The role of information systems (IS) as representations of real-world systems is changing in
an increasingly digitalized world, suggesting that conceptual modeling is losing its …

Although information systems (IS) problem solving involves knowledge of both the IS and
application domains, little attention has been paid to the role of application domain …

During the early phase of systems development, systems analysts often conceptualize the
domain under study and represent it in one or more conceptual models. One of the most …

Conceptual modeling grammars are used to create scripts that represent someone's
perception, or some group's negotiated perception, of domain semantics. For many years …

It is important to articulate the objectives and underlying assumptions behind a growing
body of experimental research in conceptual modeling. We provide four guidelines for …

Organizations' increasing reliance on externally produced information, such as online user-
generated content (UGC) and crowdsourcing, challenges common assumptions about …

Investigating and improving the quality of conceptual models has gained tremendous
importance in the past years. In general, model understandability is regarded one of the …

Conceptual models are used to help professionals understand complex information systems
and solve problems during systems analysis and design. Because single model often do not …

Enterprise transformations are fundamental changes in an organization. Such changes
typically affect different stakeholder groups (eg, program managers, business managers) …

In the April 2012 issue of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Michael
Davern, Teresa Shaft, and Dov Te'eni published an article titled “Cognition Matters …