TY - Generic T1 - Mobility in the Round: Use of Wireless Laptop PCs in Clinical Ward Rounds Y1 - 2005 A1 - Martins, Henrique A1 - Matthew Jones AB - It has been suggested that mobile Information and communication technologies (MICTs) are better suited than traditional desktop devices to support work practices where participants are either moving around or conduct their work in different spatially dispersed settings. One such practice, which might be expected to benefit from MICT support, is the ward rounds conducted by hospital doctors. After a brief description of this practice, data are presented on the usage of laptop PCs in ward rounds in the Medicine Service of a U.S. hospital with a well-established IT infrastructure. Drawing on questionnaires, Interviews, and observational evidence, the paper explores why, 5 years after the laptops were first introduced, a quarter of the clinicians had never used them, and only a quarter took advantage of more than their basic functionality. A number of possible reasons for the failure of doctors to adopt a technology that is seen as offering significant benefits to their work are discussed. In particular, it appeared that the reliability of the technology, differences in senior doctors’ ward round practices, and social inertia contributed to the low level of uptake. Other local factors, such as the architecture of the building and departmental practices regarding laptop usage, also affected doctors’ use. Implications for research on ubiquitous Computing are drawn. JF - Designing Ubiquitous Information Environments: Socio-Technical Issues and Challenges ER - TY - Generic T1 - Debatable Advice and Inconsistent Evidence: Methodology in Information Systems Research Y1 - 2004 A1 - Matthew Jones AB - The range of legitimate methods in IS research has expanded considerably over the past 20 years, a process to which IFIP Working Group 8.2 is seen to have made an important contribution. This has probably made it even harder, however, for IS researchers to know what constitutes good methodological practice. This paper addresses this issue from two angles: first through a critical analysis of claims made in the IS literature regarding the characteristics of good research; and second through an examination of the use of methodology, as reported in a number of IS research papers. The characteristics of good research considered are that it should follow the scientific method; that it should fulfill certain criteria; that it should be relevant; and that it should employ multiple methods Each of these is shown to have limitations. With respect to methodology in practice, the analysis indicates a remarkable lack of consistency in the reporting of IS research. The implications of these findings are discussed. JF - Information Systems Research UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8095-6_8 ER - TY - Generic T1 - The Importance of Being Nearest: Nearshore Software Outsourcing and Globalization Discourse Y1 - 2002 A1 - Pamela Abbott A1 - Matthew Jones JF - Global and Organizational Discourse about Information Technology ER - TY - Generic T1 - The Moving Finger: The Use of Social Theory in WG 8.2 Conference Papers, 1975-1999 Y1 - 2000 A1 - Matthew Jones JF - Organizational and Social Perspectives on IT ER - TY - Generic T1 - Structured Development? A Structurational Analysis of the Development of an Executive Information System Y1 - 1993 A1 - Matthew Jones A1 - Joe Nandhakumar JF - Human, Organizational, and Social Dimensions of Information Systems Development ER - TY - Generic T1 - The Limits of the Knowable: Organizational and Design Knowledge in Systems Development Y1 - 1992 A1 - Matthew Jones A1 - Geoff Walsham JF - The Impact of Computer Supported Technologies in Information Systems Development ER -