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Dr. Steve
Sawyer
Associate Professor
Office: 301F IST Building
(814) 865 - 4450
sawyer@ist.psu.edu |
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| Selected
Publications by Topic |
| Sawyer,
S. and Huang, H. (2007) "Conceptualizing
Information, Technology and People: Comparing Information
Science and Information Systems Literatures," Journal
of the American Society of Information Science and Technology,
58(10), 1436-1447. |
| Thomas,
J., Von Dran, R. and Sawyer, S. (Forthcoming, June 2006) “The
i-Conference and the Transformation Ahead,” Bulletin
of the American Society for Information Science and Technology,
American Society for Information Science and Technology. |
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| Wardell,
M., Sawyer, S., Reagor, S. and Mitory, J. (2006) "Women in
the United States' IT Workforce: Current Status and Issues"
Labor & Industry, 11(2), 39-58. |
| Wardell,
M., Sawyer, S., Mitory, J. and Reagor, S. (2006) “Paths
to Inequality: Women and Men in the IT Workforce,” in
Trauth, E. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Gender and Information
Technology. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Press, in press. |
| Briscoe,
F., Wardell, M. and Sawyer, S. (Forthcoming, August, 2006)
“(Where) Is Technical Contracting Flexible?” Organizational
Management Theory Program of the Academy of Management, 9-12
August, 2006, Atlanta, GA. |
| Sawyer, S.
(2005) “Local
Real Estate Market Competition: Evidence and Insight from
an Analysis of 12 Local Markets," The Pennsylvania
State University, August 17 (For National Center for Real
Estate Research, Washington, DC). |
| Kvasny,
L, Sawyer, S. and Purao, S. (August, 2004) “The Digital
Divide and Information Systems Research: Stepping Up or Stepping
Away?” MISRC/CRITO Symposium on the Digital Divide,
August 27-28, 2004, Minneapolis, MN. |
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| Sawyer, S.,
Hinnant, C., and Rizzuto, T. (2008) "Planning
for Platforms: Pennsylvania's Transition to Enterprise Computing
as a Study in Strategic Alignment," Government
Information Quarterly, forthcoming. |
| Salazar,
A. and Sawyer, S. (2007), "Information
Technology-enabled Innovation: A Critical Overview and Research
Agenda," in Salazar, A. and Sawyer, S. (Eds.), Handbook
of Information Technology in Organizations and Electronic
Markets, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing,
415-444. |
| Salazar,
A. and Sawyer, S. (2007), "Introduction,"
in Salazar, A. and Sawyer, S. (Eds.),
Handbook of Information Technology in Organizations and Electronic
Markets, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing,
1-12, in press. |
| Salazar,
A. and Sawyer, S. (Eds.) (2007), Handbook
of Information Technology in Organizations and Electronic
Markets, World Scientific Publishing, Singapore. |
| Tyworth,
M. and Sawyer, S. (2006) “Integrated
Criminal Justice System Design: Designing an Appropriate Governance
Structures,” Conference on Information Systems
for Crisis Response and Management, 13-17 May, Newark,
NJ. |
| Sawyer,
S., Hinnant, C., and Rizzuto, T. (2006) “Platforms
and Planning: Pennsylvania’s Transition to Enterprise
Computing,” in D. Garson (Ed.), Public Information
Technology and E-Governance: Managing the Virtual State,
Bartlet and Jones, 341-348. |
| Hinnant,
C. and Sawyer, S. (2006). "Digital
Government: Technological Innovation in Public Organizations"
in Anttiroiko, A. and Malkia, M. (eds.) Encyclopedia of
Digital Government, Hershey, PA: Idea Group Press, forthcoming. |
| Sawyer,
S., Wigand, R. and Crowston, K. (2005) “Redefining
Access: Uses and Roles of Information and Communications Technologies
in the Residential Real Estate Industry from 1995-2005,”
Journal of Information Technology, 20(4), 3-14. |
| Hinnant,
C. and Sawyer, S. (2005) “Electronic
Government: Strategies and Research in the U.S.,”
Khrosowspour, M. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Information Science
and Technology, Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, 155-164. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Crowston, K. (2004) "Information
Systems in Organizations and Society: Speculating on the Next
25 Years," in Bonnie K., Truex, D., Wastell, D. and
Wood-Harper, T. (Eds.) Relevant Theory and Informed Practice:
Looking Forward from a 20 Year Perspective on IS Research,
London: Kluwer, 35-52. |
| Hinnant, C.
and Sawyer, S. (2006), From
Keystone to E-Stone: Assessing Architectural Innovation in
State Government, IBM Endowment for the Business of Government,
Washington, DC. |
| Sawyer, S.,
Crowston, K., Wigand, R. and Allbritton, M., (2003) "The
Social Embeddedness of Transactions: Evidence from the Residential
Real Estate Industry," The Information Society,
19(2), 135-154. |
| Lee, H. and
Sawyer, S. (2002) "Conceptualizing Time and Space: Information
Technology, Work and Organization," in, Galliers, B.,
Applegate, L. and DeGross, J. (eds.) Proceedings of the
2002 International Conference on Information Systems,
Barcelona, Spain, December 15-18, ACM Press. Finalist
for best paper award. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Southwick, R., (2002) "Temporal Issues in ICT-Enabled
Organizational Change: Scenes from an ERP Implementation,"
The Information Society, 18(4), 263-280. |
| Crowston,
K., Sawyer, S. and Wigand, R., (2001) "The
Interplay Between Structure and Technology: Investigating
the Roles of Information Technologies in the Residential Real
Estate Industry," Information Technology &
People, 14(2),163-183. Awarded Highly Commended
Paper by MCB Press. |
| Sawyer, S.
(2001) "Analysis
by Long Walk: Some Approaches to the Synthesis of Multiple
Sources of Evidence," in Trauth, E. (Ed.) Qualitative
Research in IS: Issues and Trends, Hershey, PA: Idea
Group Publishing, 163-190. |
| Sawyer, S.,
(2000) "Studying
Organizational Computing Infrastructures: Multi-Method Approaches,"
in Baskerville, R., Stage, J and DeGross, J. (Eds.) The
Social and Organizational Perspective on Information Technology,
London: Kluwer, 213-231. |
| Sawyer, S.,
Eschenfelder, K. and Heckman, R. (2000), "Knowledge
Markets: Cooperation Among Distributed Technical Specialists,"
in Srikantiah, K. and Koenig, M. (Eds.) Knowledge Management
for Information Professionals, Medford, NJ: Information
Today, pp. 181-204. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Gibbons, W. (2000) "Implementing
Distributed Computing: Parking Gets a New System,"
in Khrosowspour, M. (ed.) Annals of Information Technology
Cases, 2, Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, pp. 24-39. |
| Sawyer, S.,
Eschenfelder, K., Diekema, A., McClure, C., (1998) "Corporate
IT Skill Needs: a Case Study of BigCo.," Computer
Personnel, 19(2), 27-41. |
| Eschenfelder,
K., Heckman, R. and Sawyer, S., (1998) "The
Distribution of Computing: Cooperation Among Distributed Technical
Specialists," Information Technology & People,
11(2), 84-103. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Southwick, R. (1997) "Transitioning
to Client/Server: Using a Temporal Frame-work to Study Organizational
Change," in Lee, A., Liebenau, J and DeGross, J.
(Eds.) Information Systems and Qualitative Research,
London: Chapman-Hall, 343-351. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Southwick, R., (1996) "Implementing
Client-Server: Issues from the Field," in The
International Office of the Future, Glasson, B., Vogel,
D., Bots, P., and Nunamaker, J. (Eds.), New York: Chapman-Hall,
287-298. |
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| Sawyer, S.,
Cooprider, J., and Guinan, P. (2008) "Social
Interactions of Information Systems Development Teams: A Performance
Perspective, " Information Systems Journal,
forthcoming. |
| Sawyer,
S. and Annabi, H. (2006) "Methods
as Theories: Evidence and Arguments for Theorizing on Software
Development," In Trauth, E , Howcraft, D. and DeGross,
J. (Eds.) Social Inclusion in the Information Society,
London, Kluwer, 397-412. |
| Tyworth,
M. and Sawyer, S. (2006) “Organic
Development: A Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach to Design of
Public Sector Information Systems,” in Cushing,
J. and Pardo, T. (eds.) Proceedings of the 2006 Digital
Government (D.Go) 2006 Conference, May 22-24, San Diego,
CA, ACM press. |
| Sawyer, S.,
(2004) "Software
Development Teams: Three Archetypes and their Differences."
Communications of the ACM, 17(12), 92-97. |
| Sawyer,
S. (2001) "Effects
of Conflict on Packaged Software Development Team Performance,"
Information Systems Journal, 11(2), 155-178. |
| Sawyer, S.
(2001) "Information
Systems Development: A Market-Oriented Perspective,"
Communications of the ACM, 44(11), 97-102. |
| Eschenfelder,
K. and Sawyer, S. (2001) "Web
Information Systems Management: Active or Reactive Emergence?"
in B. Fitzgerald, N. Russo and J. DeGross (Eds.), Information
Systems Developing in Organizations, London: Kluwer, 163-182. |
| Sawyer, S.
(2000) "Packaged Software: Implications of the Differences
from Custom Approach-es to Software Development," European
Journal of Information Systems, 9(1), 47-58. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Guinan, P., (1998) "Software
Development: Processes and Performance," IBM Systems
Journal, 37(4), 552-569. |
| Carmel, E.
and Sawyer, S., (1998) "Packaged
Software Teams: What Makes Them So Special?," Information
Technology & People, 11(1), 6-17. |
| Sawyer, S.,
Farber, J. and Spillers, R. (1997) "Supporting
the Social Processes of Software Development Teams,"
Information Technology & People 10(1), 46-62. |
| Guinan, P.
and Cooprider, J., and Sawyer, S., (1997) "The Effective
Use of Automated Application Development Tools," IBM
Systems Journal, 36(1), 124-139. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Guinan, P., (1994) "Team-Based Software Development
Using an Electronic Meeting System," In Software Quality
and Productivity: Theory, Practice, Education and Training,
Lee, M., Barta, B. and Juliff, P. (Eds.), New York: Chapman-Hall,
76-82. |
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| Tapia,
A. and Sawyer, S. (2007) "The
Sociotechnical Nature of Mobile Computing Work: Evidence from
a Study of Policing in the United States," in Stahl, B.
(Ed.) Issues and Trends in Technology and Human Interaction,
Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA., 152-171. (This is an
update of Tapia, A. and Sawyer, S. (2005) "The Sociotechnical
Nature of Mobile Computing Work: Evidence from a Study of
Policing in the United States," International Journal
of Technology & Human Interaction, 1(3), 1-14.) |
| Sawyer, S.
and Tapia, A. (2006) “Always
Articulating: Theorizing on Mobile and Wireless Technologies”
The Information Society, 22(5), 311-323. |
| Tapia,
A. and Sawyer, S. (2005) “Beliefs
about Computing: Contrary Evidence from a Study of Mobile
Computing Use” in Lytinnen, K., Yoo, Y. and DeGross,
J. (Eds), Designing Ubiquitous Information Environments
Socio-technical Issues and Challenges. London: Kluwer,
21-40. |
| Tapia,
A. and Sawyer, S. (2005) “The
Sociotechnical Nature of Mobile Computing Work: Evidence from
a Study of Policing in the United States,” International
Journal of Technology & Human Interaction, 1(3),
1-14. An updated version of is to be published as a chapter
in Stahl, B. (2006) Advanced Topics in Technology and
Human Interaction, Idea Group, Hershey, PA. |
| Lytinnen,
K, Yoo, Y., Varshney, U, Ackerman, M, Davis, G., Avital, M.,
Robey, D., Sawyer, S. and Sorenson, C. (2004) "Surfing
the Next Wave: Design and Implementation Challenges of Ubiquitous
Computing Environments." Communications of the
AIS, 13, 697-716. |
| Sawyer, S.
Tapia, A., Pesheck, L, and Davenport, J. (2004) "Observations
on Mobility and the First Responder," Communications
of the ACM, 47(3), 62-66. |
| Sawyer, S.,
Allen, J. and Lee, H., (2003) "Broadband
and Mobile Opportunities: A Sociotechnical Perspective,"
Journal of Information Technology, 18, 121-136. |
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| Sawyer, S.
(2007) "Roberta Lamb
- On the Way," The Information Society,
23(5), 307-308. |
| Sawyer,
S. and Tapia, A. (2007) "From
Findings to Theories: Speculating on the Future of Social
Informatics" The Information Society. |
| Sawyer,
S. (2005) "Social
Informatics: A Representative Set of Resources," Information
Technology & People, 18(1), 4-8. |
| Sawyer,
S. and Tyworth, M. (2006) "Social
Informatics: Principles, Theories and Opportunities,"
in Berluer, J., Nurminen, M., and Impagliazzo, J. (Eds.) Social
Informatics: An Information Society for All? In Remembrance
of Rob Kling. London, Springer, 49. |
| Kling,
R., Rosenbaum, H. and Sawyer, S. (2005), Understanding
and Communicating Social Informatics: A Framework for Studying
and Teaching the Human Contexts of Information and Communication
Technologies. Medford, NJ: Information Today. |
| Sawyer,
S. (2005) “Social Informatics and Consumer Health: Opportunities
and Issues” in Lewis, D., Eysenbach, G., Kukafka, R.,
Stavri, Z. and Jimison, H. Consumer Health Informatics.
New York: Springer-Verlag, 150-161. |
| Lamb,
R. and Sawyer, S. (2005) “On
extending social informatics from a rich legacy of networks
and conceptual resources,” Information Technology
& People, 18(1), 9-20. |
| Sawyer,
S. (2005) “Social
Informatics: Principles and Opportunities,” Bulletin
of the American Society for Information Science and Technology,
June, American Society for Information Science and Technology,
2-6. |
| Sawyer,
S. (2005) “Social Informatics: A Representative Set
of Resources,” Information Technology & People,
18(1), 4-8. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Tapia, A. (2003) "The
Computerization of Work: A Social Informatics Perspective,"
in George, J. (Ed.) Social Issues of Computing. New
York: Oxford, 93-109. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Chen, T. (2002) "Conceptualizing
Information Technology and Studying Information Systems: Trends
and Issues," in Myers, M., Whitley, E., Wynn, E.
and DeGross, J. (Eds.) Global and Organizational Discourse
About Information Technology, London: Kluwer, 109-131. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Eschenfelder, K. (2002) "Social
Informatics: Perspectives, Examples, and Trends,"
in Cronin, B. (Ed.) Annual Review of Information Science
and Technology, 36, Medford, NJ: Information Today Inc./ASIST,
427-465. |
| Sawyer, S.
and Rosenbaum, H. (2000) "Social
Informatics in the Information Sciences: Current Activities
and Emerging Directions," Informing Science,
3(2), 89-96. |
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