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Harness Mobility: Managing the Off-Task Property

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Author

  • Bo Andersson
  • Christina Keller

Summary, in English

Technological advancements in mobile computing and wireless networks open up to new applications and new user-groups in the mobile workforce However, a considerable part of the mobile workforce, such as e g drivers or healthcare staff, is chiefly performing other tasks than interacting with their computers As a result. they are not able to pay attention to computer interaction, making them mainly off computer tasks The aim of the paper is to develop a design theory to manage off-task situations in mobile computing Interviews were performed with developers of an information system comprising mobile devices for drivers From the interviews, a design of an artifact and a design theory based on a strategy to automate routine administration task using place awareness is presented The eight components of IS design theory by Gregor and Jones is applied as a theoretical framework

Publishing year

2010

Language

English

Pages

258-269

Publication/Series

Global Perspectives on Design Science Research

Volume

6105

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Information Systems, Social aspects

Keywords

  • Design Theory
  • On-Task
  • Mobile Information Systems
  • Off-Task
  • Mobile
  • Users
  • Location Awareness

Conference name

5th International Conference on Design Science Research in Informatin Systems and Technology

Conference date

2010-06-04 - 2010-06-05

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0302-9743
  • ISSN: 1611-3349