While the “identity” part of this work isn’t strongly grounded in any identifiable formal theory, the authors do provide some information that supports the position that game workers and the game development environment differs from other forms of IT development. Read More …
The authors model an alternative to the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) specifically for hedonic software. If user acceptance of the software doesn’t follow established MIS models, shouldn’t we apply the same sort of scrutiny to the creation of that software? Read More …
Bill Swann developed Self-Verification Theory, which “assumes that stable self-views provide people with a crucial source of coherence and continuity” and that “people strive to avoid [being perceived in an incongruent manner] by entering into and creating social worlds that confirm their self-views.” Read More …
The authors suggest culturally influenced approaches to software: “Unlike the prevalent form of computer science, whose development has been strongly shaped by the United States and the military interests dominant there, the Scandinavian Approach … is explicitly geared … for the benefit of human beings, in pursuance of the overriding goals of humanization and democratization.” Read More …
This is project management from the Organization Theory perspective. The material feels dated and a bit alien, challenging concepts from that domain which I’ve never considered or encountered in the wild. It may help me understand older PM literature, though. Read More …
Full Reference Wasko, J. (1994). Hollywood in the Information Age : Beyond the Silver Screen. Cambridge: Polity. Notes I ordered this up from the UW library based on a citation in Hesmondlagh 2007. After skimming parts, I don’t think it’ll Read More …
Citation: De Langhe, B., Fernbach, P., & Lichtenstein, D. (2016). Navigating by the Stars: Investigating the Actual and Perceived Validity of Online User Ratings. Journal of Consumer Research, 42(6), 817-833. DOI: 10.1093/jcr/ucv047. I picked up this article because an editor is asking Read More …
I made a pair of images today. One is today’s live amazon.com review anatomy and one is from the time of my original scrape of amazon.com review data. Thank goodness for the Internet Wayback Machine, because I didn’t take screenshots Read More …
Reference Hesmondhalgh, D. (2007). The Cultural Industries (2nd ed.). London: SAGE. Hesmondhalgh, D. (2012). The Cultural Industries (3rd ed.). London: SAGE. Other References Sadler, D. (1997). The Global Music Business as an Information Industry: Reinterpreting Economies of Culture. Environment and Planning A, Read More …