France Belanger

France Belanger is an assistant professor of information systems in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems and a researcher for the Center for Global Electronic Commerce at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Belanger held various technical, marketing, and managerial positions in large information systems and telecommunications firms and has provided consulting services to corporations in Florida. Her research interests focus on the impacts of distributed communication technologies on organizations. She has presented her work at several national conferences and has published in Information Management, The Information Society: An International Journal, and the Journal of Information Systems Education.

Publications

A Behavioral Beliefs Model of Trustworthiness in Consumer-Oriented E-Commerce
A Behavioral Beliefs Model of Trustworthiness in Consumer-Oriented E-Commerce
Craig Van Slyke, France Belanger, Christie L. Comunale. © 2009. 22 pages.
For e-commerce to grow, customers must trust organizations with which they interact. In this article, we propose and test a theoretically-derived model of trustworthiness of Web...
Virtual Work Research Agenda
Virtual Work Research Agenda
France Bélanger. © 2009. 6 pages.
The paper by Bélanger, Watson-Manheim, and Jordan (2002) addresses the gap between research conducted and practitioner concerns in virtual work. One of the key difficulties in...
ACEnet: Facilitating Economic Development Through Small Business Electronic Commerce
ACEnet: Facilitating Economic Development Through Small Business Electronic Commerce
Craig Van Slyke, France Belanger, Marcy Kittner. © 2006. 22 pages.
With the advent of Web-based electronic commerce (e-commerce), businesses of all sizes rushed to take advantage of the potential of e-commerce technologies. While large...
A Comparison of American and Indian Consumers' Perceptions of Electronic Commerce
A Comparison of American and Indian Consumers' Perceptions of Electronic Commerce
Craig Van Slyke, France Belanger, Varadharajan Sridhar. © 2005. 17 pages.
Electronic commerce is often touted as a global phenomenon. However, most studies of e-commerce have focused on more developed countries. While it is important to understand...
Virtual Work Research Agenda
Virtual Work Research Agenda
France Belanger. © 2005. 5 pages.
The paper by Bélanger, Watson-Manheim, and Jordan (2002) addresses the gap between research conducted and practitioner concerns in virtual work. One of the key difficulties in...
Aligning IS Research and Practice: A Research Agenda for Virtual Work
Aligning IS Research and Practice: A Research Agenda for Virtual Work
France Belanger, Mary Beth Watson-Manheim, Dianne H. Jordan. © 2003. 31 pages.
Recent advances in information technologies have led organizations to diversify their organizational structures. One of the most prominent trends in this diversification is to...
Aligning IS Research & Practice: A Research Agenda for Virtual Work
Aligning IS Research & Practice: A Research Agenda for Virtual Work
France Belanger, Mary-Beth Watson-Manheim, Dianne H. Jordan. © 2002. 23 pages.
Recent advances in information technologies have led organizations to diversify their organizational structures. One of the most prominent trends in this diversification is to...
Multi-Dimensional B2B Auctions for Electronic Commerce
Multi-Dimensional B2B Auctions for Electronic Commerce
Marilyn T. Griffin, France Belanger, Craig Van Slyke. © 2002. 7 pages.
Since the early days of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), many business-to-business (B2B) models of electronic commerce have been developed. Currently, the fastest growing...
ACEnet: Facilitating Economic Development Through Small Business Electronic Commerce
ACEnet: Facilitating Economic Development Through Small Business Electronic Commerce
Craig Van Slyke, France Belanger, Marcy Kittner. © 2001. 20 pages.
With the advent of Web-based electronic commerce (e-commerce), businesses of all sizes rushed to take advantage of the potential of e-commerce technologies. While large...
Evaluation and Implementation of Distance Learning: Technologies, Tools and Techniques
Evaluation and Implementation of Distance Learning: Technologies, Tools and Techniques
France Belanger, Dianne H. Jordan. © 2000. 246 pages.
The twentieth century has seen the creation and evolution of technologies beyond imagination a century ago. The computer has enabled the digital presentation of knowledge, and...
Introduction
Introduction
France Belanger, Dianne H. Jordan. © 2000. 12 pages.
Since the dawn of human history when humans began living and working together, training and education have played a critical part in the evolution of culture and society. One of...
Learning Variables in Distance Learning
Learning Variables in Distance Learning
France Belanger, Dianne H. Jordan. © 2000. 22 pages.
Chapter one introduced distance learning definitions and concepts as applied to education and training. An important consideration when choosing among DL technologies is the...
Distance Learning Technologies
Distance Learning Technologies
France Belanger, Dianne H. Jordan. © 2000. 54 pages.
There are many technologies that can be used to support distance education and training. Some are used as supplements to traditional classroom environments; others are used as...
Media Conversion Analysis and Instructional Design Considerations
Media Conversion Analysis and Instructional Design Considerations
France Belanger, Dianne H. Jordan. © 2000. 40 pages.
In chapter two, we discussed the different variables that impact suitability for DL. Chapter three provided the capabilities and limitations of technologies that can be used for...
Multimedia Content Development
Multimedia Content Development
France Belanger, Dianne H. Jordan. © 2000. 42 pages.
Instructional materials used in a traditional classroom setting can include text (books, handouts, articles), graphs, photos, films, and audio tapes. In the DL environment, these...
Distance Learning Implementation and Evaluation
Distance Learning Implementation and Evaluation
France Belanger, Dianne H. Jordan. © 2000. 24 pages.
The implementation phase of a DL or technology insertion initiative begins after 1) the results of the feasibility analysis indicate whether, and to what extent, your courses...
Examples of Distance Learning Evaluation and Implementation
Examples of Distance Learning Evaluation and Implementation
France Belanger, Dianne H. Jordan. © 2000. 28 pages.
This chapter presents three fictitious case studies of organizations facing decisions to convert one or several courses to distance learning. As you read through the cases, you...