COMP 506: Organizational Behaviour in Information Systems Report a Broken Link

Required Readings


Week 1


Sidorova, A., Evangelopoulos, N., Valacich, J. S., & Ramakrishnan, T. (2008). Uncovering the intellectual core of the information systems discipline, MIS Quarterly, 32(3), 467-482.

Week 3


Venkatesh, V., & Bala, H. (2008). Technology acceptance model 3 and a research agenda on interventions. Decision Sciences, 39(2), 273–325.

Week 4


Rutner, P. S., Hardgrave, B. C., & McKnight, D. H. (2008). Emotional dissonance and the information technology professional. MIS Quarterly, 32(3), 635–652.
Ahuja, M. K., Chudoba, K. M., Kacmar, C. J., McKnight, D. H., & George, J. F. (2007). IT road warriors: balancing work-family conflict, job autonomy and work overload to mitigate turnover intentions. MIS Quarterly 31(1), 1–17.
Pare, G., & Tremblay, M. (2007). The influence of high-involvement human resources practices, procedural justice, organizational commitment, and citizenship behaviors on information technology professionals’ turnover intentions. Group and Organization Management, 32(3), 326–357.

Week 6


Davenport, L. (2009). Make better decisions. Harvard Business Review, 87(11), 117–123.
Mahring, M., & Keil, M. (2008). Information technology project escalation: A process model. Decision Sciences, 39(2), 239–272.
Parsons, J. and Saunders, C. (2004). “Cognitive Heuristics in Software Engineering: Applying and Extending Anchoring and Adjustment to Artifact Reuse” IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 30(12), 873-885

Week 7


Griffith, T. L., Sawyer, J. E., & Neale, M. A. (2003). Virtualness and knowledge in teams: Managing the love triangle of organizations, individuals, and information technology. MIS Quarterly, 27(2), 265–287.

Week 8


Panteli, N., & Tucker, R. (2009). Power and trust in global virtual teams. Communications of the ACM, 52(12), 113–115.

Week 9


Andriole, S. J. (2007). The 7 habits of highly effective technology leaders. Communications of the ACM, 50(3), 67–72.
Roy, V., Bernier, C., & Leveille, L. (2006). The high wire balancing act of the IS project director. Database for Advances in Information Systems, 37(1), 8–39.
Kaplan, D. M., & LeRouge, C. (2007). Managing on the edge of change: Human resource management of information technology employees. Human Resource Management, 46(3), 325–330.

Week 10


Hitt, L. M., & Brynjolfsson, E. (1997). Information technology and internal firm organization: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Management Information Systems, 14(2), 81–101.
Weill, P., & Ross, J. (2004). IT governance archetypes for allocating decision rights. Chapter 3 in IT Governance: How Top Performers Manage IT Decision Rights for Superior Results. Norwood, MS: Harvard Business Press.

Once you have logged into the AU Library "Books 24x7" page, search for the title IT Governance: How Top Performers Manage IT Decision Rights for Superior Results. Then go to Chapter 3.

Week 11


Leidner, D. E., & Kayworth, T. (2006). A review of culture in information systems research: Toward a theory of information technology culture conflict. MIS Quarterly, 30(2), 357–399.
Flanagin, A. J., & Waldeck, J. H. (2004). Technology use and organizational newcomer socialization. The Journal of Business Communication, 41(2), 137–165.

Week 12


Markus, M. L. (2004). Technochange management: Using IT to drive organizational change. Journal of Information Technology, 19(1), 4–20.
Robey, D., & Boudreau, M-C. (1999). Accounting for the contradictory organizational consequences of information technology: Theoretical directions and methodological implications. Information Systems Research, 10(2), 167–185.