WHY DOES SOCIAL CONTEXT MATTER?Integrating Innovative Technologies with Best Practice Models for Public and Behavioral Health Promotion

Luba Botcheva, Shobana Raghupathy

2011

Abstract

In this paper we will present a framework that is intended to guide synthesis of different theoretical perspectives for the purpose of developing strategies for integrating IT use in diverse social settings. First, we will briefly review existing theoretical models grounded in behavioural science; and present our company’s approach for development of products using technology innovation that take in account the individual, organizational and contextual community characteristics. Secondly, we will illustrate this approach with three case study examples in the fields of public/behavioral health and education. Finally, we will conclude with theoretical and practical considerations that can be used by IT developers to maximize adoption and implementation of innovative technologies.

References

  1. Ajzen, I. (1985). From Intentions to Action: A Theory of Planned Behavior. Action-Control: From Cognition to Behavior (pp. 11-39). Springer.
  2. Dabbagh, N., & Bannan-Ritland, B. (2005). Online learning: concepts, strategies, and application. Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall.
  3. Dadayan, L., & Ferro, E. (2005). When Technology Meets the Mind: A Comparative Study of the Technology Acceptance Model. In M. A. Wimmer, R. Traunmüller, Å. Grönlund, & K. V. Andersen (Eds.), Electronic Government (Vol. 3591, pp. 137-144). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
  4. Davis, F. D., Bagozzi, R. P., & Warshaw, P. R. (1989). User Acceptance of Computer Technology: A Comparison of Two Theoretical Models. Management Science, 35(8), 982-1003.
  5. Hallfors, D., Khatapoush, S., Kadushin, C., Watson, K., & Saxe, L. (2000). A Comparison of Paper vs. Computer-Assisted Self Interview for School, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Surveys. Evaluation and Program Planning, 23(2), 149-55.
  6. Kraemer, K. L., Dedrick, J., & Sharma, P. (2009). One laptop per child: vision vs. reality. Communications of the ACM, 52, 66-73. doi:10.1145/1516046.1516063
  7. Mantell, J. E., Vittis, A. T. D., & Auerbach, M. I. (1997). Evaluating HIV prevention interventions. New York: Plenum Press.
  8. Rogers, E. M. (1995). Diffusion of innovations. Simon and Schuster.
  9. Sedivy, V. (2000). Is Your Program Ready to Evaluate Its Effectiveness? A Guide to Program Assessment. Los Altos, CA: Sociometrics Corporation.
  10. Venkatesh, V., Morris, M. G., Gordon B. Davis, & Davis, F. D. (2003). User Acceptance of Information Technology: Toward a Unified View. MIS Quarterly, 27(3), 425-478.
Download


Paper Citation


in Harvard Style

Botcheva L. and Raghupathy S. (2011). WHY DOES SOCIAL CONTEXT MATTER?Integrating Innovative Technologies with Best Practice Models for Public and Behavioral Health Promotion . In Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Business Modeling and Software Design - Volume 1: BMSD, ISBN 978-989-8425-68-3, pages 151-157. DOI: 10.5220/0004459701510157


in Bibtex Style

@conference{bmsd11,
author={Luba Botcheva and Shobana Raghupathy},
title={WHY DOES SOCIAL CONTEXT MATTER?Integrating Innovative Technologies with Best Practice Models for Public and Behavioral Health Promotion},
booktitle={Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Business Modeling and Software Design - Volume 1: BMSD,},
year={2011},
pages={151-157},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004459701510157},
isbn={978-989-8425-68-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Business Modeling and Software Design - Volume 1: BMSD,
TI - WHY DOES SOCIAL CONTEXT MATTER?Integrating Innovative Technologies with Best Practice Models for Public and Behavioral Health Promotion
SN - 978-989-8425-68-3
AU - Botcheva L.
AU - Raghupathy S.
PY - 2011
SP - 151
EP - 157
DO - 10.5220/0004459701510157