of frames related to user support, IT usage, and information legitimacy, contributed to difficulties in IT development, adoption, and use. An unexpected finding was that frame congruence could also be dysfunctional when problematic assumptions and expectations about requirements were not surfaced or examined. |
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Students under Elizabeth J. Davidson
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COMMITTEESHIPS:
- Rita Michele Vick - University of Hawaii (2003)
- Soussan D. Djamasbi - University of Hawaii (2004)
- Mei-Ling Luo - University of Hawaii (2005)
- Paolo Maurin - University of Hawaii (2008)