Title

The impacts of user review on software responsiveness: Moderating requirements uncertainty

Authors

Authors

J. S. C. Hsu; C. L. Chan; J. Y. C. Liu;H. G. Chen

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Inf. Manage.

Keywords

user participation; requirements uncertainty; structuration theory; software quality; software development; SYSTEM SUCCESS; INFORMATION-SYSTEMS; CONTINGENCY-MODEL; EXPERT-SYSTEMS; PARTICIPATION; INVOLVEMENT; MANAGEMENT; QUALITY; SATISFACTION; TECHNOLOGY; Computer Science, Information Systems; Information Science & Library; Science; Management

Abstract

Rapidly changing business environments and evolving processes increase the uncertainties in IS development. To produce a high-quality system that responds to user needs is challenging. We attempted to determine whether user reviews during the development process could reduce uncertainties and improve the product. Technology structuration theory indicated that users, as actors participating in reviews during the development of a system, could help reduce uncertainty in the organizational requirements and thus improve the software product. A survey of system developers indicated that user requirements uncertainty had a direct, negative effect on software responsiveness but that user review, serving as a moderator, could reduce this effect. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Information & Management

Volume

45

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

203

Last Page

210

WOS Identifier

WOS:000256511600001

ISSN

0378-7206

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