Research report: Better theory through measurement - Developing a scale to capture consensus on appropriation

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Salisbury, WD; Chin, WW; Gopal, A; Newsted, PR
• 署名单位: University System of Ohio; Ohio University; University of Houston System; University of Houston; Western University (University of Western Ontario); University Western Ontario Hospital; Athabasca University
• 刊物名称: INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7047
• DOI: 10.1287/isre.13.1.91.93
• 发表日期: 2002
• 页码: 91-103
• 关键词: adaptive structuration; decision-making; support-systems; gdss designs; TECHNOLOGY; gss

摘要

Proper measurement is critical to the advancement of theory (Blalock 1979). Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST) is rapidly becoming an important theoretical paradigm for comprehending the impacts of advanced information technologies (DeSanctis and Poole 1994). Intended as a complement to the faithfulness of appropriation scale developed by Chin et at. (1997), this research note describes the development of an instrument to capture the AST construct of consensus on appropriation. Consensus on appropriation (COA) is the extent to which group participants perceive that they have agreed on how to adopt and use a technology. While consensus on appropriation is an important component of AST, no scale is currently available to capture this construct. This research note develops a COA instrument in the context of electronic meeting systems use. Initial item development, statistical analyses, and validity assessment (convergent, discriminant, and nomological) are described here in detail. The contribution of this effort is twofold: First, a scale is provided for an important construct from AST. Second, this report serves as an example of rigorous scale development using structural equation modeling. Employing rigorous procedures in the development of instruments to capture AST constructs is critical if the sound theoretical base provided by AST is to be fully exploited in understanding phenomena related to the use of advanced information technologies.