Browsing School of Business and Economics by Author "Lang, Michael"
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Heat maps from decision flaps - What we see and what we think
Barry, Chris; Hogan, Mairéad; Lang, Michael (Association for Information Systems (AIS), 2021-09-10)This research study observes how consumers are influenced by the design of decision constructs encountered during the online transactional process. The default values of decision constructs and how decisions are framed, ... -
Hypermedia systems development practice: a survey
Lang, Michael (IEEE, 2005)Are hypermedia projects guided and controlled by ad hoc, ¿quick & dirty¿ techniques? This survey shows that talk of a ¿crisis¿ is largely unfounded. -
Hypermedia systems development: a comparative study of software engineers and graphic designers
Lang, Michael (AIS, 2003)Hypermedia systems development is, in many regards, different from ¿conventional¿ systems development, chief amongst these differences being its multidisciplinary nature. Foremost amongst the roles in hypermedia development ... -
The Impact of Agile Practices on Trust in Software Project Teams
McHugh, Orla; Conboy, Kieran; Lang, Michael (IEEE, 2012)Agile software development involves self-managing teams that are empowered and responsible for meeting project goals in whatever way they deem suitable. Managers must place more trust in such teams than they do in teams ... -
The impact of procedural security countermeasures on employee security behaviour: A qualitative study
Connolly, Alena Yuryna; Lang, Michael; Tygar, Doug J. (Association for Information Systems (AIS), 2017-09-08)The growing number of information security breaches in organisations presents a serious risk to the confidentiality of personal and commercially sensitive data. Current research studies indicate that humans are the weakest ... -
The Implementation of Electronic Healthcare Records within the Irish Health Service: An Analysis of User Attitudes
Lang, Michael; Annemarie, Melia (2009) -
Incorporating Ethics and Social Responsibility in IS Education
Lang, Michael (2011)This paper discusses the importance of ethics and social responsibility in information systems (IS) education. The many public scandals of corporate misconduct have increased the need for more emphasis to be placed on ... -
The Influence of Short Project Timeframes on Web Development Practices: A Field Study
Lang, Michael (2009)Abstract: A number of recent surveys of Web development have revealed that typical project timeframes are of the order of 3 months. This paper reports the findings of a field study conducted in Ireland which set out to ... -
Information security behavior: A cross-cultural comparison of Irish and US employees
Connolly, Lena Y.; Lang, Michael; Wall, David S. (Taylor and Francis, 2019-08-09)This study explores how aspects of perceived national culture affect the information security attitudes and behavior of employees. Data was collected using 19 semi-structured interviews in Ireland and the United States of ... -
The insider threat - understanding the aberrant thinking of the rogue" Trusted Agent"
Browne, Sean; Lang, Michael; Golden, William (AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2015-05-29)A deficiency exists in the Information Systems Security literature because of the paucity of research aimed at understanding the mind of the insider criminal . Much of the academic and popular press focuses on external ... -
Insights from preliminary analysis of online classroom chat logs during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lang, Michael (Association for Information Systems (AIS), 2021-12-16)This work-in-progress practice paper reports on the experiences of using Microsoft Teams to teach a large postgraduate class on database systems during the 2020/’21 academic year, under conditions when students and ... -
Investigation of employee security behaviour: A grounded theory approach
Connolly, Lena; Lang, Michael; Tygar, Doug J. (Springer, 2015-05-09)At a time of rapid business globalisation, it is necessary to understand employee security behaviour within diverse cultural settings. While general deterrence theory has been extensively used in Behavioural Informatio ... -
An Investigation of Factors Affecting Satisfactory Student Learning via On-Line Discussion Boards
Lang, Michael; Costello, M. (2009)This paper explores the factors which affect students¿ learning using on-line discussion boards. Following prior research into the use and acceptance of information technology in general, and of educational ... -
Learning analytics for measuring engagement and academic performance: a case study and future directions
Lang, Michael (Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-06-17)This paper presents an analysis of various metrics of student engagement and academic performance, based on data extracted from a virtual learning environment (VLE) and other supporting technologies. The level of ... -
Linking threat avoidance and security adoption: a theoretical model For SMEs
Browne, Sean; Lang, Michael; Golden, Willie (AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2015-06-07)A deficiency exists in the Information Systems Security literature because of the tendency to regard IT threat avoidance and IT security adoption as separate behaviours. In addressing the deficiency this research in progress ... -
Multidisciplinary perspectives on cybersecurity research, practice and education: Proceedings of the 1st Cyber Research Conference Ireland
Lang, Michael; Dowling, Séamus; Lennon, Ruth (University of Galway, 2022)[No abstract available] -
New Branches, Old Roots: A Study of Methods and Techniques in Web/Hypermedia Systems Design
Lang, Michael (Auerbach Publishers Inc., 2006) -
Organisational culture, procedural countermeasures, and employee security behaviour: A qualitative study
Connolly, Lena Yuryna; Lang, Michael; Gathegi, John; Tygar, Doug J. (Emerald, 2017-06-12)Purpose - This paper provides new insights about security behaviour in selected US and Irish organisations by investigating how organisational culture and procedural security countermeasures tend to influence employee ... -
The Paradox of "Structured" Methods for Software Requirements Management: A Case Study of an E-Government Development Project
Conboy, Kieran; Lang, Michael (2009)This paper outlines the alternative perspectives of "rationalism" and "improvisation" within information systems development, and describes the major shortcomings of each. It then discusses how these shortcomings ... -
Reconciling Usability and Security: Interaction Design Guidance and Practices for On-Line User Authentication.
Lang, Michael (2010)Usability and security are often portrayed as though they are competing priorities in information systems development. Given that both are essential to the design of an effective system, it is important that ...