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Author:   Robert D. Galliers (Bentley University, Massachusetts, USA) ,  M. Lynne Markus (Bentley College, Massachusetts, USA) ,  Sue Newell (Bentley Collge, Massachusetts, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.030kg
ISBN:  

9780415771962

ISBN 10:   041577196
Pages:   470
Publication Date:   07 December 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Part 1: The impact of group support systems on decision-making and group creativity Introduction S M Newell Group support systems through the lens of action research R Davison, S Querishi, G-J Vreede, D Vogel & N Jones Understanding computer mediated decisions E Trauth & L Jessup Group communications and computer-mediated communication C-L Sia, B Tan & K K Wei Participation in groupware-mediated communities of practice: a socio-political analysis of knowledge working N Hayes & G Walsham Part 2: The impact of IT on organizations Introduction S M Newell Paradox lost? Firm level evidence on the returns to information systems spending E Brynjolfsson & L Hitt S D Hunter Information technology and the nature of work: From the productivity paradox to the Icarus paradox A Pinsonneault & S Rivard The great divide between qualitative and quantitative and individual and organizational measures Y Chan The impact of IT investment on enterprise performance: a case study M Cline & C S Guynes Part 3: Interorganizational systems and process improvements Introduction M L Markus Competing though EDI at Brun Passot: achievements in France and ambitions for the Single European Market T Jelassi & O Fignon Coordination and virtualization: the role of electronic networks and personal relationships R Kraut, C W Steinfield, A P Chan, B Butler & A Hoag Business value of information technology: a study of electronic data interchange T Mukhopadhyay, S Kekre & S Kalathur The performance impacts of quick response and strategic alignment in specialty retailing J W Palmer & M L Markus Part 4: IT Impact on markets Introduction M L Markus 13. Reengineering the Dutch flower auctions: a framework for analyzing exchange organizations A Kambil & E van Heck 14. The Merchant of Prato – revisited: toward a third rationality of information systems K Kumar & H G van Dissel 15. Do electronic marketplaces lower the price of goods? H G Lee 16. Next-generation trading in futures markets: a comparison of Open Outcry and Order Matching systems B W Weber Part 5: Global and societal issues Introduction R D Galliers Cross-cultural software production and use: a structuration analysis G Walsham Key issues in information systems management: an international perspective R Watson, G G Kelly, R D Galliers & J C Brancheau The global digital divide: a sociological assessment of trends and causes G S Drori & Y S Jang Information technology and transitions in the public service: a comparison of Scandinavia and the United States K V Andersen & K L Kraemer Author index Subject index

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Exploring Information Systems (IS) Research does a wonderful job of exposing doctoral students to a variety of research approaches and methods, in the context of examining current IS research phenomena. What is most exciting about this forthcoming text is not that it illustrates via published articles a variety of methods (which it does) but rather that it forces the reader (through both the nature of the articles selected and the very probing questions raised by the authors) to compare and contrast how these methods can be applied to reveal distinctive aspects of the phenomena explored. As a result, the reader comes away with much deeper understandings of ... and fresh insights regarding ... how a variety of research methods are to be applied and how the evidence then produced is to be interpreted. I highly recommend it. --Robert W. Zmud, Michael F. Price Chair in MIS, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma This is, without a doubt, one of the most comprehensive collections of readings illustrating the wide range of approaches that might be adopted by information systems researchers today. It is ideal for supervisors and their research students who wish to explore the various research approaches that can be used in information systems research. The book looks at the impact of information and communications technology on groups, organizations, between organizations, on markets and on society as a whole. --Michael D. Myers, President, Association for Information Systems, Professor of Information Systems and Associate Dean (Postgraduate and Research) University of Auckland Business School The book stimulates provoking discussion on the fundamental research issues and how different information systems research methodologies yield different yet valuable insight. The book is particularly valuable to researchers interested in opening the black box of information technology and enriching the field's understanding of the strategic implications of information technology to key contemporary business, organizational, and policy challenges. --Sirkka Jarvenpaa, University of Texas at Austin

"""Exploring Information Systems (IS) Research does a wonderful job of exposing doctoral students to a variety of research approaches and methods, in the context of examining current IS research phenomena. What is most exciting about this forthcoming text is not that it illustrates via published articles a variety of methods (which it does) but rather that it forces the reader (through both the nature of the articles selected and the very probing questions raised by the authors) to compare and contrast how these methods can be applied to reveal distinctive aspects of the phenomena explored. As a result, the reader comes away with much deeper understandings of … and fresh insights regarding … how a variety of research methods are to be applied and how the evidence then produced is to be interpreted. I highly recommend it."" --Robert W. Zmud, Michael F. Price Chair in MIS, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma ""This is, without a doubt, one of the most comprehensive collections of readings illustrating the wide range of approaches that might be adopted by information systems researchers today. It is ideal for supervisors and their research students who wish to explore the various research approaches that can be used in information systems research. The book looks at the impact of information and communications technology on groups, organizations, between organizations, on markets and on society as a whole."" --Michael D. Myers, President, Association for Information Systems, Professor of Information Systems and Associate Dean (Postgraduate and Research) University of Auckland Business School ""The book stimulates provoking discussion on the fundamental research issues and how different information systems research methodologies yield different yet valuable insight. The book is particularly valuable to researchers interested in opening the black box of information technology and enriching the field’s understanding of the strategic implications of information technology to key contemporary business, organizational, and policy challenges."" --Sirkka Jarvenpaa, University of Texas at Austin"

""Exploring Information Systems (IS) Research does a wonderful job of exposing doctoral students to a variety of research approaches and methods, in the context of examining current IS research phenomena. What is most exciting about this forthcoming text is not that it illustrates via published articles a variety of methods (which it does) but rather that it forces the reader (through both the nature of the articles selected and the very probing questions raised by the authors) to compare and contrast how these methods can be applied to reveal distinctive aspects of the phenomena explored. As a result, the reader comes away with much deeper understandings of … and fresh insights regarding … how a variety of research methods are to be applied and how the evidence then produced is to be interpreted. I highly recommend it."" --Robert W. Zmud, Michael F. Price Chair in MIS, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma ""This is, without a doubt, one of the most comprehensive collections of readings illustrating the wide range of approaches that might be adopted by information systems researchers today. It is ideal for supervisors and their research students who wish to explore the various research approaches that can be used in information systems research. The book looks at the impact of information and communications technology on groups, organizations, between organizations, on markets and on society as a whole."" --Michael D. Myers, President, Association for Information Systems, Professor of Information Systems and Associate Dean (Postgraduate and Research) University of Auckland Business School ""The book stimulates provoking discussion on the fundamental research issues and how different information systems research methodologies yield different yet valuable insight. The book is particularly valuable to researchers interested in opening the black box of information technology and enriching the field’s understanding of the strategic implications of information technology to key contemporary business, organizational, and policy challenges."" --Sirkka Jarvenpaa, University of Texas at Austin

Exploring Information Systems (IS) Research does a wonderful job of exposing doctoral students to a variety of research approaches and methods, in the context of examining current IS research phenomena. What is most exciting about this forthcoming text is not that it illustrates via published articles a variety of methods (which it does) but rather that it forces the reader (through both the nature of the articles selected and the very probing questions raised by the authors) to compare and contrast how these methods can be applied to reveal distinctive aspects of the phenomena explored. As a result, the reader comes away with much deeper understandings of ... and fresh insights regarding ... how a variety of research methods are to be applied and how the evidence then produced is to be interpreted. I highly recommend it. --Robert W. Zmud, Michael F. Price Chair in MIS, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma This is, without a doubt, one of the most comprehensive collections of readings illustrating the wide range of approaches that might be adopted by information systems researchers today. It is ideal for supervisors and their research students who wish to explore the various research approaches that can be used in information systems research. The book looks at the impact of information and communications technology on groups, organizations, between organizations, on markets and on society as a whole. --Michael D. Myers, President, Association for Information Systems, Professor of Information Systems and Associate Dean (Postgraduate and Research) University of Auckland Business School The book stimulates provoking discussion on the fundamental research issues and how different information systems research methodologies yield different yet valuable insight. The book is particularly valuable to researchers interested in opening the black box of information technology and enriching the field's understanding of the strategic implications of information technology to key contemporary business, organizational, and policy challenges. --Sirkka Jarvenpaa, University of Texas at Austin

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