【Speaker】YUAN Yufei,Professor of Information Systems, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

【Topic】Task Technology Fit of Mobile Work Support

【Time】9:30-10:30am, 2010-05-26, Wednesday

【Venue】Shunde 306, Tsinghua SEM

【Language】English

Biology of Speaker

Dr. YUAN Yufei is a Professor of Information Systems at Degroote School of Business, McMaster University,Canada. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems from The University of Michigan in U.S. and B.S. in Mathematics from Fudan University in China. His research interests are in the areas of mobile commerce, emergency response systems, web-based negotiation support systems, security and privacy, business model of electronic commerce, fuzzy logic and expert systems, matching problem, and information systems in health care. Dr. YUAN has published 70 papers in many high quality journals such asJournal of MIS, Communications of the ACM, IEEE Security and Privacy, International Journal of Mobile Communications, Group Decision and Negotiation, Decision Support Systems, Information & Management, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, European Journal of Operational Research, Decision Sciences, Management Sciencesand others. Dr. YUAN has been actively involved in many professional organizations. He served as Conference Chair for ICMB 2007 (International Conference on Mobile Business) and Program Co-Chair for AMCIS 2008 (Americas Conference on Information Systems). He also served as a Guest Editor for a special issue ofInternational Journal of Mobile Communicationsand a Guest Co-Editor for a special issue ofGroup Decision and Negotiation. He is the Editorial Board Member of IJMC (International Journal of Mobile Communications) and others. Dr. YUAN was appointed as Wayne C. Fox Chair in Business Innovation in 2002-2008 and his name is listed in Who’s Who in Canada.

Abstract

In the light of task-technology fit theory and attitude/behavioral theory, we proposed a research model for the fit between mobile task characteristics and the mobile work support functions. The ideal fit was analyzed on the basis of empirical data collected from a sample of mobile knowledge and field workers. Our study resulted in a theoretical contribution to task/technology fit theory in the context of mobile work support, and suggested guidelines for the development and use of mobile work support systems.