The aim of this paper is to discuss the theoretical framework of quality management. We propose a conceptual model based on the convention theory. This framework enables to understand the quality as a social construct, but also the reasons why quality is managed by institutions. In this...

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Both the number and types of mobile applications have been seeing a significant increase in the last few years. Such an increase can lead to an overwhelming situation for researchers, users, and developers who are trying to understand them from many different viewpoints. One way to create a more...

The complexity of the information systems field often lends itself to classification schemes, or taxonomies, which provide ways to understand the similarities and differences among objects under study. Developing a taxonomy, however, is a complex process that is often done in an ad hoc way. This...

The rise of mobile technologies such as mobile phone, laptop, personal digital assistant, enables workers to work from everywhere at any time. The main issue of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of the nomadism in french companies. A survey was conducted during three years on 8 754...

The objective of this research is to propose an alternative theoretical model that goes beyond the well-accepted separation between adoption and appropriation. The theoretical analysis of appropriation ignores the question of adoption of the technology. As mobile technologies can be used for...