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Overview

Robert M. Davison is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China. Their research spans various topics primarily situated within the social sciences and business management domains.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these broader fields, Davison's work further specializes in subfields such as:

  • Management Information Systems
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Communication
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Information Systems

The core topics addressed in their research are:

  • Information Systems Theories and Implementation
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Information Technology Governance and Strategy
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • E-Government and Public Services

Davison has contributed to multiple publication venues, most frequently publishing in:

  • Information Systems Journal
  • The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
  • International Journal of Information Management
  • Information Technology and People
  • Internet Research

Several notable recent papers include:

  • "Opinion Paper: 'So what if ChatGPT wrote it?' Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy," 2023, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action," 2021, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Reimagining e-leadership for reconfigured virtual teams due to Covid-19," 2021, International Journal of Information Management
  • "The Transformative Potential of Disruptions: A Viewpoint," 2020, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Role stressors, job satisfaction, and employee creativity: The cross-level moderating role of social media use within teams," 2020, Information & Management

The scientist has published books under Springer Science+Business Media, including:

  • Human Choice and Computers, 2024
  • Human Choice and Digital by Default: Autonomy vs Digital Determination, 2022

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Louie H.M. Wong
  • Andrew Hardin
  • Carol Xiaojuan Ou
  • Monideepa Tarafdar
  • Sutirtha Chatterjee

Best Publications

  • Principles of canonical action research

    Robert M. Davison;Maris G. Martinsons;Ned Kock

  • The balanced scorecard: a foundation for the strategic management of information systems

    Robert Davison;Dennis Tse;Maris Martinsons

  • Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action

    Yogesh K. Dwivedi;Yogesh K. Dwivedi;Laurie Hughes;Arpan Kumar Kar;Abdullah M. Baabdullah

  • Swift Guanxi in online marketplaces: the role of computer-mediated communication technologies

    Carol Xiaojuan Ou;Paul A. Pavlou;Robert M. Davison

  • Impact of personal and cultural factors on knowledge sharing in China

    Qian Huang;Robert M. Davison;Jibao Gu

  • From government to e‐government: a transition model

    Robert M. Davison;Christian Wagner;Louis C.K. Ma

  • Technology Leapfrogging in Developing Countries - An Inevitable Luxury?

    Robert Davison;Doug Vogel;Roger W. Harris;Noel Jones

  • Cultural complications of ERP

    Robert Davison

  • Strategic decision making and support systems: Comparing American, Japanese and Chinese management

    Maris G. Martinsons;Robert M. Davison

  • Context is king! Considering particularism in research design and reporting

    Robert M Davison;Maris G Martinsons

  • The impact of trust, guanxi orientation and face on the intention of Chinese employees and managers to engage in peer-to-peer tacit and explicit knowledge sharing

    Qian Huang;Qian Huang;Robert M. Davison;Jibao Gu

  • Information technology to support informal knowledge sharing

    Robert M. Davison;Carol X. J. Ou;Maris G. Martinsons

  • The influence of peer characteristics and technical features of a social shopping website on a consumers purchase intention

    Xi Hu;Qian Huang;Xuepan Zhong;Robert M. Davison

  • SME adoption of IT: the case of electronic trading systems

    M. Khalifa;M. Davison

  • Social Support, Source Credibility, Social Influence, and Impulsive Purchase Behavior in Social Commerce

    Xi Hu;Xiayu Chen;Robert M. Davison

  • I Know I Can, But Can We? Culture and Efficacy Beliefs in Global Virtual Teams

    Andrew M. Hardin;Mark A. Fuller;Robert M. Davison

  • Efficacy in Technology-Mediated Distributed Teams

    Mark Fuller;Andrew Hardin;Robert Davison

  • The role of website quality and social capital in building buyers' loyalty

    Xiayu Chen;Qian Huang;Robert M. Davison

  • The roles of theory in canonical action research

    Robert M. Davison;Maris G. Martinsons;Carol X. J. Ou

  • Interactive or interruptive? Instant messaging at work

    Carol X. J. Ou;Robert M. Davison

Frequent Co-Authors

Maris G. Martinsons
Maris G. Martinsons City University of Hong Kong
Douglas R. Vogel
Douglas R. Vogel Harbin Institute of Technology
Ned Kock
Ned Kock Texas A&M International University
Gert-Jan de Vreede
Gert-Jan de Vreede Stevens Institute of Technology
Hefu Liu
Hefu Liu University of Science and Technology of China
Paul A. Pavlou
Paul A. Pavlou University of Miami
Monideepa Tarafdar
Monideepa Tarafdar University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert O. Briggs
Robert O. Briggs San Diego State University
Zhongsheng Hua
Zhongsheng Hua Zhejiang University
Soon Ang
Soon Ang Nanyang Technological University

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