Posted on Jun 25, 2010 in Research summaries
Agerfalk, Pär and Brian Fitzgerald. (2008). Opensourcing to an unknown workforce: Exploring opensourcing as a global sourcing strategy. MIS Quarterly, 32(2),...
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Posted on Jun 10, 2010 in Research summaries
Lee, A.S., and Hubona, G.S. (2009) "A Scientific Basis for Rigor and Relevance in Information Systems Research," MIS Quarterly (33:2), pp. 237-262, June...
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Posted on Jun 10, 2010 in Research summaries
I want to summarize some articles I've read as structured abstracts. I will cover the following points:
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Rationale: Practical and theoretical background of the study, including its relevance.
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Objectives: What does the study attempt to accomplish?
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Theoretical background: Theoretical frameworks or perspectives (whether theory building or theory testing) used to accomplish the objectives.
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Key questions: What are the specific research questions addressed? This includes listing the hypotheses tested, if applicable.
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Methodology: Methodological approaches used to answer the questions.
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Variables and data sources, if any: The dependent and independent variables, including control variables; for empirical studies, some key characteristics of the data sources (brief description, sociocultural/organizational context, sample size, quantitative/qualitative, etc.)
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Key findings: Summary of objective results of methodology (other than interpretation).
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Key contribution to knowledge: Most important and novel contributions.
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Key implications: Implications for practice and for future research.
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Comments: Any comments, including why this is considered high-quality research.
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Posted on Aug 5, 2008 in Research publications
Report on survey of expert assessments of e-business in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa Chitu Okoli, Ph.D., Concordia University, Montreal, Canada Scott...
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Posted on Aug 5, 2008 in Research publications
Louisiana State University: Title page for ETD etd-1021103-111509 Type of Document Dissertation Author Okoli, John Chituanya Author’s Email Address...
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Posted on Aug 5, 2008 in Research publications
Expert assessments of e-commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa: A theoretical model of infrastructure and culture for doing business using the Internet In spite of numerous...
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