Welcome to the second issue of Volume 40. This issue includes five articles. The first article, entitled “Does Engaging in Data Philanthropy Impact Business Value?” by Jordana J. George, Jie Yan, D...

Effective contact tracing is an important tool in trying to control the spread of highly infectious diseases. Utilizing the theory of reasoned action and rational choice theory, this study explores factors impacting the adoption of mobile contact tracing application. Findings indicate that perceived benefits of usage and perceived costs of non-usage positively impact an individual’s attitude toward usage intention, while information security concern as perceived cost of usage has a negative effect.

The purpose of this study is to examine the reported architectural approaches and governance mechanisms for digital business ecosystems (DBEs). A systematic literature review is employed, in which 92 relevant articles are selected for analysis. This study provides an overview of articles, reports the formal modeling notations, modeling viewpoints, and design patterns used for DBEs in the reviewed articles, discusses DBE governance mechanisms, and provides evidence of the alignment between DBE architecture and DBE governance.

This paper examines the nexus between business analytics and strategic decision facets using the resource-based theory. Analysis with partial least squares demonstrate that decision comprehensiveness and speed mediate the relationship between business analytics and decision quality. While fuzzy sets analysis demonstrates that business analytics, decision comprehensiveness, and speed are sufficient (but not necessary) conditions for decision quality. When firms utilize business analytics, decision speed and comprehensiveness are mutually inclusive. Theoretical and practical implications are offered.

The diffusion of an innovation is often discussed as the outcome of social processes. An alternative IT viewpoint is Adaptive Structuration Theory where IT as “appropriated” by an organization as enabling and encoding the “spirit” of that organization – why and how and where it does what it does. Examining such a case with the diffusion of an existing Health Information Exchange (HIE) in a new set of hospitals, supports the inclusion of that AST aspect.

This paper employed an integrated model for examining behavioral intention to adopt blockchain technology in the supply chain management of manufacturing industries in Bangladesh. The proposed conceptual model was empirically tested using data collected from 189 supply chain managers working in manufacturing organizations in Bangladesh. The findings suggest that perceived usefulness, trading partners’ pressure, and competitive pressure are the most important determinant of behavioral intention.

Welcome to volume 40! I am pleased to introduce the first of five articles in this volume, entitled “Towards a design theory of user-centred score mechanics for gamified competency development.” Au...

We explore motivations for adopting Business Process Management (BPM) by analyzing 290 customer use cases published on-line by BPM systems vendors. We construct a classification framework of BPM motivations for the new challenges confronting BPM in the time of digital transformation, with highlights of the new role of BPM in this context. The proposed framework serves as a guide for future research on BPM motivation patterns, particularly in the context of digital transformation.

This paper provides an understanding of the driving forces in enterprise systems (ES) implementation in the public sector. The data in this multi-case study were collected in semi-structured interviews of City Hall employees in Poland, representing diverse levels of experience and authority. Based on these data, we identify six key concepts in ES public sector implementations and propose a conceptual framework to serve as guidance for implementation projects and provide a foundation for further research.

Information technology’s ubiquitous role has led to growing calls for regulations. Sparse regulation in IT has led to a lack of holistic understanding of their impact on the IT field. Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act has wide-ranging implications on IT and provides fertile grounds for understanding IT regulations research. This study explores SOX-related IS research through co-word analysis and topic modeling. Results highlight research gaps and provide guidance to research and practice concerning future IT regulations.