The importance of control in information system development (ISD) project has been widely emphasized. However, most studies focused on formal control and relative few efforts haven been entered to understand the effect of information control. In addition for those studies focus on informal control only viewed this issue from team level perspective. Drawing on the limitations of past studies, this study attempted to query possible antecedents of clan control effectiveness from aspect of the social control theory. In particular, we focus on the effects of personal beliefs, project commitment, team attachment and involvement on the compliance of individuals on group norm. We hypothesized that social bonds lead to compliance as well as extra-role behaviors for individuals within project team. Based on survey data collected from 205 members of ISD project teams. The results confirmed the hypothesized relationship between social bonds and compliance. The analysis also reveals that three factors, including personal beliefs, project commitment, and involvement are associated with external-role behavior. The results of this study can not only serve as a reference for future researches but also generate implications for practitioners.

The purpose of this mixed-method phenomenological study is to understand the beliefs and attitudes that mid-career secondary school teachers have regarding the teacher evaluation process and its effect on their professional practice. Mid-career secondary school teachers (defined as having between 14-21 years of classroom experience) from Bayview Public Schools were selected to participate. A total of 152 mid-career secondary school teachers completed an electronic survey. Additionally, a total of 9 participants took part in one-on-one semi-structured interviews. The theoretical framework used to guide the study was the theory of planned behavior (TPB) (Ajzen, 1988; 1991) and Bandura*s theory of self-efficacy (1977). The quantitative results from the electronic survey were used to augment qualitative data collected from interviews with willing participants. The interviews with study participants were analyzed for emerging themes. In all, a total of nine emerging themes came to light through the analysis of interview data. The data revealed areas of concern regarding the current method of evaluating teachers in Bayview Public Schools. A presentation of the findings with regard to the theoretical framework, literature, and practice were presented. Furthermore, a list of recommendations was provided addressing the specific concerns of participating teachers. In conclusion, recommendations were also made concerning future research that might continue to add to the body of knowledge concerning teacher evaluation.

Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of Communication, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-46).

Low consumer loyalty threatens the sustainability of the fair trade (FT) coffee market and corporate social responsibility investment. To provide business owners with strategies and decision-making processes to market FT coffee products successfully in the United States, this phenomenological study explored the lived experiences, perceptions, and insights of 20 FT coffee marketing managers. Planned behavior theory served as the conceptual framework. Face-to-face or Skype interviews were conducted with each of the 20 purposefully sampled FT coffee marketing managers. The data from these interviews were analyzed using Moustakas' modified van Kaam method and qualitative analytic software to collect, group, reduce, validate, and organize the interview data into themes. Nine themes emerged from the analyses. The theme analysis revealed the importance of including consumer education as a part of a marketing strategy to improve consumer understanding of the FT label and to catalyze demand. Based upon the topics participants emphasized during the interviews, another principal theme was the importance of establishing a direct relationship with a farm. Furthermore, 2 of the 20 participants provided unique insights on achieving consumer trust and the importance consumers attribute to consistent taste. Educating consumers on the effects and implications of the FT label is instrumental in increasing profits from FT coffee. The findings could catalyze beneficial social change by enabling business owners to educate consumers through marketing communications, which increase their market share of FT coffee and thereby enhance the lives of third-world farmers.

El comportamiento de los consumidores hacia los productos sostenibles ha crecido favorablemente en los últimos años. Esto brinda una oportunidad enorme a que la categoría de la moda entienda la intención de compra del cliente y aporten en el cuidado del medioambiente a través de sus productos. En este sentido, el presente estudio analiza los factores que interceden en la intención de compra en la categoría de ropa sostenible. El objetivo principal es identificar las relaciones entre las actitudes, normas subjetivas, y control conductual percibido de la persona y la disposición a pagar por estos productos para revelar la intención de compra sobre la misma. La metodología empleada será cuantitativa a través de datos extraídos de una encuesta desarrollada en Google Forms y analizada a través de ecuaciones estructurales SEM. De esta manera, el estudio pone en manifiesto factores que influyen en concretar el recorrido a una intención de compra hacia la categoría de ropa sostenible. / Consumer behavior towards sustainable products has grown favorably in recent years. This provides a huge opportunity for the fashion category to understand the customer's purchase intention and contribute to caring for the environment through its products. In this sense, this study analyzes the factors that intervene in the purchase intention in the sustainable clothing category. The main objective is to identify the relationships between the attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control of the person and the willingness to pay for these products to reveal the purchase intention on the same. The methodology used will be quantitative through data extracted from a survey developed in Google Forms and analyzed through SEM structural equations. In this way, the study reveals factors that influence the path towards a purchase intention towards the sustainable clothing category. / Trabajo de investigación

「社會認同理論」(social identity theory)認為，人們會以所屬團體的身份或屬性來定義自己，是一種對歸屬團體的「團體認同」(group identity)。 所探討的是一個已經隸屬於某個低地位團體的個體，在獲得正向團體認同以維持自尊的動機下，思考使用哪一種提高團體認同的策略。 本研究結合了「計劃行為理論」中有關行為意向的概念，同時也將社會認同理論的應用範圍擴大，由此來了解人們是否會進入一個低地位團體的內在心理歷程，使更能清楚地預測該行為。本研究採情境實驗法，以情境模擬的方式操弄可滲透性、穩定性及能力高低三個獨變項，測量351位受試者對進入低地位團體的態度、主觀規範及知覺對該行為的控制感，再測量行為意向。 結果發現，在可滲透性高及穩定性低兩種狀況下，個體對進入低地位團體的態度較佳，同時知覺對該行為的控制感也較高；穩定性低時，其主觀規範較為正向。而且主觀規範、知覺對行為的控制感可以預測行為意向。 同時，個體在可滲透性高的狀況下會比可滲透性低時要傾向使用個人變動策略，而在穩定性低時會比穩定性高時更會使用社會改變策略。另外，除了實質上的策略之外，個體也會使用心理上的策略來獲得正向的團體認同。本研究也以徑路分析來了解及討論各變項間整體性的關係。