doi:10.1111/j.1365-2575.2008.00319.x Info Systems J (2008) 18, 663-665 663 Author index Albert, L.J. see Shaft, T.M. Allport, C.D. see Bélanger, F. Alvarez, R. Examining technology, structure and identity during an Enterprise System implementation, 203 Andersson, M. see Lindgren, R. Aubert, B.A., Barki, H., Patry, M. & Roy, V. A multi-level, multi-theory perspective of information technology implementation, 45 Avison, D., Fitzgerald, G. & Powell, P. Editorials, 1, 225, 445 Avison, D.E., Dwivedi, Y.K., Fitzgerald, G. & Powell, P. The beginnings of a new era: time to reflect on 17 years of the /SJ, 5 Barki, H. see Aubert, B.A. Bélanger, F. & Allport, C.D. Collaborative technologies in knowledge telework: an exploratory study, 101 Brooke, C. see Cecez-Kecmanovic, D. Cecez-Kecmanovic, D., Klein, H.K. & Brooke, C. Editorial: Exploring the critical agenda in information systems research, 123 Chang, H.-L., Wang, K. & Chiu, |. Business—IT fit in e-procurement systems: evidence from high-technology firms in China, 381 Chiu, |. see Chang, H.-L. Clegg, B. & Shaw, D. Using process-oriented holonic (PrOH) modelling to increase understanding of information systems, 447 Davison, R., Sia, S.K. & Dong X.Y. Editorial: Introduction to the special issue on information systems in China, 325 Desouza, K.C., Nissen, M. & Sg@rensen, C. Editorial: Managing knowledge transfer in distributed contexts, 559 Dong, L. see Osei-Bryson, K.-M. Dong, X.Y. see Davison, R. Dwivedi, Y.K. see Avison, D.E. Edelman, L.F. see Newell, S. © 2008 The Author Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Author index van Fenema, P. see Oshri, I. Fitzgerald, G. see Avison, D. & Avison D.E. Germonprez, M. see Hovorka, D.S. Gopal, A. see Marcon, T. Hakkinen, L. & Hilmola, O.-P. ERP evaluation during the shakedown phase: lessons from an after-sales division, 73 Henfridsson, O. see Lindgren, R. Hilmola, O.-P. see Hakkinen, L. Holmstrém, J. see Jonsson, K. Hovorka, D.S., Germonprez, M. & Larsen, K.R. Explanation in Information Systems, 23 Howcroft, D. & Trauth, E.M. The implications of a critical agenda in gender and IS research, 185 Jasperson, J. see Shaft, T.M. Jonsson, K., Westergren, U.H. & Holmstrém, J. Technologies for value creation: an exploration of remote diagnostics systems in the manufacturing industry, 227 Kesseler, E. Assessing COTS software in a certifiable safety-critical domain, 299 Klein, H.K. see Cecez-Kecmanovic, D. Kotlarsky, J. see Oshri, |. Larsen, K.R. see Hovorka, D.S. Lindgren, R., Andersson, M. & Henfridsson, O. Multi-contextuality in boundary-spanning practices, 641 Liu, W. see Westrup, C. Marcon, T. & Gopal, A. Irony, critique and ethnomethodology in the study of computer work: irreconcilable tensions?, 165 Martinsons, M.G. Relationship-based e-commerce: theory and evidence from China, 331 Melville, N. & Ramirez, R. Information technology innovation diffusion: an information requirements paradigm, 247 Newell, S. & Edelman, L.F. Developing a dynamic project learning and cross-project learning capability: synthesizing two perspectives, 567 Newman, M. & Zhao, Y. The process of enterprise resource planning implementation and business process re-engineering: tales from two Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises, 405 Ngwenyama, O. see Osei-Bryson, K.-M. Nissen M. see Desouza, K.C. © 2008 The Author Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Information Systems Journal 18, 663-665 Author index Stole) Osei-Bryson, K.-M., Dong, L. & Ngwenyama, O. Exploring managerial factors affecting ERP implementation: an investigation of the Klein-Sorra model using regression splines, 499 Oshri, |., van Fenema, P. & Kotlarsky, J. Knowledge transfer in globally distributed teams: the role of transactive memory, 593 Patry, M. see Aubert, B.A. Powell, P. see Avison, D. & Avison D.E. Ramirez, R. see Melville, N. Roy, V. see Aubert, B.A. S@rensen, C. see Desouza, K.C. Sarker, S. see Zhang, M. Shaft, T.M., Albert, L.J. & Jasperson, J. Managing change in an information systems development organization: understanding developer transitions from a structured to an object-oriented development environment, 275 Shaw, D. see Clegg, B. Sia, S.K. see Davison, R. Stahl, B.C. The ethical nature of critical research in information systems, 137 Staples, D.S. & Webster, J. Exploring the effects of trust, task interdependence and virtualness on knowledge sharing in teams, 617 Strebinger, A. see Treiblmaier, H. Trauth, E.M. see Howcroft, D. Treiblmaier, H. & Strebinger, A. The effect of e-commerce on the integration of IT structure and brand architecture, 479 Wang, K. see Chang, H.-L. Wang, Y.-S. Assessing e-commerce systems success: a respecification and validation of the DeLone and McLean model of IS success, 529 Webster, J. see Staples, D.S. Westergren, U.H. see Jonsson, K. Westrup, C. & Liu, W. Both global and local: ICTs and joint ventures in China, 427 Zhang, M., Sarker, S. & Sarker, S. Unpacking the effect of IT capability on the performance of export-focused SMEs: a report from China, 357 Zhao, Y. see Newman, M. © 2008 The Author Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, /nformation Systems Journal 18, 663-665 doi:10.1111/j.1365-2575.2008.00320.x Info Systems J (2008) 18, 667-668 667 Keyword index adoption, 247 ERP systems, 73 alignment, 381 ethics, 137 ethnomethodology, 165 boundary spanning, 641 expertise, 593 BPR (business process re-engineering), explanation, 23 405 export-focused SMEs, 357 brand architecture, 479 business process, 447 failure, 405 business-IT fit, 381 Foucault, 137 case studies, 567 gender and IT, 185 case study, 45, 73 globally distributed teams, 593 certifiable safety-critical domain, 299 guanxi, 427 China, 427 Chinese culture, 357 Habermas, 137 collaborative technology, 101 hybrid teams, 617 commercial off-the-shelf, 299 communication patterns, 101 ICTs (information and communication computer work, 165 technologies), 427 critical research, 137, 185 identity, 203 critique, 165 information processing view, 247 cross-project learning, 567 information systems, 5, 23, 405 custom-made software, 299 information systems management, 499 deskilling, 203 information systems success, 499, 529 developing countries, 331 innovation, 247, 641 diffusion, 247 institutional theory, 331 distributed teams, 617 international performance, 357 interpersonal trust, 331 e-commerce (electronic commerce), 331, irony, 165 381, 479, 529 ISD (information systems development), 405 electronic procurement, 381 IS (information systems) development embedding, 427 projects, 447 enterprise systems, 203 IS evaluation, 73 ERP (enterprise resources planning) IS implementation, 45 implementation, 405, 499 IS project risk management, 45 © 2008 The Author Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Keyword index IT (information technology) adoption, 381 sensor technology, 641 IT capability, 357 shakedown phase, 73 IT implementation management, 499 shared mental models, 276 IT structure, 479 software management, 299 strategic management, 331 joint ventures, 427 structural equation modelling, 567 journals, 5 structured development, 276 success, 405 knowledge sharing, 101 system use, 529 knowledge transfer, 567, 593, 617 systems thinking, 447 longitudinal study, 276 task interdependence, 617 Lotus Notes, 101 team effectiveness, 617 telecommuting, 101 manufacturing industry, 227 telework, 101 modelling, 447 theories, 5 morality, 137 topics, 5 multi-contextuality, 641 transaction costs, 479 multivariate adaptive regression splines, 499 transactive memory, 593 trust, 617 net benefits, 529 object-oriented development, 276 ubiquitous computing, 227 ontoiogy, 23 ubiquitous computing environments, 641 organization economics, 45 user participation, 45 user resistance, 203 perceived value, 529 user satisfaction, 529 philosophy of science, 23 problem structuring methods, 447 value creation, 227 project learning, 567 value proposal, 227 value system, 227 remote diagnostics systems, 227 research approaches, 5 research method, 23 women and technology, 185 rule-based governance, 331 work practice, 641 © 2008 The Author Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Information Systems Journal 18, 667-668 Edited by David Avison, Guy Fitzgerald and Philip Powell Volume 18, 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell Publishing is part of Wiley-Blackwell. 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This consent does not extend to other kinds of copying, such as copying for general distribution for advertising or promotional purposes, for creating new collective words or for resale. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2575.2008.00321.x ISSN 1350-1917 Contents NUMBER 1 , Editorial 5 The beginnings of a new era: time to reflect on 17 years of the /SJ David E Avison, Yogesh K Dwivedi, Guy Fitzgerald & Philip Powell 23 Explanation in Information Systems Dirk S Hovorka, Matt Germonprez & Kai R Larsen 45 A multi-level, multi-theory perspective of information technology implementation Benoit A Aubert, Henri Barki, Michel Patry & Vital Roy 73 ERP evaluation during the shakedown phase: lessons from an after-sales division Lotta Hakkinen & Olli-Pekka Hilmola Collaborative technologies in knowledge telework: an exploratory study France Bélanger & Christopher D Allport NUMBER 2 123 Editorial: Exploring the critical agenda in information systems research Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic, Heinz K. Klein & Carole Brooke 137 The ethical nature of critical research in information systems Bernd Carsten Stahl 165 Irony, critique and ethnomethodology in the study of computer work: irreconcilable tensions? Teresa Marcon & Abhijit Gopal 185 The implications of a critical agenda in gender and IS research Debra Howcroft & Eileen M. Trauth 203 Examining technology, structure and identity during an Enterprise System implementation Rosio Alvarez NUMBER 3 225 Editorial 227 Technologies for value creation: an exploration of remote diagnostics systems in the manufacturing industry Katrin Jonsson, Ulrika H Westergren & Jonny Holmstré6m 247 Information technology innovation diffusion: an information requirements paradigm Nigel! Melville & Ronald Ramirez Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd P| Contents 275 Managing change in an information systems development organization: understanding developer transitions from a structured to an object-oriented development environment Teresa M. Shaft, Leslie Jordan Albert & ‘Jon (Sean) Jasperson Assessing COTS software in a certifiable safety-critical domain Ernst Kesseler NUMBER 4 325 Editorial: Introduction to the special issue on information systems in China Robert Davison, Sia Siew Kien & Dong Xiao Ying 331 Relationship-based e-commerce: theory and evidence from China Maris G. Martinsons 357 Unpacking the effect of IT capability on the performance of export-focused SMEs: a report from China Man Zhang, Saonee Sarker & Suprateek Sarker 381 Business-IT fit in e-procurement systems: evidence from high-technology firms in China Hsin-Lu Chang, Kai Wang & Iris Chiu 405 The process of enterprise resource planning implementation and business process re-engineering: tales from two Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises Mike Newman & Yu Zhao Both global and local: ICTs and joint ventures in China Chris Westrup & Wei Liu NUMBER 5 445 Editorial David Avison, Guy Fitzgerald & Philip Powell 447 Using process-oriented holonic (PrOH) modelling to increase understanding of information systems Ben Clegg & Duncan Shaw The effect of e-commerce on the integration of IT structure and brand architecture Horst Treiblmaier & Andreas Strebinger Exploring managerial factors affecting ERP implementation: an investigation of the Klein-Sorra model using regression splines Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson, Linying Dong, & Ojelanki Ngwenyama Assessing e-commerce systems success: a respecification and validation of the DeLone and McLean model of IS success Yi-Shun Wang NUMBER 6 559 Editorial: Managing knowledge transfer in distributed contexts Kevin C. Desouza, Mark Nissen & Carsten Sorensen 567 Developing a dynamic project learning and cross-project learning capability: synthesizing two perspectives Sue Newell & Linda F. Edelman 593 Knowledge transfer in globally distributed teams: the role of transactive memory /lan Oshri, Paul van Fenema & Julia Kotlarsky Exploring the effects of trust, task interdependence and virtualness on knowledge sharing in teams D. Sandy Staples & Jane Webster Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Information Systems Journal