The Information Society, Volume 19

Volume 19, Number 1, 2003

Letter from Rob Kling, Editor-in-Chief and Guest Editors Kenneth L. Kraemer and Jason Dedrick

Articles

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  Jennifer Gibbs, Kenneth L. Kraemer, Jason L. Dedrick:
  Environment and Policy Factors Shaping Global E-Commerce Diffusion: A Cross-Country Comparison. 5-18
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  Poh Kam Wong:
  Global and National Factors Affecting E-Commerce Diffusion in Singapore. 19-32
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  Paulo Bastos Tigre:
  Brazil in the Age of Electronic Commerce. 33-43
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  Eric Brousseau:
  E-Commerce in France: Did Early Adoption Prevent its Development? 45-57
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  Tain-Jy Chen:
  E-Commerce to Protect the Network Relationships: The Case of Taiwan's PC Industry. 59-67
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  Juan J. Palacios:
  The Development of E-Commerce in Mexico: a Business-led Passing Boom or a Step Toward the Emergence of a Digital Economy? 69-79
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  Heejin Lee, Robert M. O'Keefe, Kyounglim Yun:
  The Growth of Broadband and Electronic Commerce in South Korea: Contributing Factors. 81-93
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  Kim Viborg Andersen, Niels Bjørn-Andersen, Jason L. Dedrick:
  Governance Initiatives Creating a Demand-Driven E-Commerce Approach: The Case of Denmar. 95-105

Book Reviews

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  Eileen M. Trauth:
  Cases on Global IT Applications and Management: Successes and Pitfalls, edited by F.B. Tan. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, 2002. 107-108
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  William Aspray:
  Technologies of Power: Essays in Honor of Thomas Parke Hughes and Agatha Chipley Hughes, edited by Michael Thad Allen and Gabrielle Hecht. Cambridge, MA and London: MIT Press, 2001. 109-110

Volume 19, Number 2, 2003

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief Rob Kling

Articles

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  Gisle Hannemyr:
  The Internet as Hyperbole: Critical Examination of Adoption Rates. 111-121
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  Daniel J. Paré:
  Does This Site Deliver? B2B E-commerce Services for Developing Countries. 123-134
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  Steve Sawyer, Kevin Crowston, Rolf T. Wigand, Marcel M. Allbritton:
  The Social Embeddedness of Transactions: Evidence from the Residential Real Estate Industry. 135-154
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  Krishna P. Jayakar:
  Cross-Sectoral Differences in Intellectual Property Enforcement in Developing Countries: The Role of State-Industry Linkages. 155-169
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  Christian Sandvig:
  Public Internet Access for Young Children in the Inner City: Evidence to Inform Access Subsidy and Content Regulation. 171-183
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  Tomoko Kanayama:
  Leaving It up to the Industry: People with Disabilities and the Telecommunications Act of 1996. 185-194

Volume 19, Number 3, 2003

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  Roberta Lamb:
  Memorial: The Social Construction of Rob Kling. 195-196

Letter from the Guest Editor Sasha Barab: An Introduction to the Special Issue: Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning

Articles

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  Mark S. Schlager, Judi Fusco:
  Online Teacher Communities: Technology Snake-Oil or Powerful Catalysts for Professional Development?
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  Rob Kling, Christina Courtright:
  Characterizing Collective Behavior Online: The Social Organization of Hangouts, Clubs, Associations, Teams and Communities.
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  Sasha A. Barab, James MaKinster, Rebecca Scheckler:
  Designing System Dualities: Building Web-Based Community.
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  Thomas Schwen, Noriko Hara:
  Community of Practice a metaphor for Online Design. 257-270

Volume 19, Number 4, 2003

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  Harmeet S. Sawhney:
  Letter from the Interim Editor. 273
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  Sharon Strover:
  Remapping the Digital Divide. 275-277

Articles

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  Anthony G. Wilhelm:
  Leveraging Sunken Investments in Communications Infrastructure: A Policy Perspective from the USA. 279-286
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  Kyle Nicholas:
  Geo-Policy Barriers and Rural Internet Access: The Regulatory Role in Constructing the Digital Divide. 287-295
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  Mark Warschauer:
  Dissecting the "Digital Divide": A Case Study in Egypt. 297-304
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  Dara V. O'Neil, Paul Manuel Aviles Baker:
  The Role of Institutional Motivations in Technological Adoption: Implementation of DeKalb County's Family Technology Resource Centers. 305-314
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  Jan van Dijk, Kenneth Hacker:
  The Digital Divide as a Complex and Dynamic Phenomenon. 315-326

Forum

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  Harmeet S. Sawhney:
  Universal Service Expansion: Two Perspectives. 327-332

Volume 19, Number 5, 2003

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  Murali Venkatesh:
  Letter from Special Issue Editor. Inf. Soc. 19(5) (2003)

Articles

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  Christopher Blattman, Robert T. Jensen, Raul Roman:
  Assessing the Need and Potential of Community Networking for Development in Rural India. 349-364
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  Randal D. Pinkett:
  Community Technology and Community Building: Early Results from the Creating Community Connections Project. 365-379
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  John M. Carroll, Mary Beth Rosson:
  A Trajectory for Community Networks.
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  Fiorella de Cindio, Oliverio Gentile, Philip Grew, Daniela Redolfi:
  Community Networks: Rules of Behavior and Social Structure. 395-406
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  Laura Dianne Stanley:
  Beyond Access: Psychosocial Barriers to Computer Literacy.
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  Keith N. Hampton:
  Grieving for a Lost Network Collective Action in a Wired Suburb. 417-428