Countering user risk in information system development projects

被引:16
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作者
Hung, Yu Wen [1 ]
Hsu, Shih-Chieh [1 ]
Su, Zhi-Yuan [2 ]
Huang, Hsieh-Hong [3 ]
机构
[1] Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ, Dept Informat Management, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
[2] Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Informat Management, Tainan, Taiwan
[3] Natl Taitung Univ, Dept Informat Sci & Management Syst, Taitung, Taiwan
关键词
Information system development (ISD) project; User risk; Risk coping; Risk reduction; MANAGING KNOWLEDGE; CONTINGENCY-MODEL; TEAM PERFORMANCE; PARTICIPATION; SUCCESS; INTEGRATION; COORDINATION; INVOLVEMENT; IMPACT; AGILE;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2014.02.003
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
User related issues have long been broadly discussed in the information system development (ISD) project research area. In this study, we focus on user risk and identify two risk countering approaches to demonstrate how to deal with user risk and its negative impact on ISD projects. We hypothesize that (1) user risk has a negative impact on project performance, (2) users' bond with the project and the development team can help reduce user risk, and (3) developers' task knowledge and vertical coordination can ease the negative impact of user risk and increase project performance. A quantitative approach with survey data collected from 240 practitioners confirmed our hypotheses. In addition, we interviewed seven developers and three user representatives to complete our understanding of this issue. Implications for academia and practitioners are discussed at the end of this paper. Suggestions for future research directions are also provided. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:533 / 545
页数:13
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