Influence of mobile information systems on workplace

Title

Understanding the influence temporospatial and structural characteristics of work on the use of mobile information systems in the workplace.

Abstract

Mobile information systems (IS) have been rapidly adopted by a large number of organizations across the globe. Despite their popularity, our understanding of the important factors surrounding the adoption of mobile information systems in the workplace is still largely anecdotal. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a model of the factors that influence user acceptance of mobile information systems in the workplace. A review of relevant literature provided the basis for the development of the conceptual model that guided this research. Based on a survey of 309 users of mobile IS from a wide range of organizations, statistically significant evidence emerged that temporal, spatial and structural characteristics of the portfolio of tasks performed by users of mobile IS in the workplace influenced their perceived individual need for mobile IS. It was also found that perceived individual need for mobile IS significantly influences performance expectancy, and that system portability has a positive effect on effort expectancy as well as on intentions to use mobile IS.

The speaker

Eusebio Scornavacca is Director of Research and of the Honors Program at the School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington – New Zealand. His research interests include mobile and ubiquitous information systems, disruptive ICT innovation and electronic surveys. During the past 15 years he has conducted qualitative and quantitative research in a wide range of industries, including research sponsored by the private sector. Dr Scornavacca’s research has appeared in journals such as Decision Support Systems, Journal of Information Technology, Communications of the ACM, Communications of the AIS and Journal of Computer Information Systems. He is currently chair of the standing committee of the International Conference on Mobile Business.

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