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Bringing Sustainability Programs To Usfsp., Anna Lewis, Karin Braunsberger, Leon Hardy, Richard Ferner, David O'Neill, Sharon Joy Kleitsch, Frederick Bennett, Daphne Lambright, Debra T. Sinclair, Aaron Wasserman, Catherine Wonders, Kevin Blossfeld, Lauren Reilly, Usfsp Sustainability Work Group Jan 2013

Bringing Sustainability Programs To Usfsp., Anna Lewis, Karin Braunsberger, Leon Hardy, Richard Ferner, David O'Neill, Sharon Joy Kleitsch, Frederick Bennett, Daphne Lambright, Debra T. Sinclair, Aaron Wasserman, Catherine Wonders, Kevin Blossfeld, Lauren Reilly, Usfsp Sustainability Work Group

USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications

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Why Some Physicians Accept Healthcare It And Others Resist It: An Activity-Theoretic Analysis., Anol Bhattacherjee, Christopher Davis, Neset Hikmet Jan 2013

Why Some Physicians Accept Healthcare It And Others Resist It: An Activity-Theoretic Analysis., Anol Bhattacherjee, Christopher Davis, Neset Hikmet

USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications

This paper examines why physicians react differently to the introduction of healthcare information technology (IT) in the same hospital at the same time. These diverse reactions, manifested as different forms of acceptance and resistance, are interpreted within the social-historical context of physicians’ work at a large urban hospital in the USA, using Activity Theory as the theoretical lens. While prior IT research has examined patterns of “similarities” in user behaviors, we examine user “differences” and reconcile these differences within a meta-theoretic framework. We also extend current IT usage research from voluntary to mandatory setting and demonstrate the viability of activity …


How To "Align" An Online Finance Course Using Capital Budgeting Analysis, Martina K. Schmidt Jan 2013

How To "Align" An Online Finance Course Using Capital Budgeting Analysis, Martina K. Schmidt

USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications

The assessment of business courses and their learning goals and objectives is important for accredited business schools. However, not all business educators are necessarily knowledgeable and trained in designing appropriate learning objectives and aligning all aspects of a course around these learning objectives. This paper tries to fill this gap for business instructors by describing the concept of alignment. This paper also applies the concept of alignment to the specific learning module of capital budgeting analysis in an online MBA level corporate finance class. Important observations are given that help an instructor align a class with the course objectives, materials …