An experimental investigation of the effects of some information system design variables on performance, preference, and learning

Liberatore, Matthew J.; Titus, George J.; Varano, Michael W.; Dixon, Paul W.

doi:10.1016/0306-4573(89)90026-5

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“…Here, four alternative theories (generally new to information systems), namely self-justification theory, prospect theory, agency theory, and approach-avoidance theory, are offered as alternatives to simple escalation behavior, to understand the dynamics of commitment to software projects. Following other studies in information systems (e.g., Liberatore et al 1989), a logistic regression methodology is employed to compare the explanatory power of the four theories for the commitment to a software project.…”

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Potential Research Space in MIS: A Framework for Envisioning and Evaluating Research Replication, Extension, and Generation

Berthon

Pitt

Ewing

et al. 2002

Information Systems Research

172

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R eplications are an important component of scientific method in that they convert tentative belief to accepted knowledge. Given the espoused importance of replications to the extraction of knowledge from research, there is surprisingly little evidence of its practice or discussion of its importance in the management information systems literature. In this article we develop a framework within which to systematize the conceptualization of replications; we review and illustrate how some key information systems research fits into the framework and examine the factors that influence the selection of a research strategy. Our framework includes a conceptualization of the relationship among replication, extension, and generation in IS research. The concept of "research space" is defined and a framework is developed that delineates eight possible research strategies. Finally, the benefits of our framework to salient stakeholders in the research process are outlined.

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Section: Two Degrees Of Freedom Research Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential Research Space in MIS: A Framework for Envisioning and Evaluating Research Replication, Extension, and Generation

Berthon

Pitt

Ewing

et al. 2002

Information Systems Research

172

128

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“…Experience, however, is the only individual cognitive difference that is consistently significant when assessing information system use (Nilan & Newby, 199 1;Carroll & Maxwell, 1979). Experience is measured as number of repetitions, duration, previous exposure, and so forth (e.g., Liberatore, Titus, Varano, & Dixon, 1989;Egan, 1988;Borgman, 1986). HIP research also recognizes that a given ability does not guarantee equivalent success on all tasks, even after accounting for individual differences.…”

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Understanding performance in information systems: Blending relevance and competence

Gluck

1995

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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Information systems have many stakeholder groups with differing views and assessment methods of user performance. For example, users find software unfriendly, and system maintainers find users recalcitrant. Performance of information systems usually measures either the competence of the user as seen from the system's perspective or the relevance of the retrieved materials as seen from the user's perspective. This article presents brief accounts of the user-based performance measure of relevance and the information system-based performance measure of competence. Relevance and competence are shown to be complex notions that have not been studied conjointly. The article then reports the results of an experiment that used a generalized geographic information system to illustrate how collecting and analyzing data simultaneously from both a system and user views of performance can suggest improvements for information systems. The user's view of this generalized system was formed by respondents describing a recent geographic information need situation and its resolution. The system view of the user in this generalized geographic information system was described by the accuracy and time on tasks of subjects as they read and answered questions concerning geographic text and map documents. This exploratory research generated two major hypotheses: Relevance varies directly with levels of competence and experience, and relevance varies directly with the difficulty of the task. These relationships are interesting and need further investigation because their underlying cause is not easily determined. The findings also indicate that through a merged, no-fault model, information science can contribute to constructing a holistic view of system performance by illustrating relationships among factors such as competence and relevance, and by exposing new factors such as expectations.

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The effects of task characteristics and sub-unit structure on dimensions of information processing

Zeffane

Gul

1993

Information Processing & Management

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An experimental investigation of the effects of some information system design variables on performance, preference, and learning

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Potential Research Space in MIS: A Framework for Envisioning and Evaluating Research Replication, Extension, and Generation

Potential Research Space in MIS: A Framework for Envisioning and Evaluating Research Replication, Extension, and Generation

Understanding performance in information systems: Blending relevance and competence

The effects of task characteristics and sub-unit structure on dimensions of information processing

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