Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain are complex digital technologies characterized by a strong connection and dependency between individuals, data, and information technology (IT). A socio-technical perspective that captures the dynamic interaction of social, legal, and technical artifacts is essential to understanding the IoT and blockchain phenomena. This review provides direction for employing a social-technical perspective across IoT and blockchain studies. The findings lead to new insights for developing a theoretical framework, research model, and research agenda to investigate IoT and blockchain technology. Practitioners and institutions can use these findings to develop strategies to promote the adoption of IoT and blockchain technologies through specific technical, legal, and social strategies. Overall, this research is unique in its attempt to trace new trajectories for future IS scholars and practitioners facing the complexity of IoT and blockchain.

Bring your own applications (BYOA) in organizational networks introduces security risks. We examine whether individuals who BYOA at work are motivated to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to protect the organization’s security, a practice we describe as bring your own security (BYOS). The behaviors are examined through dual theoretical lenses (a) intrinsic motivation, capturing the personal satisfaction related to the use, and (b) perspective-taking, capturing the user’s ability to consider information security from the organization’s perspective. We analyzed survey data of 154 samples using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Our results demonstrate that while the intrinsic motivation path is instrumental in influencing MFA use, perspective-taking offers significant explanatory power to information security behaviors. This article extends the current knowledge of the impact of perspective-taking on voluntary security behavior, which makes a novel and significant contribution to cybersecurity research and practice.

This research investigates the social, legal, and technological factors that affect the adoption of Internet of Things wearable devices (WIoT) among young adults during and before a healthcare crisis. The study develops a technological acceptance model by integrating the Technological-Personal-Environmental (TPE) framework with new constructs, i.e. regulatory environment, epidemic ecosystem, perceived social usefulness, and WIoT devices’ technical characteristics. A research survey is developed and distributed to undergraduate and graduate students in a major university located in the USA. The research hypotheses are tested by using partial least square modeling. Results of the analysis lead to significant contributions for both academics and practitioners.

Coproduction is defined as collaboration between an organization and the consumer in the design, marketing, or delivery of goods or services, which the consumer ultimately utilizes. While coproduction has existed for decades, the transition from a full-service to a coproduction environment, if not handled correctly, can be met with apprehension, resistance, or resentment by the consumer. The impact of coproduction resentment has received limited attention in information systems research. This study highlights the importance of including coproduction in the nomological net and explores the impact of coproduction resentment on continuance intention within the context of self-service technology, in particular self-checkout. A sample of 309 responses from individuals in the United States was collected using a survey instrument and crowdsourcing. Utilizing the IS continuance model as the theoretical lens, results indicate that coproduction resentment has a negative impact on both consumer satisfaction and continuance intention.