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Alain Pinsonneault

Alain Pinsonneault

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Computer Science

D-Index
42
Citations
15264
World Ranking
8156
National Ranking
326

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
42
Citations
15463
World Ranking
4577
National Ranking
269

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Association for Information Systems (AIS)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Alain Pinsonneault is affiliated with McGill University in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences and business disciplines, focusing primarily on management information systems and strategy. Their scholarly work contributes to understanding the dynamics of knowledge management, innovation, technology adoption, and digital platforms.

The main fields of study for their work include Business, Management and Accounting, and Social Sciences. Subfields that are prominent in their research portfolio include Strategy and Management, Communication, Management Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, and Accounting.

The researchers' main topics of work are diverse and cover several areas:

  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Digital Platforms and Economics
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Business Strategy and Innovation

Frequent publication venues where Alain Pinsonneault's research appears include:

  • MIS Quarterly
  • Information Systems Research
  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent papers reflect a focus on management information systems topics, including:

  • When Paying for Reviews Pays Off: The Case of Performance-Contingent Monetary Rewards, 2022, MIS Quarterly
  • When Digital Technologies Enable and Threaten Occupational Identity: The Delicate Balancing Act of Data Scientists, 2021, MIS Quarterly
  • CEO Risk-Taking Incentives and IT Innovation: The Moderating Role of a CEO's IT-Related Human Capital, 2021, MIS Quarterly
  • Cascading Feedback: A Longitudinal Study of a Feedback Ecosystem for Telemonitoring Patients with Chronic Disease, 2020, MIS Quarterly
  • Innovative IT Use and Innovating with IT: A Study of the Motivational Antecedents of Two Different Types of Innovative Behaviors, 2020, Journal of the Association for Information Systems

Among their frequent co-authors are Kunsoo Han, Warut Khern-am-nuai, Yinan Yu, Inmyung Choi, and Wen Guang Qu.

Alain Pinsonneault has been recognized with professional honors, including being named a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) in 2014 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2010 within the Academy of Social Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Survey research methodology in management information systems: an assessment

    Alain Pinsonneault;Kenneth L. Kraemer

  • Competing perspectives on the link between strategic information technology alignment and organizational agility: insights from a mediation model

    Paul P. Tallon;Alain Pinsonneault

  • Understanding user responses to information technology: a coping model of user adaption

    Anne Beaudry;Alain Pinsonneault

  • The other side of acceptance: studying the direct and indirect effects of emotions on information technology use

    Anne Beaudry;Alain Pinsonneault

  • A Model of Organizational Integration, Implementation Effort, and Performance

    Henri Barki;Alain Pinsonneault

  • An odyssey into virtual worlds: exploring the impacts of technological and spatial environments on intention to purchase virtual products

    Animesh Animesh;Alain Pinsonneault;Sung-Byung Yang;Wonseok Oh

  • On the assessment of the strategic value of information technologies: conceptual and analytical approaches

    Wonseok Oh;Alain Pinsonneault

  • The impact of technological support on groups: An assessment of the empirical research

    Alain Pinsonneault;Kenneth L Kraemer

  • Challenges in Conducting Empirical Work Using Structuration Theory: Learning from IT Research

    Marlei Pozzebon;Alain Pinsonneault

  • Electronic Brainstorming: the Illusion of Productivity

    Alain Pinsonneault;Henri Barki;R. Brent Gallupe;Norberto Hoppen

  • Information technology and the nature of managerial work: from the productivity paradox to the Icarus paradox?

    Alain Pinsonneault;Suzanne Rivard

  • The effects of electronic meetings on group processes and outcomes: An assessment of the empirical research

    Alain Pinsonneault;Kenneth L. Kraemer

  • The Impact of Information Technology on Middle Managers

    Alain Pinsonneault;Kenneth L. Kraemer

  • Value cocreation and wealth spillover in open innovation alliances

    Kunsoo Han;Wonseok Oh;Kun Shin Im;Ray M. Chang

  • Anonymity in group support systems research: a new conceptualization, measure, and contingency framework

    Alain Pinsonneault;Nelson Heppel

  • Middle management downsizing: an empirical investigation of the impact of information technology

    Alain Pinsonneault;Kenneth L. Kraemer

  • The Impacts of Telecommuting on Organizations and Individuals: A Review of the Literature

    Alain Pinsonneault;Martin Boisvert

  • The evolution of an ICT platform-enabled ecosystem for poverty alleviation: the case of eKutir

    Srivardhini K. Jha;Alain Pinsonneault;Laurette Dubé

  • Small Group Brainstorming and Idea Quality Is Electronic Brainstorming the Most Effective Approach

    Henri Barki;Alain Pinsonneault

  • Technology and groups: assessments of the empirical research

    Kenneth L. Kraemer;Alain Pinsonneault

Frequent Co-Authors

Ninghui Li
Ninghui Li Purdue University West Lafayette
Laurette Dubé
Laurette Dubé McGill University
Alan R. Dennis
Alan R. Dennis Indiana University
Huigang Liang
Huigang Liang University of Memphis

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