Title :
Towards a Theor etical Fr amework for Studying the Effect of Mobile- ICT on Coor dination
Author_Institution :
Case Western Reserve University
Abstract :
The use of mobile information and communications technologies is increasing rapidly in modern organizations. We present a theory based framework for studying the effect of these technologies on coordination in organizations. Four temporal workstyles that embed the key contingencies of dependence and uncertainty from organizational theory, and a set of fundamental question about coordination and mobility, provide the basis for the framework. We apply the framework to four mini-cases of coordination that include some element of mobility to gain initial insight into the effects of m-ICTs. The next steps include a more extensive meta-study of the literature to bolster these initial findings and to provide a foundation for the creation of a design theory
Keywords :
electronic commerce; mobile computing; organisational aspects; mobile information-communication technology; mobile-ICT; organizational theory; Collaborative software; Communications technology; Costs; Econometrics; Enterprise resource planning; Environmental economics; Humans; Mobile computing; Personal digital assistants; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2007. HICSS 2007. 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Electronic_ISBN :
1530-1605
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2007.567