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Jane Webster

Jane Webster

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
62
Citations
36063
World Ranking
1215
National Ranking
68

Overview

Jane Webster is an academic affiliated with Queen's University in Canada, specializing in social sciences. Their research primarily spans several interrelated subfields including sociology and political science, marketing, management, monitoring, policy and law, cognitive neuroscience, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main topics of Jane Webster's research include:

  • Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Mind Wandering and Attention
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Green IT and Sustainability
  • Educational Games and Gamification

Jane Webster has authored several research papers published in a variety of academic journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Perceived Greenwashing: The Effects of Green Marketing on Environmental and Product Perceptions," 2020, Journal of Business Ethics
  • "Analysing the past to prepare for the future: Writing a literature review a roadmap for release 2.0," 2020, Journal of Decision System
  • "Corporate Sustainability Communication as 'Fake News': Firms' Greenwashing on Twitter," 2023, Sustainability
  • "How the AIS can Improve its Contributions to the UN's Sustainability Development Goals: Towards A Framework for Scaling Collaborations and Evaluating Impact," 2021, Communications of the Association for Information Systems
  • "From Elements to Structures: An Agenda for Organisational Gamification," 2020, European Journal of Information Systems

The frequent publication venues where Jane Webster's work appears include:

  • Journal of Sustainability Research
  • Journal of Business Ethics
  • Journal of Decision System
  • Sustainability
  • Communications of the Association for Information Systems

Jane Webster often collaborates with other scholars. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Richard T. Watson
  • Divinus Oppong-Tawiah
  • Jacqueline Corbett
  • Farzam Boroomand
  • Xerxes Minocher

The scope of Jane Webster's work commonly addresses themes related to environmental concerns in the context of business and education, with a focus on sustainability, misinformation, and the cognitive aspects of attention and creativity. Their interdisciplinary approach incorporates insights from economics, psychology, and information systems to explore how organizations and individuals engage with sustainability and educational practices.

Best Publications

  • Analyzing the past to prepare for the future: writing a literature review

    Jane Webster;Richard T. Watson

  • The Dimensionality and Correlates of Flow in Human-Computer Interactions.

    Jane Webster;Linda Klebe Trevino;Lisa Ryan

  • Microcomputer playfulness: development of a measure with workplace implications

    Jane Webster;Joseph J. Martocchio

  • Knowledge hiding in organizations

    Catherine E. Connelly;David Zweig;Jane Webster;John P. Trougakos

  • Flow in Computer-Mediated Communication Electronic Mail and Voice Mail Evaluation and Impacts

    Linda Klebe Trevino;Jane Webster

  • Teaching effectiveness in technology-mediated distance learning.

    Jane Webster;Peter Hackley

  • Should negative affectivity remain an unmeasured variable in the study of job stress

    Arthur P. Brief;Michael J. Burke;Jennifer M. George;Brian S. Robinson

  • Toward meaningful engagement: a framework for design and research of gamified information systems

    De Liu;Radhika Santhanam;Jane Webster

  • Exploring the effects of trust, task interdependence and virtualness on knowledge sharing in teams

    D. Sandy Staples;Jane Webster

  • Rational and Social Theories as Complementary Explanations of Communication Media Choices: Two Policy-Capturing Studies

    Jane Webster;Linda Klebe Trevino

  • Creolizing the Roman Provinces

    Jane Webster

  • Perceived Greenwashing: The Effects of Green Marketing on Environmental and Product Perceptions

    Szerena Szabo;Jane Webster

  • EFFECTS OF FEEDBACK AND COGNITIVE PLAYFULNESS ON PERFORMANCE IN MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE TRAINING

    Joseph J. Martocchio;Jane Webster

  • An agenda for 'Green' information technology and systems research

    Tracy A. Jenkin;Jane Webster;Lindsay McShane

  • Audience engagement in multimedia presentations

    Jane Webster;Hayes Ho

  • The use of technologies in the recruiting, screening, and selection processes for job candidates.

    Derek S. Chapman;Jane Webster

  • Unintended consequences of emerging communication technologies: Instant Messaging in the workplace

    Ann Frances Cameron;Jane Webster

  • The Adult Playfulness Scale: An Initial Assessment:

    Mary Ann Glynn;Jane Webster

  • Making Connections: Complementary Influences on Communication Media Choices, Attitudes, and Use

    Linda Klebe Treviño;Jane Webster;Eric W. Stein

  • Enhancing the design of web navigation systems: the influence of user disorientation on engagement and performance

    Jane Webster;Jaspreet S. Ahuja

Frequent Co-Authors

David Zweig
David Zweig University of Toronto
Arthur P. Brief
Arthur P. Brief University of Utah
Jennifer M. George
Jennifer M. George Rice University
Michael J. Burke
Michael J. Burke Tulane University
William H. Starbuck
William H. Starbuck University of Oregon
Mary Ann Glynn
Mary Ann Glynn Boston College
Dennis F. Galletta
Dennis F. Galletta University of Pittsburgh
Graham Brown
Graham Brown University of Melbourne
Sim B. Sitkin
Sim B. Sitkin Duke University

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