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[ecrea] Special issue on "Gender and Computing at Work" (Vol. 2, Issue 1) of the International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)

Tue Feb 22 18:56:42 GMT 2011



The contents of the latest issue on "Gender and Computing at Work" are displayed below:

 International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)

Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association

Volume 2, Issue 1, January-March2011

Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically

ISSN: 1947-9131 EISSN: 1947-914X

Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA

<http://www.igi-global.com/ijep>www.igi-global.com/ijep



Editor-in-Chief: Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University, USA



PAPER ONE



Gender and Anonymity in Virtual Teams: An Exploratory Study



Elizabeth Koh (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Na Liu (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
John Lim (National University of Singapore, Singapore)



The visibility of network-based technologies in the 2008 U.S. presidential election is indicative of their importance as tools to inform and motivate a populace. By explaining what factors impact usage behaviors with respect to these technologies, their use can be better encouraged. In this paper, the authors examine the constructs influencing usage behaviors for political technologies using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model. The authors also explore the impact of the use of political technologies on political interest and activism in organized movements. The model was tested on a large sample of youth voters, and results suggest that performance and effort expectancy, along with social influences, impact the use of political technology. Evidence was also found suggesting that the usage of political technologies positively impacts political interest and political activism. Findings suggest that room for growth exists in devising novel ways to use political technologies to motivate active participation.



To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.

<http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51347>http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51347



PAPER TWO



ICT as an Enabler for Small Firm Growth: The Case of the Mompreneur



Yvonne Costin (University of Limerick, Ireland)



Along with individuals? ideological factors, various network properties play a crucial role in the process of legislators? political decision making. Social networks among legislators provide relational resources through which communication occurs, exerting social influence among the members in a network. This paper examines six social relationships among the members of the 109th United States Senate as predictors of senatorial voting (roll call votes), shared committees, co-sponsorships, party membership, PAC donation, geographical contiguity, and internet hyperlinks, which may be considered as direct or indirect representations of communication networks. The six networks are modeled using MRQAP, and results suggest that roll call voting was predicted by party membership, co-sponsorship, geographical proximity, and PAC donation networks, while shared committee membership did not contribute significantly. As for hyperlinks, results were mixed, showing a small variance of contribution in a simpler model but not significant with more complex models.



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<http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51348>http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51348



PAPER THREE



Support Structures for Women in Information Technology Careers



Ruth Guthrie (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA)
Louise Soe (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA)
Elaine Yakura (Michigan State University, USA)



This paper focuses on two related aspects?the politics of social networking communities and the impact that clashes between real and virtual spheres on relationships in social networking communities. The starting point for this paper is a series of events that took place in a social networking community involving a dominant member of the community attempting to overpower others, leading to several of the most active members, including the dominant member himself, leaving the community. Following a review of the literature on social networking and politics, the Virtuality/Reality Conflict (VRC) model is presented. The model is used in this paper as a basis for explaining the events in the case and for discussing the implications from this study to research politics of the virtual communities.



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<http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51349>http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51349



PAPER FOUR



Gender Segregation and ICT: An Indo-British Comparison



Sunrita Dhar-Bhattacharjee (University of Salford, UK)
Haifa Takruri-Rizk (University of Salford, UK)



A concern for students of political mobilization has been whether political mobilization efforts reinforce or expand current patterns of political participation. Despite some promise, an emerging body of research suggests that email mobilization techniques generally will reinforce existing participatory patterns. Email mobilization campaigns rely heavily on individuals to first submit their email addresses for future contact. Because signing up for future political email is an act of political participation, mobilization resulting from these solicited contacts would serve to reinforce the engagement of those already willing to participate. Yet, many individuals receive unsolicited political email, which holds the most potential to activate the inactive. Unfortunately, despite speculation about the mobilizing potential of these unsolicited email contacts, political scientists know little about whether unsolicited political messages induce engagement. Using data from a unique probability sample survey of U.S. Internet users, the author examines whether unsolicited political email independently induces individuals to participate in politics.



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<http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51350>http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51350





PAPER FIVE



The Effect of Gender on Perceived Benefits of and Drivers for ICT Adoption in Australian Medical Practices



Robert MacGregor (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Peter Hyland (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Charles Harvie (University of Wollongong, Australia)



E-Government can be used as an effective tool to create a relationship of trust and confidence between government and people as well as to generate greater efficiency and responsiveness of government. This empirical study observes people?s opinions and expectations about positive outcomes of e-Government. The researchers have identified the expectation level among urban people in Bangladesh concerning outcomes of e-Government and the variability in these expectations in terms of their demographic characteristics. In this regard, the authors emphasize the application of e-Government to improve government?s performance as well as locating the critical factors to succeed in such application.



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<http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51351>http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?titleid=51351



BOOK REVIEW



Review of Gender and Information Technology: Moving Beyond Access to Co-Create Global Partnership



Reviewed by Christine Rodemeyer, Wayne State University, USA



To obtain a copy of the review, check out this issue at your local library or click on the link below.

<http://www.igi-global.com/Files/Ancillary/1947-9131_2_1_BookReview.pdf>http://www.igi-global.com/Files/Ancillary/1947-9131_2_1_BookReview.pdf



INTERVIEW

What It Means to be a Female Political Blogger:

An Interview with Debbie Schlussel



Interviewed by Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University, USA

<http://www.igi-global.com/Files/Ancillary/1947-9131_2_1_Interview.pdf>http://www.igi-global.com/Files/Ancillary/1947-9131_2_1_Interview.pdf



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For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) in your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database: <http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx>http://www.igi-global.com/EResources/InfoSciJournals.aspx.

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CALL FOR PAPERS



Mission of IJEP:



The mission of the International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) is to define and expand the boundaries of e-politics as an emerging area of inter-disciplinary research and practice by assisting in the development of e-politics theories and empirical models. The journal creates a venue for empirical, theoretical, and practical scholarly work on e-politics to be published, leading to sharing of ideas between practitioners and academics in this field. IJEP contributes to the creation of a community of e-politics researchers by serving as a ?hub? for related activities, such as organizing seminars and conferences on e-politics and publication of books on e-politics.



Coverage of IJEP:



The International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) focuses on three major topic areas: the politics of information technology function and its role within organizations, the politics of virtual communities and social networking communities, and the role that electronic media plays in community activism and party politics at the local, national, and international levels. Within these major areas, specific topics of interest to be discussed in the journal include (but are not limited to) the following:



E-voting and electronically enabled e-government

Impact of globalization on the political role played by the IT unit within organizations

Impact of race and gender on electronically enabled political manipulations

Party politics and social activism

Politics of diffusion of change within organizations

Politics of social networking communities, including: learning communities, customers' communities, e-dating communities, gaming communities, support group communities, etc.

Politics of the IT function and role in organizations

Politics of virtual communities and social networking communities

Politics of geographically based virtual communities

Use of electronic media for surveillance manipulation and harassment

Use of electronic media in industrial and labor relations

Utilization of electronic media for governance and politicking at the municipal, state, national, and international levels

Utilization of electronic media for political debate, information sharing, political decision making, and fundraising



Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at <http://www.igi-global.com/ijep>www.igi-global.com/ijep



All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Celia Romm Livermore at <mailto:(ak1667 /at/ wayne.edu)>(ak1667 /at/ wayne.edu)

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Celia Romm Livermore (PhD)
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
School of Business Administration
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
E-mail address: <mailto:(ak1667 /at/ wayne.edu)>(ak1667 /at/ wayne.edu)
www.igi-global.com/IJEP

President Elect
Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA)
<http://www.gitma.org/>http://www.gitma.org/

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