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Social Cognitive Theory in IS Research – Literature Review, Criticism, and Research Agenda

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A multitude of research studies have been published investigating individual behavior from the viewpoint of Social Cognitive Theory. We have now reached a point where making sense of such a large number of studies has become a difficult task and where future research efforts must integrate past SCT findings but also express the full potential of SCT in IS research. The aim of the present paper is to organize the literature to provide a clear depiction of the use of SCT in IS research. A review the IS literature which used Social Cognitive Theory of the past 14 years yielded 62 papers that investigated individual behavior using the SCT perspective. This vast literature is mapped into the SCT framework, thus highlighting the main successes but also pitfalls of past research in using the theory. Future research directions are then identified and discussed.

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    Kévin D. Carillo

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  1. Computer Science Department, Georgia State University, 34 Peachtree Street, 30303, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Sushil K. Prasad

  2. Tata Research, Development and Design Center (TRDDC), Pune, India

    Harrick M. Vin

  3. CISE Department, CSE 301, University of Florida, FL 32611, Gainesville, USA

    Sartaj Sahni

  4. Management Development Institute (MDI), Mehrauli Road, Sukhrali, Gurgaon, India

    Mahadeo P. Jaiswal

  5. Dept. of Computer Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thonburi, 10140, Bangkok, Thailand

    Bundit Thipakorn

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Carillo, K.D. (2010). Social Cognitive Theory in IS Research – Literature Review, Criticism, and Research Agenda. In: Prasad, S.K., Vin, H.M., Sahni, S., Jaiswal, M.P., Thipakorn, B. (eds) Information Systems, Technology and Management. ICISTM 2010. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 54. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12035-0_4

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