Angela Lin

Angela Lin is a lecturer in Information Systems in Information School at the University of Sheffield. She has a degree in Economics and received a PhD in Information Systems from London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London. Her research takes a socio-technical view of organizational process of information systems implementation and adoption. She is particularly interested in the social and political environments in which information systems are implemented and adopted and the changes brought by the information systems to those environments. Her recent research focuses on E-Commerce in particular consumer’s use of the Internet and Social Media as means of gathering information during the decision making process. Angela is working currently working with her PhD students on the topic of strategic adoption of Business to Business (B2B) among Chinese SMEs and eGovernment project in Saudi Arabia. She has published her work in European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Information Management, and Journal of Global Information Management.

Publications

Why Information Systems Replication Strategy Fails in Transnational Operation
Why Information Systems Replication Strategy Fails in Transnational Operation
Angela Lin, Shin-Horng Chen. © 2014. 22 pages.
In search of cheaper resources and being able to serve nearby market more efficiently in order to maintain and improve their market position in a global economy, companies...
Consumer Information Systems and Relationship Management: Design, Implementation, and Use
Consumer Information Systems and Relationship Management: Design, Implementation, and Use
Angela Lin, Jonathan Foster, Paul Scifleet. © 2013. 256 pages.
Businesses continue to design and implement a variety of information systems that facilitate the creation, aggregation, and provision of product-related information in order to...
Structuring Information Systems-in-Use: Studying the Replication of an E-Procurement System through a Practice Lens
Structuring Information Systems-in-Use: Studying the Replication of an E-Procurement System through a Practice Lens
Angela Lin, Shin-Horng Chen. © 2013. 18 pages.
It has become commonplace for companies operating in a global marketplace to relocate, extend, or establish new production facilities overseas. In this global context it is also...
The Strategic Value of Consumer Information Systems: Changing the Face of Business and Consumer Connections at Nike
The Strategic Value of Consumer Information Systems: Changing the Face of Business and Consumer Connections at Nike
Paul Scifleet, Angela Lin. © 2013. 25 pages.
When consumers are a source of innovation and value creation, and when information is increasingly produced and reproduced by consumers we need to reconsider the scope of...
Electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM) and Its Influence on Book Purchasing Decisions: A Study of the Anobii Digital Bookshelf
Electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM) and Its Influence on Book Purchasing Decisions: A Study of the Anobii Digital Bookshelf
Angela Lin, Jonathan Foster. © 2013. 17 pages.
Electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) is playing an increasingly influential role in informing consumers’ purchasing decisions. Previously confined to seeking information from a small...
Consumer Information Sharing
Consumer Information Sharing
Jonathan Foster, Angela Lin. © 2011. 7 pages.
One area of e-business that has visibly changed in the last few years is the capacity of the Internet for supporting consumer-to-consumer information sharing. By using a variety...
Consumer Information Sharing
Consumer Information Sharing
Jonathan Foster, Angela Lin. © 2010. 7 pages.
One area of e-business that has visibly changed in the last few years is the capacity of the Internet for supporting consumer-to-consumer information sharing. By using a variety...
An Investigation into the Barriers to Introducing Virtual Enterprise Networks
An Investigation into the Barriers to Introducing Virtual Enterprise Networks
Angela Lin, David Patterson. © 2008. 15 pages.
This chapter reports on a preliminary investigation into the barriers related to the development of a virtual enterprise network in the creative digital industries sector in...
An Investigation into the Barriers to Introducing Virtual Enterprise Networks
An Investigation into the Barriers to Introducing Virtual Enterprise Networks
Angela Lin, David Patterson. © 2007. 22 pages.
This chapter reports on a preliminary investigation into the barriers related to the development of a virtual enterprise network in the creative digital industries sector in...
Collaborative E-Business Planning: Developing An Enterprise Learning Tool For Information Management And Information Systems Curricula
Collaborative E-Business Planning: Developing An Enterprise Learning Tool For Information Management And Information Systems Curricula
Jonathan Foster, Angela Lin. © 2004. 16 pages.
This paper presents an evaluation of a collaborative e-business planning assignment implemented on two e-business and e-commerce modules: an undergraduate Information Management...