00357nas a2200121   4500008004100000245003600041210003400077260000900111653000800120100001700128700001900145856007100164       2020                        eng d00aConnecting to Place - Virtually0 aConnecting to Place Virtually  c202010aBIS1 aArora, Vipin1 aSemken, Steven  u/biblio/connecting-place-virtually00545nas a2200157   4500008004100000245012100041210006900162260002800231490000800259653000800267100001600275700002200291700001900313700001700332856003800349       2020                        eng d00aPromoting a Sense of Place Virtually: A Review of the ESA Weekly Water Cooler Chat Focused on Virtual Sense of Place0 aPromoting a Sense of Place Virtually A Review of the ESA Weekly   aWiley Periodicalsc20200 v10110aBIS1 aHoke, Kelly1 aO’Connell, Kari1 aSemken, Steven1 aArora, Vipin  uhttps://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.173400906nas a2200133   4500008004100000245009200041210006900133260002100202520037700223653000800600100001700608700002200625856012500647       2017                        eng d00aSense of Virtual Place (SOVP): Conceptual Exploration and Initial Empirical  Validation0 aSense of Virtual Place SOVP Conceptual Exploration and Initial E  aBoston, MAc20173 aIn this article, we introduce the notion of “Sense of Virtual Place” (SOVP) and explore the factors affecting it. We argue that SOVP can act as a surrogate for user engagement in virtual environments. We develop and validate a SOVP measure, adapting from a widely used measure of Sense of Place (SOP) in the academic disciplines of environmental and social psychology.10aBIS1 aArora, Vipin1 aKhazanchi, Deepak  u/biblio/sense-virtual-place-sovp-conceptual-exploration-and-initial-empirical-validation01745nas a2200145   4500008004100000245006900041210006900110260000900179490000600188520128300194653000801477100002201485700001701507856007501524       2016                        eng d00aEvaluating IT Integration Risk Prior to Mergers and Acquisitions0 aEvaluating IT Integration Risk Prior to Mergers and Acquisitions  c20160 v13 aIntegration of IT systems and IT management processes is one of the major challenges in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process that affects all aspects of the merged business and is, therefore, crucial to the overall success of the M&A process. The purpose of this article is to highlight various types of IT integration risks and the associated costs that must be considered and factored in with the predeal negotiations in each and every M&A. This is important, especially because of the huge costs involved in integrating incompatible systems and meeting the mandatory regulatory compliance requirements. The article suggests looking closely at technical, managerial and user/application level risk factors as  part of the M&A pre-merger due diligence. This effort would also evaluate the potential real costs of IT integration post-merger and contribute to the overall M&A valuation. Some of this approach is already widely recommended by M&A advisors and major consulting firms. The article recommends going even further by creating a national M&A IT integration database that provides anonymous inventory of IT integration risk factors and costs before and after an M&A to better understand how IT integration risk impacts the valuation and success or failure of M&As.10aBIS1 aKhazanchi, Deepak1 aArora, Vipin  uhttp://www.isaca.org/Journal/archives/2016/Volume-1/Pages/default.aspx