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作者：Wynn, Donald, Jr.; Williams, Clay K.
作者单位：University System of Ohio; University of Dayton; Southern Illinois University System; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
摘要：Critical realism is emerging as a viable philosophical paradigm for conducting social science research, and has been proposed as an alternative to the more prevalent paradigms of positivism and interpretivism. Few papers, however, have offered clear guidance for applying this philosophy to actual research methodologies. Under critical realism, a causal explanation for a given phenomenon is inferred by explicitly identifying the means by which structural entities and contextual conditions inter...
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作者：Goodhue, Dale L.; Lewis, William; Thompson, Ron
作者单位：University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Louisiana System; Louisiana Technical University; Wake Forest University
摘要：In the Foreword to an NHS Quarterly Special Issue on PLS, the senior editors for the special issue noted that they rejected a number of papers because the authors attempted comparisons between results from PLS, multiple regression, and structural equation modeling (Marcoulides et al. 2009). They raised several issues they argued had to be taken into account to have legitimate comparison studies, supporting their position primarily by citing three authors: Dijkstra (1983), McDonald(1996), and S...
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作者：Ren, Yuqing; Harper, F. Maxwell; Drenner, Sara; Terveen, Loren; Kiesler, Sara; Riedl, John; Kraut, Robert E.
作者单位：University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Carnegie Mellon University
摘要：Online communities are increasingly important to organizations and the general public, but there is little theoretically based research on what makes some online communities more successful than others. In this article, we apply theory from the field of social psychology to understand how online communities develop member attachment, an important dimension of community success. We implemented and empirically tested two sets of community features for building member attachment by strengthening ...
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作者：Dimoka, Angelika
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University
摘要：This research essay outlines a set of guidelines for conducting functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) studies in social science research in general and also, accordingly, in Information Systems research. Given the increased interest in using neuroimaging tools across the social sciences, this study aims at specifying the key steps needed to conduct an fMRI study while ensuring that enough detail is provided to evaluate the methods and results. The outline of an fMRI study consists of fo...
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作者：Marcoulides, George A.; Chin, Wynne W.; Saunders, Carol
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Riverside; University of Houston System; University of Houston; State University System of Florida; University of Central Florida; Sogang University
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作者：Davison, Robert M.; Martinsons, Maris G.; Ou, Carol X. J.
作者单位：City University of Hong Kong; City University of Hong Kong; Tilburg University
摘要：Canonical action research (CAR) aims to address real-world problems and improve organizational performance by combining scholarly observations with practical interventions. However, efforts to conduct CAR have revealed challenges that reflect a significant research-practice gap. We examine these challenges by revisiting the process, principles, and criteria of CAR developed earlier. The specific roles of two different types of theory in the cyclical action research process are considered. A pr...
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作者：Goodhue, Dale L.; Lewis, William; Thompson, Ron
作者单位：University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Louisiana System; Louisiana Technical University; Wake Forest University
摘要：There is a pervasive belief in the MIS research community that PLS has advantages over other techniques when analyzing small sample sizes or data with non-normal distributions. Based on these beliefs, major MIS journals have published studies using PLS with sample sizes that would be deemed unacceptably small if used with other statistical techniques. We used Monte Carlo simulation more extensively than previous research to evaluate PLS, multiple regression, and LISREL in terms of accuracy and...
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作者：Rivard, Suzanne; Lapointe, Liette
作者单位：Universite de Montreal; HEC Montreal; McGill University
摘要：User resistance has long been acknowledged as a critical issue during information technology implementation. Resistance can be functional when it signals the existence of problems with the IT or with its effects; it will be dysfunctional when it leads to organizational disruption. Notwithstanding the nature of resistance, the implementers-business managers, functional managers, or IT professionals-have to address it. Although the literature recognizes the importance of user resistance, it has ...
