Kenan Degirmenci

• PhD
• Lecturer in Information Systems at Queensland University of Technology

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is a crucial step toward a sustainable energy future. However, the successful integration of EVs depends on the development of a robust and efficient charging infrastructure. This paper presents a conceptual analysis of EV charging networks based on the Energy Informatics Framework and Actor-Network Theory....

Energy consumption monitoring systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated, yet their adoption to support environmentally friendly decision-making remains low. In this paper, we develop an integrated theoretical model based on Reasoned Action Approach, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2, and the Self-Efficacy Theory to analyze...

The adoption of sustainable technologies has drawn the attention of information systems (IS) research. However, the role of psychological distance in managing paradoxical tensions has largely been overlooked. In this research-in-progress, we investigate how smart energy information can reduce temporal and social discounting in the adoption of renew...

Wind, a renewable resource with growing importance in the contemporary world, is considered a capable tool for addressing some of the problems linked with rapid urbanization, unsustainable development, and climate change. As such, understanding modelling approaches to wind characteristics in cities becomes crucial. While prior reviews delve into th...

Published on Figshare: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.22330999

Games have become an integral part of our lives, which is why they are increasingly being used for other purposes than pure entertainment, such as learning, training, informing, or advertising. In information systems (IS) research, this type of game has also been discussed under the notion of serious games, which are aimed at engaging users to elic...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are considered a product rather than a mobility service. The expansion of EV services requires large amounts of personal information. Due to privacy concerns, EV users may deactivate these services, leading to the discontinuance of EV services and value destruction. Service dominant logic is improving insights into the roles...

We conducted a field experiment to compare the effects of information system (IS) supporting reflective disclosure and information democratization on the sustainability footprint of a routine organizational work practice, paper printing. We find that both sensemaking processes lead to employees reducing their printing; however, the processes are in...

Gamification can create meaningful engagement for users and foster desired behaviors. In gamification research, however, the importance of sensory stimuli often has been overlooked. We examine and discuss how the variation of visual and auditory stimuli in gamified driving influences users’ eco-driving behavior. We conducted a field experiment wher...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only disrupting industries and businesses, particularly the ones have fallen behind the adoption, but also significantly impacting public life as well. This calls for government authorities pay attention to public opinions and sentiments towards AI. Nonetheless, there is limited knowledge on what the drivers behi...

Wind has been utilized for passive ventilation and mechanical power since antiquity. As an abundant renewable resource, today, wind is increasingly seen as a critical resource to help tackle issues associated with rapid urbanization and climate adaptation and mitigation, such as improving thermal comfort, providing clean energy, improving air quali...

The impact of climate change on cities poses a growing global threat, which is exacerbated by the urban heat island (UHI) effect. The optimal distribution of vegetation and buildings in urban areas is critical to control the UHI effect and stabilize long-term temperature changes. In this article, we develop an optimization model to maximize revenue...

Highly sophisticated capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) have skyrocketed its popularity across many industry sectors globally. The public sector is one of these. Many cities around the world are trying to position themselves as leaders of urban innovation through the development and deployment of AI systems. Likewise, increasing numbers o...

Transformation into a prosperous smart city has become an aspiration for many local governments across the globe. Despite its growing importance, smart city transformation readiness is still an understudied area of research. In order to bridge this knowledge gap, this paper identifies the key factors affecting smart city transformation readiness in...

This study aims to address a key obstacle to climate action: intergenerational discounting, a phenomenon that explains the tendency for people to prefer smaller benefits for themselves now, rather than larger benefits for future generations. Intergenerational discounting becomes even more problematic due to a growing global population and increasin...

In light of the ongoing paradigm shift of blockchain technology from trusting people to trusting algorithms, we investigate the role of trust in blockchain security behaviors. In this research-in-progress paper, we draw on the protection motivation theory (PMT) and develop a conceptual definition of the construct of trust in blockchain. We situate...

Service-dominant (S-D) logic has changed the concept of users from consumers to value co-creators in an ecosystem. Barriers must be eliminated to facilitate resource integration for users. In this paper, we interviewed Tesla electric vehicle (EV) owners to investigate the factors influencing Tesla car adoption. We developed a preliminary conceptual...

Policy and technology responses to increased temperatures in urban heat islands (UHIs) are discussed in a variety of research; however, their interaction is overlooked and understudied. This is an important oversight because policy and technology are often developed in isolation of each other and not in conjunction. Therefore, they have limited syn...

Transport activities are among the major contributors of greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting global climate crisis. Despite some efforts in shifting from internal combustion engines to electric motors, the global market share of electric vehicles (EVs) is very low—about 1%. This figure even goes as low as 0.4% for some developed countries—e....

Recent privacy-related incidents of mobile services have shown that app stores and providers face the challenge of mobile users' information privacy concerns, which can prevent users from installing mobile apps or induce them to uninstall an app. In this paper, we investigate the role of app permission requests and compare the impact on privacy con...

The future of work is getting increasingly flexible due to the rising expectations of employees away from traditional 9-to-5 office work towards flexible work hours, which drives employees to use their mobile devices for work. This ever-growing phenomenon of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) creates security risks for companies, which leads to an implem...

Gamification and persuasive technologies can change behaviors leading to desired outcomes, such as increasing consumer loyalty, raising health awareness, or developing eco-friendly mindsets. Since gamification triggers a state of flow enabling deep engagement with information systems, we consider the impact of perceived persuasiveness and cognitive...

With the continuous rise of global urbanization, city planners and policymakers are increasingly concerned with urban heat islands (UHI), which are metropolitan areas that are significantly warmer than their surrounding rural areas. We address the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities,” and we design an...

Through a field experiment, we analyze how the work practice of paper printing is influenced through the availability of two types of information systems that support environmental sensemaking, an email reporting system that allows for reflective disclosure and an online discussion forum for information democratization. We implemented both systems...

The design and adoption of gamified information systems have been increasingly discussed in various fields of application such as education, health, crowdsourcing, or sustainability. We focus on the field of environmental sustainability and follow a design science research approach to develop and evaluate an instantiation of an artifact in the form...

Dieser Beitrag behandelt Zugriffsrechte von Mobile Learning-Applikationen (Apps) und die Frage, welche Folgen diese bewirken können. Der Zugriff auf persönliche Nutzerdaten kann dazu führen, dass Nutzer und Nutzerinnen mobiler Endgeräte eine Bedrohung ihrer Privatsphäre befürchten und diese davon abhalten, mobile Apps zu installieren oder sie dazu...

Games have become an integral part of our lives, which is why they are increasingly being used for other purposes than pure entertainment, such as learning, training, informing, or advertising. In information systems (IS) research, this type of games has also been discussed under the notion of serious games, which are aimed at engaging users to eli...

Private car ownership in the context of the ongoing urbanisation is creating challenges concerning environmental pollution, high energy costs, and limited and expensive parking. As a reaction to these negative impacts, companies are developing new transportation alternatives to private car ownership. One alternative is carsharing that provides indi...

In view of global warming and climate change, a transition from combustion to electric vehicles (EVs) can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. However, high acquisition costs and short driving ranges are considered to be main factors which impede the diffusion of EVs. Since electricity needs to be produced from renewable...

Private car ownership in the context of the ongoing urbanisation is creating challenges concerning environmental pollution, high energy costs, and limited and expensive parking. As a reaction to these negative impacts, companies are developing new transportation alternatives to private car ownership. One alternative is carsharing that provides indi...

We explore how information systems can enable sensemaking of environmental information by users, and how this support for sensemaking affects beliefs, actions, and outcomes of work practices. In this research-in-progress paper we report on the development of our new theory and we outline the research design of a field experiment in which we will su...

Green Information Systems (IS) often require to obtain data in order to assess environmental outcomes and improve sustainable behaviours. As a result, privacy concerns can act as a barrier to the utilization of Green IS. We explore the case of smart meters, which track users' personal energy usage data and provide real-time information, thus allowi...

The role of information systems for environmental sustainability has received considerable attention over the last several years. In view of global warming and climate change, a transition from combustion to electric vehicles (EVs) can help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Since sustainable behavior often lacks relevant information about its...

Private car ownership in the context of the ongoing urbanization is creating challenges concerning environmental pollution, high energy costs, and limited and expensive parking. As a reaction to these negative impacts, companies are developing new mobility alternatives to private car ownership. One alternative is carsharing that provides individual...

Mobile applications (apps) have become highly popular and are creating new economic opportunities for app providers, developers, software companies, and advertisers. Due to the access to personal information, mobile apps may pose a threat to users' privacy, which can incite users not to install or to uninstall mobile apps. In the last twenty years,...

The concept of Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) describes the trend of employees using their private mobile devices to manage corporate data from anywhere at any time. BYOD can increase employees' productivity and be cost-cutting for organizations. To implement BYOD, organizations are dependent on employees' acceptance of BYOD, because employees' parti...

In the course of change from an industrial to an information and communication society, the implementation of software solutions and IT services is gaining significant importance (Wirtz 2000, p. 6 f.). Taking into account the needs and desires of the people who want to be constantly reachable and accessible to information independent of where they...