This paper reviews the origins, techniques and roles associated with action research into
information systems (IS). Many consider the approach to be the paragon of post-positivist …

The current study focuses on the development of MIS as a field of research and inquiry and
examines its intellectual evolution. These issues are addressed through a systematic …

Despite the fact that validating the measures of constructs is critical to building cumulative
knowledge in MIS and the behavioral sciences, the process of scale development and …

This paper reports on the development of an instrument designed to measure the various
perceptions that an individual may have of adopting an information technology (IT) …

A large number of studies have been conducted during the last decade and a half
attempting to identify those factors that contribute to information systems success. However …

While the technology acceptance model (TAM), introduced in 1986, continues to be the most
widely applied theoretical model in the IS field, few previous efforts examined its …

The issue of whether IS positivist researchers were sufficiently validating their instruments
was initially raised fifteen years ago and rigor in IS research is still one of the most critical …

Calls for new directions in MIS research bring with them a call for renewed methodological
rigor. This article offers an operating paradigm for renewal along dimensions previously …

Information privacy has been called one of the most important ethical issues of the
information age. Public opinion polls show rising levels of concern about privacy among …

This article reports how quantitative and qualitative methods were combined in a
longitudinal multidisciplinary study of interrelationships between perceptions of work and a …