Ebook: Theory-Guided Modeling and Empiricism in Information Systems Research

This editorial book presents twelve contributions from the German “Wirtschaftsinformatik”
that exemplify the contemporary approach of theory-guided modeling and empiricism which complements existing approaches. It summarizes recent research which has been presented at major international and national conferences in order to demonstrate the growing importance of this stream
of research.

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This editorial book presents twelve contributions from the German “Wirtschaftsinformatik”
that exemplify the contemporary approach of theory-guided modeling and empiricism which complements existing approaches. It summarizes recent research which has been presented at major international and national conferences in order to demonstrate the growing importance of this stream
of research.

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This editorial book presents twelve contributions from the German “Wirtschaftsinformatik”
that exemplify the contemporary approach of theory-guided modeling and empiricism which complements existing approaches. It summarizes recent research which has been presented at major international and national conferences in order to demonstrate the growing importance of this stream
of research.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Publication Network Analysis of an Academic Family in Information Systems....Pages 1-13
Compatibility of Software Platforms....Pages 15-41
Impact of Grid Assimilation on Operational Agility in Turbulent Environments: An Empirical Investigation in the Financial Services Industry....Pages 43-63
Contractual and Relational Governance as Substitutes and Complements – Explaining the Development of Different Relationships....Pages 65-83
Technology Adoption by Elderly People – An Empirical Analysis of Adopters and Non-Adopters of Social Networking Sites....Pages 85-110
Design Science Research and the Grounded Theory Method: Characteristics, Differences, and Complementary Uses....Pages 111-127
Goal Commitment and Competition as Drivers for Group Productivity in Business Process Modeling....Pages 129-144
Inferring Decision Strategies from Clickstreams in Decision Support Systems: A New Process-Tracing Approach using State Machines....Pages 145-173
A Research Model for Measuring IT Efficiency in German Hospitals....Pages 175-185
Managing the Impact of Differences in National Culture on Social Capital in Multinational IT Project Teams – A German Perspective....Pages 187-206
Towards an IT-based Planning Process Alignment: Integrated Route and Location Planning for Small Package Shippers....Pages 207-221
Where is the “I” in “IS Research”? The Quest for a Coherent Research Stream in the Context of Human Information Behavior....Pages 223-246
Back Matter....Pages 249-258

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This editorial book presents twelve contributions from the German “Wirtschaftsinformatik”
that exemplify the contemporary approach of theory-guided modeling and empiricism which complements existing approaches. It summarizes recent research which has been presented at major international and national conferences in order to demonstrate the growing importance of this stream
of research.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Publication Network Analysis of an Academic Family in Information Systems....Pages 1-13
Compatibility of Software Platforms....Pages 15-41
Impact of Grid Assimilation on Operational Agility in Turbulent Environments: An Empirical Investigation in the Financial Services Industry....Pages 43-63
Contractual and Relational Governance as Substitutes and Complements – Explaining the Development of Different Relationships....Pages 65-83
Technology Adoption by Elderly People – An Empirical Analysis of Adopters and Non-Adopters of Social Networking Sites....Pages 85-110
Design Science Research and the Grounded Theory Method: Characteristics, Differences, and Complementary Uses....Pages 111-127
Goal Commitment and Competition as Drivers for Group Productivity in Business Process Modeling....Pages 129-144
Inferring Decision Strategies from Clickstreams in Decision Support Systems: A New Process-Tracing Approach using State Machines....Pages 145-173
A Research Model for Measuring IT Efficiency in German Hospitals....Pages 175-185
Managing the Impact of Differences in National Culture on Social Capital in Multinational IT Project Teams – A German Perspective....Pages 187-206
Towards an IT-based Planning Process Alignment: Integrated Route and Location Planning for Small Package Shippers....Pages 207-221
Where is the “I” in “IS Research”? The Quest for a Coherent Research Stream in the Context of Human Information Behavior....Pages 223-246
Back Matter....Pages 249-258
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