About well-considered decisions, favorable alternatives and sudden ideas: A qualitative research to identify beliefs that influence women to study information systems in Germany

Oehlhorn C, Laumer S, Maier C (2017)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2017

Series: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik

Event location: St. Gallen, Switzerland CH

Abstract

Our research reveals motivational beliefs that influenced the decision to study information systems of female students in Germany. We apply a qualitative methodology in form of narrative interviews and interviewed 21 female students at a German university. On the basis of the theory of planned behavior, our results expose that a range of different beliefs exist which influenced the women's decision. We are able to expand the results of previous studies to the German context regarding especially normative beliefs, alternate choices or prior experiences dealing with information technology. In addition, we also uncover a couple of new beliefs that had not been revealed before.

Authors with CRIS profile

Sven Laumer Schöller Endowed Chair for Information Systems (Digitalization in Business and Society)

Involved external institutions

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Oehlhorn, C., Laumer, S., & Maier, C. (2017). About well-considered decisions, favorable alternatives and sudden ideas: A qualitative research to identify beliefs that influence women to study information systems in Germany. In International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik. St. Gallen, Switzerland, CH.

MLA:

Oehlhorn, Caroline, Sven Laumer, and Christian Maier. "About well-considered decisions, favorable alternatives and sudden ideas: A qualitative research to identify beliefs that influence women to study information systems in Germany." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, St. Gallen, Switzerland Ed. International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2017.

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