Major Information Systems Research Articles

Intrusion into Computer Information System: Criminal Law Rule Based on Different Judicial Recognition Perspectives of State Affairs

Cybercrime refers to a new form of crime generated with the application and prevalence of computer technology. In China, there are increasingly more instances of unauthorized access to computer systems every year, which has severely affected network security and the property security of the people, and even national security. This paper delves deeper and more methodically into the problems surrounding the criminal act of unlawful access to computer information systems. The ambiguous definition and limited reach of the criminal object make Chinas punishment for unauthorised access to computer systems less effective., the crossover of the criminal law system caused by the contradiction of legislative logic, as well as the insufficient prevention of too lenient penalties. Based on the above legislative deficiencies, it is imperative to improve the criminal law system, expand the protection scope of the first clause of Article 285 of the Criminal Law, Increase the number of cases that are investigated and prosecuted, explain computer information systems in the context of state affairs, expand the definition of state affairs computer information systems, and strictly regulate the amount of crime that is legal. Additionally, it is essential to establish an independent status for data crimes by adding provisions on data security protection concerning the three major computer information systems; increasing the intensity of punishment, raising the range of statutory penalties, and adding property penalties, thereby imposing a comprehensive regulation on illegal intrusion into computer information systems.

Leveraging paradigms to foster theoretical contributions in information systems research

Despite all our theorizing efforts and the importance that we and our major information systems (IS) journals ascribe to theory development, making theoretical contributions to our field remains challenging. Recognizing that we cannot develop better theories without improving how we theorize, our field is now engaged in an in-depth discussion of the theorizing process. This manuscript contributes to this discussion by exposing why and how leveraging paradigms when theorizing can foster theoretical contributions within our field. Its premise is that we need to stop working within the confines of a limited set of well-entrenched paradigms and move beyond what is known as true and correct to come up with improvements that significantly alter the way we come to rationalize, explain, and master our world. Anchored on this premise, this manuscript begins by discussing the origin, role, and features of paradigms as well as explaining that they are of three different but interrelated forms (i.e., metaphysical, sociological, and artefactual). The manuscript then adds to this understanding of paradigms by detailing the unique relationships that tie paradigms of each form to theory and explaining why taking advantage of these unique bonds when theorizing may help us make theoretical contributions. Lastly, to foster theoretical contributions within our field, this manuscript proposes a set of guidelines to help us leverage paradigms of the different forms when theorizing.

Popperian Falsificationism in IS: Major Confusions and Harmful Influences

The current relationship between Popper’s philosophy of science and Information Systems (IS) is complex and often confused. On the one hand, many influential members of the IS community claim that much IS research follows Popper’s falsificationism. On the other hand, many assumptions underlying Popper’s falsificationism, including the nature of theories as exceptionless laws rejected by a singular unsupportive observation are inappropriate and misleading. Moreover, Popper also rejected all inductive inferences and inductive methods as unscientific which, alas, has led some influential IS scholars to dismiss inductive inferences in major IS methodologies. Such Popperian advice is harmful as virtually all statistical or qualitative IS research relies on inductive inferences – and there is nothing wrong with that. Finally, we offer a solution for how to deal with the scientific significance of the problem of induction. This solution is inductive fallibilism. This means recognizing that theories, rather than always being held as true or false simply, often contain varying inductive supportive and unsupportive evidence.

The anatomy of citizen science projects in information systems

Citizen science is an emerging approach for conducting research in the field of information systems. It refers to the participation of individuals with various backgrounds in research projects. It is necessary to match research implementation closely with plans because the anatomy of a citizen science project is quite complex. The literature shows that managing a long-term citizen science project is an even more complex task. To obtain a coherent understanding of citizen science in the field of information systems, we conducted a systematic literature review on the topic for which we used all the major information systems journals and conference proceedings. We devised the episode framework which consists of four blocks: design of pillars, the episodes of CS implementation, adjustment of activities, and post-implementation. The framework emphasizes the Weinhardt division of the project into separate episodes which are sequentially ordered but which we need to run in parallel because of the dynamic nature of a citizen science project when participants can join and leave freely. Moreover, in some projects, participants can take on different roles, which complicates project management further.

Roles and Research Trends of Neuroscience on Major Information Systems Journal: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis.

Over the past decade, neuroscience has been integrated into information systems as a new methodology and perspective to study and solve related problems. Therefore, NeuroIS has emerged as a new cutting-edge research field. This review aimed to identify, summarize, and classify existing NeuroIS publications through knowledge mapping and bibliometric analysis. To effectively understand the development trend of NeuroIS, this study referred to the journal selection index of the Association of Business Schools in 2021 and journals above three stars in the field of information management as the main selection basis. A total of 99 neuroscience papers and their citation data were included from 19 major information systems journals of SCI/SSCI. This study analyzed bibliometric data from 2010 to 2021 to identify the most productive countries, universities, authors, journals, and prolific publications in NeuroIS. To this end, VOSviewer was used to visualize mapping based on co-citation, bibliographic coupling, and co-occurrence. Keywords with strong citation bursts were also identified in this study. This signifies the evolution of this research field and may reveal potential research directions in the near future. In selecting research methods and analysis tools for NeuroIS, content analysis was used to further conclude and summarize the relevant trends. Moreover, a co-citation network analysis was conducted to help understand how the papers, journals, and authors in the field were connected and related, and to identify the seminal or pioneering major literature. For researchers, network maps visualized mainstream research and provided a structural understanding of NeuroIS. The review concludes by discussing potential research topics in this field.

Complexity identification in major infrastructure project information systems using graph theory

AbstractInformation management for major infrastructure projects is a critical task requiring ever increasing time and resources. Whilst the digitisation of construction industry information has progressed over multiple dimensions, there are still gaps in machine readable information for adequate suitability assessment of projects against their requirements. With digital twins at the heart of the digitisation agenda, it is vital that the industry expand the information available to validate and verify asset and network outcomes throughout their lifecycle. Within the construction industry, systems engineering is being deployed for asset and information requirements and model‐based systems engineering can support digital techniques in managing construction information requirements. However, as an intensive task it must be selectively deployed to obtain value within a complex operating system. An opportunity exists to use data and relationships held in electronic document management systems that currently store project requirements. To achieve this, graph/network theory can be used to visualise and analyse the connectivity of document datapoints. This study deploys a python modelling environment to create digraphs that are used to visualise and identify key data from a document management system, identifying the highest degree and betweenness for documents from a sample size of 20 queries producing 327 vertices. It demonstrates a useful means of interrogating the data rapidly that is quick to scale and expand. There are opportunities to deploy this across multiple digital systems to further map complexity and interactions between them. Identification is the critical first step for data driven point of application ‘surgical’ model‐based systems engineering.

Why and How Online Experiments Can Benefit Information Systems Research

Online experiments have become an important methodology in the study of human behavior. While social scientists have been quick to capitalize on the benefits of online experiments, information systems (IS) researchers seem to be among the laggards in taking advantage of this emerging paradigm, despite having the research motivations and technological capabilities to be among the leaders. A major reason for this gap is probably the secondary role traditionally attributed in IS research to experimental methods, as repeatedly demonstrated in methodological reviews of work published in major IS publication outlets. The purpose of this editorial is to encourage IS researchers interested in online behavior to adopt online experiments as a primary methodology, which may substitute for traditional lab experiments and complement nonexperimental methods. This purpose is pursued by analyzing why IS research has lagged behind neighboring disciplines in adopting experimental methods, what IS research can benefit from utilizing online experiments, and how IS research can reap these benefits. The prescriptive analysis is structured around key considerations that should be taken into account in using online experiments to study online behavior.

Qualitative comparative analysis in the information systems discipline: a literature review and methodological recommendations

PurposeQualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a promising, powerful method that is increasingly used for IS research. However, the Information Systems (IS) discipline still lacks a shared understanding of how to conduct and report QCA. This paper introduces the fundamental concepts of QCA, summarizes the status quo, and derives recommendations for future research.Design/methodology/approachA descriptive literature review in major IS outlets summarizes how and why QCA has been used in the IS discipline, critically evaluates the status quo, and derives recommendations for future QCA studies.FindingsThe literature review reveals 32 empirical research articles in major IS journals that have used the QCA method. Articles applied QCA to a broad range of research topics at the individual and organizational levels, mainly as a standalone analysis for theory development, elaboration and testing. The authors also provide evidence that most published IS research articles do not take full advantage of the potential QCA, such as analyzing necessary causal conditions or testing the robustness of QCA results. The authors provide seven actionable recommendations for future IS research using QCA.Originality/valueThe literature review assesses the status quo of QCA’s application in the IS discipline and provides specific recommendations on how IS researchers can leverage the full potential of QCA.

A cloud‐based integration platform for enterprise application integration: A Model‐Driven Engineering approach

AbstractThis article addresses major information systems integration problems, approaches, technologies, and tools within the context of Model‐Driven Software Engineering. The Guaraná integration platform is introduced as an innovative platform amongst state‐of‐the‐art technologies available for enterprises to design and implement integration solutions. In this article, we present its domain‐specific modeling language and its industrial cloud‐based web development platform, which supports the design and implementation of integration solutions. A real‐world case study is described and analyzed; then, we delve into its design and implementation, to finally disclose ten measures that empirically help estimating the amount of effort involved in the development of integration solutions.

“APLIKASI ANDROID (SCAN EVENTKU) UNTUK MENDUKUNG PEMBELAJARAN REGISTRASI EVENT”

Technological developments have changed human behavior, including the behavior of junior high school students. Now generally junior high school students are already very active in using mobile phones, including using this Android Behavior, making the idea of students of the University of Bunda Mulia, major Information System to development interactive learning media based on Android, which are considered not boring, and more effective for improving student quality. In designing the media a set of Android applications was created called Scan Evenku to Support Learning Event Registration. Learning media which are the work of students are software that can be installed on mobile phones, like interesting games. The application has been tested by RPTRA Darma Suci Penjaringan, North Jakarta. From the results that have been tested, the application was warmly welcomed and the students seemed enthusiastic to use it. Normal 0 false false false IN X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:Table Normal; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Times New Roman; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:IN;} Technological developments have changed human behavior, including the behavior of junior high school students. Now generally junior high school students are already very active in using mobile phones, including using this Android Behavior, making the idea of students of the University of Bunda Mulia, major Information System to development interactive learning media based on Android, which are considered not boring, and more effective for improving student quality. In designing the media a set of Android applications was created called Scan Evenku to Support Learning Event Registration. Learning media which are the work of students are software that can be installed on mobile phones, like interesting games. The application has been tested by RPTRA Darma Suci Penjaringan, North Jakarta. From the results that have been tested, the application was warmly welcomed and the students seemed enthusiastic to use it. Normal 0 false false false IN X-NONE X-NONE <w:LsdException Locked=false Priority=48 Name=Grid Table 3 Acce

ENROLLMENT SYSTEM WITH DESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS

Technology has been a great help with various organizations including academic institutions in making transactions easier and faster. Schools have been incorporating information systems that could ease the difficulties in handling large amounts of data and tedious processes. This study focuses on one of the major information systems being used by these academic institutions, the Enrolment System which also includes the assigning of schedule, sectioning of classes, and monitoring of enrolment requirements. The system also utilizes descriptive analytics to provide an accurate enrolment report.

User Satisfaction with Information Systems: A Comprehensive Model of Attribute-level Satisfaction

In this study, we introduce and test a comprehensive model of attribute-level satisfaction to measure user satisfaction with information systems (IS). Recognizing that, as complex “objects”, IS feature multiple subsystems, components, and attributes, we draw on marketing research and attribute satisfaction theory to assess user satisfaction across three levels of abstraction. We first assess overall satisfaction as the most abstract level then move to satisfaction with each major IS component (i.e., information, system, and service satisfaction). Subsequently, we measure user satisfaction with key attributes of each major IS component (e.g., information format, system reliability). The results provide a parsimonious yet practical model along with associated measures that can assess user satisfaction across various IS aspects (i.e., components and attributes) and different user interactions with IS.

Ascariasis among Internally Displaced People of Colombia, 2009-2016

Background: Ascariasis is a major neglected tropical disease (NTD), highly associated with poverty and social vulnerability, particularly in rural areas. Its assessment in refugees and internally displaced populations (IDPs) is globally scarce, including Latin America. Then, we studied its occurrence in Colombia, the country with the highest number of IDPs in the in the world, and compare it with general population. Methods & Materials: This ecological study assessed incidence and differences, of ascariasis between general population and IDPs in Colombia and its departments (32) during 2009–2016. Epidemiological data were collected from a major health information system (RIPS-SISPRO), retrieving the ICD-10 codes (B77.0-B77.9) for ascariasis in both populations. We estimated ascariasis incidence rates on both populations (cases/100,000 pop), using reference population of the IDPs (official record of the Secretary of Social Welfare) and the general population (from the national statistics institute, DANE). Incidence rates ratios were calculated comparing both populations. Results: In general population, 15,284 cases of ascariasis occurred (32.6 cases/100,000 pop, 95%CI 32.0–33.0) (5% with intestinal complications, 2% with other complications) while 393 among IDPs (177.5 cases/100,000 pop, 95%CI 160.0–195.0) (3% with intestinal complications, 3% with other complications). Ascariasis was 5.4 times higher among IDPs than in general population (p < 0.05) (reaching up to 33.5 times higher in one department, Atlantico). Also, high variation was observed during the period, reaching up to 17.9 times higher among IDPs for the year 2016 (in this year, at Caldas department, ascariasis incidence was 155.6 times higher). Conclusion: This study evidenced a significantly higher ascariasis incidence among IDPs, when compared with general population in the same territories. This would be expectable given the socioenvironmental conditions in which these subjects have lived. This has relevant implications for screening, diagnosis and management among IDPs, especially in rural areas. More studies are required to improve the understanding of this and other NTDs, especially other soil-transmitted helminthiasis, among those vulnerable populations, as well to provide better medical interventions and for the development of public policies in countries, such as Colombia, with this special population (IDPs).

Breakdowns in internal controls in bank trading information systems: The case of the fraud at Société Générale

The purpose of this paper is to examine the failure to detect breakdowns in internal controls in a major bank's trading information systems related to a fraud perpetuated by a mid-level derivatives trader. Specifically, this paper examines the events uncovered at Société Générale, a large French bank, in January 2008. The paper addresses the question whether the apparent breakdowns in internal controls were caused by the fraudulent activities of a single trader acting alone or whether there may have been a certain level of acceptance of these activities on the part of the bank hierarchy as long as the trader was making a profit. The conclusion of the paper is that bank management may have overlooked overrides of internal controls over bank trading information systems during periods when risky trading practices resulted in profits, but that management quickly took action to correct the internal control overrides when the trading practices led to losses, thus re-emphasizing the crucial importance of tone at the top in the internal control environment. The paper will also address current and future potential research which may have prevented the fraud at Société Générale.

사회적 이슈 관점에서 바라 본 사이버 테러 유형에 대한 위험 대응방안

In recent years, cyber terror that break into major institution's information system and destroy and paralyzed important information occurs frequently. Some countries do dangerous acts such as train hackers and order hackers to hack important industrial confidential documents which are core of national competitiveness to reduce the competitiveness of the country and cause social confusion. In this thesis, it will study problems of cyber terror to help people to use Internet in web environment that safe from cyber terror and to avoid the risk from cyber terror such as malware and DDos. This thesis is organized as following. In second chapter, it will look thorough the research that are related to cyber terror. In third chapter, it will study attack types of cyber terror. In fourth chapter, to defend from cyber violence, it will suggest safe solution. In fifth chapter, it will end with conclusion. Finally, to prevent urgent incidents like North Korean Cyber-attack, every Internet user must indicate their recognition on Internet security and it is significant to make a quick response treatment to create the safe online environment.

Integration and Development of Intelligent Building Equipment Management Information System

The development of Internet and communications technology have brought great influence on people in every area and changed people's lifestyle since the 21st century. With the accelerating pace of urban construction, technological innovation, a gradual increase in the level of economic development, intelligent building become a comprehensive reflection of the level of science and technology economy countries, regions, and even cities as a result of technological innovation. It has become an important pillar of the development of the construction industry. It is not only the new lifeblood of economic development, but the lifeblood of human beings sustainable development. Intelligent building provide people with a comfortable, universities, secure and convenient environment. This paper described the concept of intelligent building equipment management information system as well as its history firstly, then discussed the major equipment management information system of intelligent building, finally, researched on integrated development of intelligent building equipment management information management system, and made a wonderful prospect of the future of the development of intelligent buildings.

Grounded Theory Methodology in Information Systems Research

Grounded theory methodology (GTM), with its espoused goal of theory development of novel phenomena, has found broad application in Information Systems (IS) research. To investigate how GTM is applied in IS research and how the research contributions are contingent on those applications, we review 43 GTM-based articles in major IS and related journals. Ten of the articles develop theory. The other 33 articles use GTM to develop models and rich descriptions of new phenomena as their theoretical contribution. We show that each of the three forms is valuable to the IS community. For example, studies that develop theories and models are highly cited in the IS literature. We identify nine GTM procedures that are applied in various combinations to develop the three forms of research contribution. Treating GTM as a portfolio of the nine procedures, we examine the implications for the research contribution of adopting the core GTM procedures compared with a partial portfolio of those procedures.

Fragmentation or cohesion? Visualizing the process and consequences of information system diversity, 1993–2012

In information systems (IS) literature, there is ongoing debate as to whether the field has become fragmented and lost its identity in response to the rapid changes of the field. The paper contributes to this discussion by providing quantitative measurement of the fragmentation or cohesiveness level of the field. A co-word analysis approach aiding in visualization of the intellectual map of IS is applied through application of clustering analysis, network maps, strategic diagram techniques, and graph theory for a collection of 47,467 keywords from 9551 articles, published in 10 major IS journals and the proceedings of two leading IS conferences over a span of 20 years, 1993 through 2012. The study identified the popular, core, and bridging topics of IS research for the periods 1993–2002 and 2003–2012. Its results show that research topics and subfields underwent substantial change between those two periods and the field became more concrete and cohesive, increasing in density. Findings from this study suggest that the evolution of the research topics and themes in the IS field should be seen as part of the natural metabolism of the field, rather than a process of fragmentation or disintegration.

Exploring the Factors that Influence the Success of Insourced Government ICT Projects

AbstractThis paper explores information system insourcing in selected government agencies in Malaysia and discusses the challenges and barriers that have impeded its implementation. The paucity of similar projects and limited literature has resulted in this study that considers a post outsourcing context following the decision to insource a major Malaysian Government Information System in 2011. A qualitative research method was conducted in a selected government agency to obtain empirical evidence from 55 semi‐structured interviews with government servants from top management to clerical staff including the users of the government information system. By using a combination of institutional theory and the capability approach to analyse the data, we found that insourcing reduced costs, provided a means to access new technologies and enhanced skills in the internal development team, despite challenges such as data centralization, HRMIS technical training and skill, resources for training, perception, government policies and regulations, and lack of expertise These findings will be of interest to the information system research community interested in insourcing information system support.

Organisational influences impacting user involvement in a major information system project: a case study in a governmental organisation

This paper explores the impact of organisational influences on user involvement in relation to a major information system project at a governmental organisation in Norway. The results suggest that one major obstacle to end-user involvement is a combination of a conformist working culture and the total lack of project management competence in the organisation. The career promotion mechanism in the organisation may have created a culture of diffidence, forced conformity and loyalty moving upwards and this turn have reduced the organisation ability to adhere to structured approach to project requirements management. The findings indicate that a combination of an authoritarian style and inherent culture of resistance to change have impacted on the organisation ability to effectively prepare and commit users to the project and the changes it will create in the organisation. This study demonstrates that some of these organisational influences are addressable through applying structured methods for determining requirements.