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作者：Njihia, James Muranga; Merali, Yasmin
作者单位：University of Nairobi; University of Warwick
摘要：This paper demonstrates the value of Archer's morphogenetic approach (MA) in understanding and explaining the complexity of the broader context within which many developing country information and communication technology (ICT) projects are implemented. It does this by using MA's analytical and explanatory apparatus to examine the evolution of the context of public sector ICT provision in Kenya over the period 1963-2006. In addition to demonstrating the practical value of MA, the paper contrib...
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作者：Gregor, Shirley; Hevner, Alan R.
作者单位：Australian National University; State University System of Florida; University of South Florida
摘要：Design science research (DSR) has staked its rightful ground as an important and legitimate Information Systems (IS) research paradigm. We contend that DSR has yet to attain its full potential impact on the development and use of information systems due to gaps in the understanding and application of DSR concepts and methods. This essay aims to help researchers (1) appreciate the levels of artifact abstractions that may be DSR contributions, (2) identify appropriate ways of consuming and produ...
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作者：Markus, M. Lynne; Loebbecke, Claudia
作者单位：Bentley University; University of Cologne
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作者：Lowry, Paul Benjamin; Moody, Gregory D.; Gaskin, James; Galletta, Dennis F.; Humpherys, Sean L.; Barlow, Jordan B.; Wilson, David W.
作者单位：City University of Hong Kong; Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE); University of Nevada Las Vegas; Brigham Young University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh; Texas A&M University System; West Texas A&M University; Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington; University of Arizona
摘要：Information systems journal rankings and ratings help scholars focus their publishing efforts and are widely used surrogates for judging the quality of research. Over the years, numerous approaches have been used to rank IS journals, approaches such as citation metrics, school lists, acceptance rates, and expert assessments. However, the results of these approaches often conflict due to a host of validity concerns. In the current scientometric study, we make significant strides toward correcti...
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作者：Sun, Heshan
作者单位：Clemson University
摘要：Herd literature suggests that people tend to discount their own beliefs and imitate others when making adoption decisions and that the resulting adoption decisions are fragile and can be easily reversed during the post-adoptive stage. This helps explain why the adoption of a number of new technologies. from Amazon's Kindle, to Apple's iPod, iPhone, and iPad, to various types of Web 2. 0 technologies. appears to have adoption patterns similar to those of new fashion trends (i. e., an initial en...
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作者：Goes, Paulo B.
作者单位：University of Arizona
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作者：Mithas, Sunil; Tafti, Ali; Mitchell, Will
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of Toronto; Duke University
摘要：In this paper, we examine how the competitive industry environment shapes the way that digital strategic posture (defined as a focal firm's degree of engagement in a particular class of digital business practices relative to the industry norm) influences firms' realized digital business strategy. We focus on two forms of digital strategy: general IT investment and IT outsourcing investment. Drawing from prior literature on determinants of IT activity and competitive dynamics, we argue that thr...
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作者：Venkatesh, Viswanath; Brown, Susan A.; Bala, Hillol
作者单位：University of Arkansas System; University of Arkansas Fayetteville; University of Arizona; Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：Mixed methods research is an approach that combines quantitative and qualitative research methods in the same research inquiry. Such work can help develop rich insights into various phenomena of interest that cannot be fully understood using only a quantitative or a qualitative method. Notwithstanding the benefits and repeated calls for such work, there is a dearth of mixed methods research in information systems. Building on the literature on recent methodological advances in mixed methods re...
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作者：Wang, Eric T. G.; Tai, Jeffrey C. F.; Grover, Varun
作者单位：National Central University; National Chiayi University; Clemson University
摘要：Information Systems research has studied how buyers and suppliers can benefit from improved information visibility in supply chains characterized by uncertainty. However, the relation-specific information processing solutions that provide visibility can only be exploited if the two firms engage in sufficient coordination efforts. This work takes a nuanced look at how dyadic benefits are derived in the supply chain. Drawing on the information processing view, resource-based view, and transactio...
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作者：Faulkner, Philip; Runde, Jochen
作者单位：University of Cambridge; University of Cambridge; University of Cambridge
摘要：The transformational model of social activity (TMSA), in many ways the centerpiece of critical realism, has been widely used in areas of information systems research. However, little has been done so far to develop a systematic theory of the nature, position, and identity of technological objects within the context of the TMSA. Our aim in this paper is to fill this gap, paying particular attention to the important category of nonmaterial technological objects that lie at the heart of modern in...
