Theory-Guided Modeling and Empiricism in Information Systems Research

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