Managing Impressions with Information Technology
Managing Impressions with Information Technology

Author: Jon W. Beard

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2004-10-30

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0313083282

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The contributors to this volume demonstrate the evolving ways in which impression management is conducted through the use of information technology. Whether consciously or unconsciously, individuals create and manage impressions of themselves when they use or interact with IT or in an IT environment. How? By managing the symbolism embedded in the technology. For example, technology is often the primary medium in interactions between a client and a work team, or virtual team, dedicated to servicing the needs of that client. The team itself may be geographically dispersed, lending a deeper layer to the management of impressions among members of the team via their use of technology, including e-mail, groupware, videoconferencing, and Intranet development. Researchers in the behavioral effects and consequences of information technology will find much of value here. This book is also of interest to information technology practitioners and professors alike who work with or study the broader organizational and individual signals, perceptions, and effects of IT-related decisions. Graduate students will find it appropriate as supplemental reading for courses on the organizational implications of IT, the behavioral effects of IT, the impact of IT on corporate strategy, and the impact of organizational design decisions.

Managing Impressions with Information Technology
Managing Impressions with Information Technology

Author: Jon W. Beard

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 2004-10-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781567202373

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The contributors to this volume demonstrate the evolving ways in which impression management is conducted through the use of information technology. Whether consciously or unconsciously, individuals create and manage impressions of themselves when they use or interact with IT or in an IT environment. How? By managing the symbolism embedded in the technology. For example, technology is often the primary medium in interactions between a client and a work team, or virtual team, dedicated to servicing the needs of that client. The team itself may be geographically dispersed, lending a deeper layer to the management of impressions among members of the team via their use of technology, including e-mail, groupware, videoconferencing, and Intranet development. Researchers in the behavioral effects and consequences of information technology will find much of value here. This book is also of interest to information technology practitioners and professors alike who work with or study the broader organizational and individual signals, perceptions, and effects of IT-related decisions. Graduate students will find it appropriate as supplemental reading for courses on the organizational implications of IT, the behavioral effects of IT, the impact of IT on corporate strategy, and the impact of organizational design decisions.

Impression Management and Information Technology
Impression Management and Information Technology

Author: Jon W. Beard

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1996-05-23

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0313035644

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Information technology will be the most pervasive and important influence on individuals and organizations in the next 10 years. Impression management is a growing field of study in the management and organizational sciences, which studies the self-presentational approach of individuals and the organizations. This collection of papers is both exploratory and innovative, examining new ways for the corporation to effect its strategy, its organizational design and its development as they are stimulated by the introduction and evolution of information technology. Understanding impression management theory as it moves further into the mainstream of research and practice is critical to corporate strategists, academics, and students.

The Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology, and Society
The Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology, and Society

Author: Larry D. Rosen

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-03-09

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 1118772008

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Edited by three of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of technology, this new handbook provides a thoughtful and evidence-driven examination of contemporary technology's impact on society and human behavior. Includes contributions from an international array of experts in the field Features comprehensive coverage of hot button issues in the psychology of technology, such as social networking, Internet addiction and dependency, Internet credibility, multitasking, impression management, and audience reactions to media Reaches beyond the more established study of psychology and the Internet, to include varied analysis of a range of technologies, including video games, smart phones, tablet computing, etc. Provides analysis of the latest research on generational differences, Internet literacy, cyberbullying, sexting, Internet and cell phone dependency, and online risky behavior

Human Resource Information Systems
Human Resource Information Systems

Author: Richard D. Johnson

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2020-09-10

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 1544396775

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Human Resource Information Systems: Basics, Applications, and Future Directions is a one-of-a-kind book that provides a thorough introduction to the field of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) and shows how organizations today can leverage HRIS to make better people decisions and manage talent more effectively. Unlike other texts that overwhelm students with technical information and jargon, this revised Fifth Edition offers a balanced approach in dealing with HR issues and IT/IS issues by drawing from experts in both areas. It includes the latest research and developments in the areas of HRIS justification strategies, HR technology, big data, and artificial intelligence. Numerous examples, best practices, discussion questions, and case studies, make this book the most student-friendly and current text on the market. Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.

Global Perspectives on Small and Medium Enterprises and Strategic Information Systems: International Approaches
Global Perspectives on Small and Medium Enterprises and Strategic Information Systems: International Approaches

Author: Bharati, Pratyush

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-04-30

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 1615206280

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in rejuvenating and sustaining the modern economy, generating substantial employment and serving as important innovation engines for the global economy. Global Perspectives on Small and Medium Enterprises and Strategic Information Systems: International Approaches aims to spread research conducted on SMEs internationally and place it at the disposal of academics, practitioners, consultants, the vendor community, and policymakers. The goal of this book is to highlight the challenges faced by SMEs and how they are coping with the adverse environment through skillful use of IT and technologies such as Web 2.0, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), e-commerce, open source software, Business Process Digitization (BPD), and other emerging technologies.

Technology and Trust
Technology and Trust

Author: Jamison H. Posey

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: This paper explores the use of technology and its associated verbal descriptors as tools used in a Self Promotion impression management strategy to influence the Perceived Competence and Trust of clients that outsource their information systems development function. Relevant literature in impression management, trust, credibility, institutionalism and perceived expertise in software development is reviewed. To explore this empirically, the current study follows a 2 x 2 experimental design using four vignettes. The first vignette features the presence of a Non-verbal Technology-based Self Promotion Impression Management Strategy used in conjunction with a Verbal Technology-based Self Promotion Impression Management Strategy. The second vignette features the presence of a Non-verbal Technology-based Self Promotion Impression Management Strategy alone. The third vignette features the presence of a Verbal Technology-based Self Promotion Impression Management Strategy alone. The fourth vignette features neither. The results suggest that while technology may not be used effectively as an impression management tool, the verbal descriptors associated with it do have an impact on user/client perceptions. The study raises a number of issues to be explored and debated by future research. Pragmatically, the study describes communication behaviors that might facilitate increased perceived competence between clients toward information systems development firms within outsourced information systems development projects.

Theory of Technology
Theory of Technology

Author: David Clarke

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-12

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1351472178

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The history of technology is often troubled by good ideas that do not, for one reason or another, take off right away--sometimes for millennia. Sometimes, technology comes to a standstill, and sometimes, it even reverses itself. Thus, unlike science, which seems to proceed at a reasonable and calm rate, the progress of technology is difficult to theorize about. While in science many developments are predictable to a certain extent and this predictability may, at times, direct or stymie science's progress--as with stem-cell research and cloning--technological advances, such as the Internet, are often sudden and unpredictable, and therefore frightening. In Theory of Technology, David Clarke brings together nine authors who try to understand technology from a variety of viewpoints. Rias van Wyk, in "Technology," parses the concept into many angles, including its anatomy, taxonomy, and evolution. Karol Pelc, in "Knowledge Mapping," discusses tracking the evolution of the emerging discipline of technology management. Jon Beard, in "Management of Technology," pursues a similar mapping endeavor, but looks to the patterns of the literature of technology management. Thomas Clarke, in "Unique Features of an R&D Work Environment and Research Scientists and Engineers," takes the reader on a tour of how people of technology present unique challenges to not just management but whole organizations. Richard Howey, in "Understanding Software Technology," places enterprise software into a meaningful pattern of technology management. Fred Foldvary and Daniel Klein, in "The Half-Life of Policy Rationales," discuss how new technology affects old policy issues. John Cogan, in "Some Philosophical Thoughts on the Nature of Technology," maintains that our Aristotelian search for the essence of technology is doomed. And Peter Bond, in "The Biology of Technology," establishes a basis for the development of a socio-biological approach to understanding the pheno

Impression Management in the Workplace
Impression Management in the Workplace

Author: Andrew J. DuBrin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-10-04

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1135234515

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Wanting to create a favorable impression with others is a basic part of human nature in both work and personal life. In this book, Andrew J. DuBrin skillfully provides a guide to the effective use of impression management based on scholarly research and theory, with particular attention to practical application. He highlights not only impressions that individuals make, but those made by entire organizations. Self-tests and questionnaires allow readers to pinpoint how they currently employ impression management techniques in their work lives. Each chapter includes a section on "Guidelines for Application and Skill Development" that provides real-world advice based on the theories and research outlined in the chapter. With this book, students will glean the best methods for creating positive, career-building impressions in current and future positions.