Dr Efpraxia Zamani's Outputs (35)

Using Business Analytics for SME Business Model Transformation under Pandemic Time Pressure (2022)
Journal Article
Zamani, E. D., Griva, A., & Conboy, K. (2022). Using Business Analytics for SME Business Model Transformation under Pandemic Time Pressure. Information Systems Frontiers, 24(4), 1145-1166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-022-10255-8

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on many industry sectors, forcing many companies and particularly Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to fundamentally change their business models under extreme time pressure. While there are claims... Read More about Using Business Analytics for SME Business Model Transformation under Pandemic Time Pressure.

The Bitcoin protocol as a system of power (2022)
Journal Article
Zamani, E. D. (2022). The Bitcoin protocol as a system of power. Ethics and Information Technology, 24(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-022-09626-1

In this study, I use the Critical Realism perspective of power to explain how the Bitcoin protocol operates as a system of power. I trace the ideological underpinnings of the protocol in the Cypherpunk movement to consider how notions of power shaped... Read More about The Bitcoin protocol as a system of power.

Agile incident response (AIR): Improving the incident response process in healthcare (2021)
Journal Article
He, Y., Zamani, E. D., Lloyd, S., & Luo, C. (2022). Agile incident response (AIR): Improving the incident response process in healthcare. International Journal of Information Management, 62, Article 102435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102435

Recent industrial reports show an increased number of cybersecurity incidents, which inflict significant financial losses. Although organisations have been increasing their investments towards information security, incidents continue to occur. Most o... Read More about Agile incident response (AIR): Improving the incident response process in healthcare.

What do growing early-stage digital start-ups look like? A mixed-methods approach (2021)
Journal Article
Griva, A., Kotsopoulos, D., Karagiannaki, A., & Zamani, E. D. (2023). What do growing early-stage digital start-ups look like? A mixed-methods approach. International Journal of Information Management, 69, Article 102427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102427

Digital entrepreneurship is one of the most important and impactful forms of entrepreneurship. However, the majority of digital start-ups fail to scale, despite their potential to achieve growth. Moreover, what constitutes growth is significantly dif... Read More about What do growing early-stage digital start-ups look like? A mixed-methods approach.

Bridging the Digital Divide in Ethnic Minority Older Adults: an Organisational Qualitative Study (2021)
Journal Article
Choudrie, J., Zamani, E., & Obuekwe, C. (2022). Bridging the Digital Divide in Ethnic Minority Older Adults: an Organisational Qualitative Study. Information Systems Frontiers, 24(4), 1355-1375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-021-10126-8

This paper aims to explore and understand the digital divide in older adults when accepting and using smart devices within an organization. Using an in-depth single case study, the digital divide is explored and understood using technology-mediated l... Read More about Bridging the Digital Divide in Ethnic Minority Older Adults: an Organisational Qualitative Study.

Making sense of business analytics in project selection and prioritisation: insights from the start-up trenches (2021)
Journal Article
Zamani, E. D., Griva, A., Spanaki, K., O'Raghallaigh, P., & Sammon, D. (2024). Making sense of business analytics in project selection and prioritisation: insights from the start-up trenches. Information Technology & People, 37(2), 895-918. https://doi.org/10.1108/itp-09-2020-0633

Purpose
The study aims to provide insights in the sensemaking process and the use of business analytics (BA) for project selection and prioritisation in start-up settings. A major focus is on the various ways start-ups can understand their data thro... Read More about Making sense of business analytics in project selection and prioritisation: insights from the start-up trenches.

Shared mental models and perceived proximity: a comparative case study (2021)
Journal Article
Zamani, E. D., & Pouloudi, N. (2022). Shared mental models and perceived proximity: a comparative case study. Information Technology & People, 35(2), 723-749. https://doi.org/10.1108/itp-02-2020-0072

Purpose
The aim of this study is to understand how virtual teams experience perceived proximity. Existing literature suggests that perceived proximity can be achieved through quality communication and increased identification. However, not much is k... Read More about Shared mental models and perceived proximity: a comparative case study.

Generative mechanisms of workarounds, discontinuance and reframing: a study of negative disconfirmation with consumerised IT (2020)
Journal Article
Zamani, E. D., & Pouloudi, N. (2021). Generative mechanisms of workarounds, discontinuance and reframing: a study of negative disconfirmation with consumerised IT. Information Systems Journal, 31(3), 384-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/isj.12315

This study investigates the observed behavioural outcomes when users experience negative disconfirmation with consumerised IT artefacts with the aim to identify the generative mechanisms of these outcomes. We analyse blogposts, authored and published... Read More about Generative mechanisms of workarounds, discontinuance and reframing: a study of negative disconfirmation with consumerised IT.

Appropriating Information Technology Artefacts through Trial and Error: The Case of the Tablet (2020)
Journal Article
Zamani, E. D., Pouloudi, N., Giaglis, G. M., & Wareham, J. (2022). Appropriating Information Technology Artefacts through Trial and Error: The Case of the Tablet. Information Systems Frontiers, 24(1), 97-119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-020-10067-8

The concept of appropriation is of paramount importance for the lasting use of an Information Technology (IT) artefact following its initial adoption, and therefore its success. However, quite often, users’ original expectations are negatively discon... Read More about Appropriating Information Technology Artefacts through Trial and Error: The Case of the Tablet.

The future of ICT for health and ageing: Unveiling ethical and social issues through horizon scanning foresight (2020)
Journal Article
Flick, C., Zamani, E. D., Stahl, B. C., & Brem, A. (2020). The future of ICT for health and ageing: Unveiling ethical and social issues through horizon scanning foresight. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 155, Article 119995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119995

This paper uses horizon scanning as a foresight methodology to investigate the opportunities, challenges and futures of ICT for health and ageing, particularly focusing on identifying the ethical and social issues associated with this sector. It uses... Read More about The future of ICT for health and ageing: Unveiling ethical and social issues through horizon scanning foresight.

Accommodating Practices During Episodes of Disillusionment with Mobile IT (2019)
Journal Article
Zamani, E. D., Pouloudi, N., Giaglis, G., & Wareham, J. (2021). Accommodating Practices During Episodes of Disillusionment with Mobile IT. Information Systems Frontiers, 23(2), 453-475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-019-09972-4

This study investigates how tablet users react when technology falls short of their expectations. We deploy a data/frame model to study this process and investigate resistance-related reactions and the deployment of accommodating practices at the ind... Read More about Accommodating Practices During Episodes of Disillusionment with Mobile IT.

On the Security Risks of the Blockchain (2018)
Journal Article
Zamani, E., He, Y., & Phillips, M. (2020). On the Security Risks of the Blockchain. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 60(6), 495-506. https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2018.1538709

The adoption of blockchain technology is taking place at a fast pace. Security features inherent in blockchain make it resistant to attack, but they do not make it immune, and blockchain security risks do exists. This paper details the associated ris... Read More about On the Security Risks of the Blockchain.

With a little help from the miners: distributed ledger technology and market disintermediation (2018)
Journal Article
Zamani, E. D., & Giaglis, G. M. (2018). With a little help from the miners: distributed ledger technology and market disintermediation. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 118(3), 637-652. https://doi.org/10.1108/imds-05-2017-0231

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to argue for the role of the blockchain, i.e., distributed ledger technology, in building innovative business models, including machine money, autonomous economic agents and decentralised organisations.

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Implementing E-government in Lagos State: Understanding the impact of cultural perceptions and working practices (2017)
Journal Article
Choudrie, J., Zamani, E. D., Umeoji, E., & Emmanuel, A. (2017). Implementing E-government in Lagos State: Understanding the impact of cultural perceptions and working practices. Government Information Quarterly, 34(4), 646-657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2017.11.004

The public sector's adoption of Information and Communication Technologies is often seen as a way of increasing efficiency. However, developing public e-Services involves a series of organisational and social complexities. In this paper, we examine t... Read More about Implementing E-government in Lagos State: Understanding the impact of cultural perceptions and working practices.

Understanding Individual User Resistance and Workarounds of Enterprise Social Networks: The Case of Service Ltd (2016)
Journal Article
Choudrie, J., & Zamani, E. D. (2016). Understanding Individual User Resistance and Workarounds of Enterprise Social Networks: The Case of Service Ltd. Journal of Information Technology, 31(2), 130-151. https://doi.org/10.1057/jit.2016.9

The purpose of this study is to explore the use of Enterprise Social Networks (ESN), namely, Yammer and Chatter, using the lens of resistance and deployment of workarounds among individuals employed in a large, service sector organization. By doing s... Read More about Understanding Individual User Resistance and Workarounds of Enterprise Social Networks: The Case of Service Ltd.