Abstract
The usage of social software to support collaboration and knowledge management in corporate intranets is a pervasive topic in practice and research. However, there remain many open research questions concerning its socio-technical system design. To address this gap and to contribute to a deeper understanding of the role and success of corporate social software, we first identify and conceptualize simplicity as an influential design principle and usage factor. We propose a theoretical framework that helps us to empirically study the role of simplicity based on six case vignettes of corporate social software implementation and use. From the theoretical basis and the empirical analysis we develop a series of theoretical propositions and discuss implications for IS design and adoption.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ECIS 2013 Proceedings |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Place of Publication | Atlanta, GA |
| Publisher | Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) |
| Publication date | 2013 |
| Article number | Paper 79 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783834924421 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | The 21st European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2013 - Utrecht University, Utrecht Science Park 'de Uithof', Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: 5 Jun 2013 → 8 Jun 2013 Conference number: 21 https://sites.google.com/site/ecis2013nl/home |
Conference
| Conference | The 21st European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2013 |
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| Number | 21 |
| Location | Utrecht University, Utrecht Science Park 'de Uithof' |
| Country | Netherlands |
| City | Utrecht |
| Period | 05/06/2013 → 08/06/2013 |
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| Series | Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems |
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| ISSN | 0000-0034 |