DocumentCode :
3289879
Title :
Determinants of Information Channel Choice: The Impact of Task Complexity and Dispositional Character Traits
Author :
Hemmer, Erik ; Heinzl, Armin
fYear :
2012
fDate :
4-7 Jan. 2012
Firstpage :
1717
Lastpage :
1726
Abstract :
During the last decade, a large set of innovative web-enabled technologies, such as social networks and mobile technologies has considerably changed the way people communicate and express their thoughts and ideas. At the same time, these developments significantly enlarged the number of information channels people have to choose from when looking for information in organizational contexts. This endeavor is further complicated by the fact that a new generation of young high potentials, which is used to naturally applying these technologies in daily life, will soon enter the job market. The goal of this quantitative study among 171 subjects is to (1) get a clear understanding of behavioral patterns with respect to the selection of information channels depending on task complexity and personality traits and to (2) substantiate that communication theories can be applied to IS-related topics in the field of human information behavior.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences computing; social networking (online); behavioral pattern; dispositional character traits; human information behavior; information channel choice; innovative Web-enabled technologies; mobile technologies; organizational context; personality trait; social network; task complexity; Complexity theory; Context; Electronic mail; Humans; Knowledge engineering; Media; Social network services; Information behavior; dispositional personality traits; social presence; task complexity;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Science (HICSS), 2012 45th Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
ISSN :
1530-1605
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1925-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1530-1605
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2012.201
Filename :
6149093
Link To Document :
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