Organizations and Communication Technology

Abstract

PART ONE: THEORIZING ABOUT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ORGANIZATIONS The Theory Imperative - Charles W Steinfield and Janet Fulk PART TWO: TWO VIEWS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TASKS, AND ORGANIZATIONS Conceptualizing Information Technology as Organization, and Vice Versa - James R Beniger On the Study of Technology and Task - Clifford Nass and Laurie Mason A Variable-Based Approach PART THREE: INDIVIDUAL INTERACTIONS WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT Understanding Managers' Media Choices - Linda Klebe Trevino, Richard L Daft and Robert H Lengel A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Opportunities for Strategic Information Manipulation through New Information Technology - Robert W Zmud A Social Influence Model of Technology Use - Janet Fulk, Joseph W Schmitz and Charles W Steinfield PART FOUR: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COLLECTIVE BEHAVIORS Communication Networks and New Media in Organizations - Noshir S Contractor and Eric M Eisenberg Understanding the Use of Group Decision Support Systems - Marshall Scott Poole and Gerardine DeSanctis The Theory of Adaptive Structuration Toward a `Critical Mass' Theory of Interactive Media - M Lynne Markus Discretionary Databases - Terry Connolly and Brian K Thorn Theory, Data, and Implications PART FIVE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATION DESIGN A Theory of the Effects of Advanced Information Technologies on Organizational Design, Intelligence, and Decision Making - George P Huber The Substitution of Communication Technologies for Organizational Structure in Research and Development - Thomas J Allen and Oscar Hauptman Telecommunications and Organizational Choice - Peter G W Keen