Virtual teams are essential to the functioning of an increasing number of organizations. They have been the subject of much research, resulting in a growing body of literature on the topic. Nevertheless, we still lack an integrated understanding of what drives virtual team dynamics and...

While prior research has examined the role of Information Technology (IT) investments in the process and performance of innovation, there is relatively little research on the business value of software innovation itself. In particular, whether a firm's software innovation affects the market...

The primary goal of this study is to investigate the financial returns to firms' communication actions on a firm-initiated social media platform by focusing on Facebook Business pages. To this end, we conceptualize and quantify two types of firms' communication actions on social media: posts and...

To explain the disproportionate success in acquisition strategies, researchers have examined the role of dyadic dynamics (i.e., interactions between the acquirer and the target firm). In this study, we extend this stream of literature by examining the effects of pre-acquisition IT distance...

The empirical framework exists to test the proposition, “Does the extent of blockchain openness positively affect the willingness to adopt a platform?” We can compare a partially open blockchain like EOS with a more open platform like Ethereum. Both fund-raised by issuing cryptocurrencies...

Password-based authentication is the most commonly used method for gaining access to secured systems. Unfortunately, empirical evidence highlights the fact that most passwords are significantly weak and encouraging users to create stronger passwords is a significant challenge. In this research,...

While software patents have been growing steadily since 1996 when the restrictions on the patentability of software were eliminated, their value and impacts on firm’s profits remain unclear and ambiguous. Drawing on the real option theory and the literature on exploration and exploitation, we...