Brazilian-American philosopher
Nereu Florencio "Ned " Kock is a
Brazilian-American philosopher. He is a Texas A&M Regents Professor of Information Systems at
Texas A&M International University .
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Background
Kock holds a B.E.E. in Electrical Engineering from the
Federal Technological University of Parana at
Curitiba , Brazil, a M.Sc. in
computer science from the
Institute of Aeronautical Technology , Brazil, and a Ph.D. in management with a concentration in
information systems from the School of Management Studies,
University of Waikato , New Zealand.
Work
Kock is best known for employing biological evolution ideas to the understanding of human behavior toward technologies, particularly information technologies.
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[6] He developed
media naturalness theory , an evolutionary communication media theory.
[7] Kock is the writer of a popular blog on the intersection of evolution, statistics, and health.
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He developed
WarpPLS , a nonlinear variance-based structural equation modeling software tool. The underlying mathematics employed in WarpPLS builds on the method of
path analysis , developed by the evolutionary biologist
Sewall Wright . WarpPLS has been used to study a variety of topics, including nursing education, password security risks, software testing, customer satisfaction, accounting education, and web-based homework.
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He has conducted research and written on the topic of
academic plagiarism . His research and writings in this area have been discussed in
The Chronicle of Higher Education , and contributed to considerable debate on the topic within the
Association for Computing Machinery , and to the establishment of an ethics committee within the
Association for Information Systems .
[14] He was Founding Editor-in-Chief of the
International Journal of e-Collaboration from 2004 to 2017.
Kock has also been a proponent of the use of
action research in the study of human behavior toward technologies,
[15] arguing that it can be used in investigations aimed at testing hypotheses in a
postpositivist fashion.
[16] As a result of his action research investigations, he developed a method for systems analysis and business process redesign that places emphasis on the optimization of communication interactions in business processes.
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Selected publications
Kock, N., Avison, D., & Malaurent, J. (2017).
Positivist information systems action research: Methodological issues.
Journal of Management Information Systems , 34(3), 754–767.
Kock, N., Jung, Y., & Syn, T. (2016).
Wikipedia and e-collaboration research: Opportunities and challenges.
International Journal of e-Collaboration , 12(2), 1–8.
Kock, N. (2009).
Information systems theorizing based on evolutionary psychology: an interdisciplinary review and theory integration framework.
MIS Quarterly , 33(2), 395–418.
Kock, N. (Ed.). (2007).
Information systems action research: An applied view of emerging concepts and methods. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.
Kock, N. (2006).
Systems analysis & design fundamentals: A business process redesign approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Kock, N. (2005).
Media richness or media naturalness? The evolution of our biological communication apparatus and its influence on our behavior toward e-communication tools.
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication , 48(2), 117–130.
Kock, N. (2004).
The psychobiological model: Towards a new theory of computer-mediated communication based on Darwinian evolution.
Organization Science , 15(3), 327–348.
Kock, N., & Davison, R. (2003).
Dealing with plagiarism in the IS research community: A look at factors that drive plagiarism and ways to address them.
MIS Quarterly , 27(4), 511–532.
Kock, N. (1999).
A case of academic plagiarism.
Communications of the ACM , 42(7), 96–104.
See also
References
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"Ned Kock's Web page at Texas A&M International University" . Tamiu.edu. November 21, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
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"article on e-mail use" . New York Times . July 5, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
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"Science Daily news article on evolution and behavior toward technology" . Sciencedaily.com. July 30, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
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"TRN Magazine news article on e-mail and mental effort" . Trnmag.com. October 17, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
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"Managers Online Magazine article on face-to-face versus e-mail communication (in Dutch)" . Managersonline.nl. Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
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"Prometeu Magazine article on evolution and e-communication (in Portuguese)" . Prometeu.com.br. Archived from
the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
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"Simon, A.F. (2006). Computer-mediated communication: Task performance and satisfaction. Journal of Social Psychology, 146(3), 349–379" (PDF) . Heldref-publications.metapress.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved January 6, 2012 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"Health Correlator blog" . Healthcorrelator.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
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"Kim, M.J., Park, C.G., Kim, M., Lee, H., Ahn, Y.-H., Kim, E., Yun, S.-N., & Lee, K.-J. (2012). Quality of nursing doctoral education in Korea: Towards policy development. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(7), 1494-1503" (PDF) . Retrieved August 3, 2013 .
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"Gebauer, J., Kline, D., & He, L. (2011). Password security risk versus effort: An exploratory study on user-perceived risk and the intention to use online applications. Journal of Information Systems Applied Research, 4(2), 52–62" (PDF) . Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
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"Zhang, X., Dhaliwal, J., & Gillenson, M.L. (2010). Organizing software testing for improved quality and satisfaction. Journal of Information Technology Management, 21(4), 1–12" (PDF) . Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
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"Garza, V. (2011). Online learning in accounting education: A study of compensatory adaptation. Laredo, TX: Texas A&M International University" (PDF) . Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
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"Khanlarian, C. (2010). A longitudinal study of web-based homework. Greensboro, NC: University of North Carolina at Greensboro" (PDF) . Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
^ Glenn, David (December 17, 2004).
"Special report of The Chronicle of Higher Education on plagiarism by academics" . The Chronicle of Higher Education . Chronicle.com. Retrieved January 6, 2012 .
^ Kock, Ned (2006-10-31). Kock, N. (Ed) (2006). Information systems action research: An applied view of emerging concepts and methods. New York, NY: Springer . Springer.
ISBN
978-0387360591 .
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Special Issue: Action Research in Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems .
^ Colquitt, Jason (2006-07-12). Kock, N. (2006). Systems analysis and design fundamentals: A business process redesign approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications . SAGE Publications.
ISBN
978-1412905855 .
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