In this journal, Chen and Hirschheim have provided a historical analysis of positivist and
interpretivist research paradigms and methodologies in the 10 years following the much …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to critique the discourse of the digital divide and to
propose ways of responding to digital inequalities. Design/methodology/approach …

In this paper, we examine efforts undertaken by two cities–Atlanta and LaGrange, Georgia–
to redress the digital divide. Atlanta's initiative has taken the form of community technology …

Addressing the reasons for—and the solutions to—the “digital divide” has been on the public
agenda since the emergence of the Internet. However, the term has meant quite different …

In this paper we consider what it means to be an informed IS researcher by focusing
attention on theory adaptation in IS research. The basic question we seek to address is:" …

In the United States, the 1990s were not only a time of great enthusiasm, following the
collapse of the Eastern Bloc, but also a period of great expectations, given the rapid …

The rise of the digital society is accompanied by incalculable social risks, but very little IS
research has examined the implications of the new digital society. Drawing on concepts from …

In this ethnographic study, I examine the discourses that social agents enact as they
increase their awareness of information technology (IT) and the digital divide. The social …

Usability is the weakest link in the security chain of many prominent applications. A set of
security usability prin-ciples should therefore be considered when designing and …

There are many reports about the digital divideand many discrepant interpretations of what
thereports indicate. This pattern of competinganalyses, often in relation to identical datasets …