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Issues and Opinions

On the Use of Neurophysiological Tools in Information Systems Research: Developing a Research Agenda for NeuroIS
Angelika Dimoka, Rajiv D. Banker, Izak Benbasat, Fred D. Davis, Alan R. Dennis, David Gefen, Alok Gupta, Anja Ischebeck, Peter Kenning, Paul A. Pavlou, Gernot Müller-Putz, RenéRiedl, Jan vom Brocke, and Bernd Weber

Generalization and Induction: Misconceptions, Clarifications, and a Classification of Induction
Eric W. K. Tsang and John N. Williams (preprints available)

Comparing PLS to Regression and LISREL: A Response to Marcoulides, Chin, and Saunders
Dale Goodhue, William Lewis, and Ron Thompson (preprints available)

Open Knowledge Creation: Bringing Transparency and Inclusiveness to the Peer Review Process
Donald E. Hardaway and Richard W. Scamell (preprints available)


Research Commentaries

Beyond Deterrence: An Expanded View of Employee Computer Abuse
Robert Willison and Merrill Warkentin


Research Essays

Style Composition in Action Research Publication
Lars Mathiassen, Mike Chiasson, and Matt Germonprez (preprints available)

The Roles of Theory in Canonical Action Research
Robert M. Davison, Maris G. Martinsons, and Carol X. J. Ou (preprints available)

Principles for Conducting Critical Realist Case Research in Information Systems (preprints available)
Donald Wynn, Jr., and Clay K. Williams

Bridging the Qualitative-Quantitative Divide: Guidelines for Conducting Mixed Methods in Information Systems
Viswanath Venkatesh, Susan A. Brown, and Hillol Bala


Research Articles

Dialectics of Collective Minding: Contradictory Appropriations of Information Technology in a High-Risk Project
Jessica Luo Carlo, Kalle Lyytinen, and Richard J. Boland, Jr. (preprints available)

Can Online Wait Be Managed? The Effect of Filler Interfaces and Presentation Modes on Perceived Waiting Time Online
Younghwa Lee, Andrew N. K. Chen, and Virginia Ilie (preprints available)

A Knowledge-Based Model of Radical Innovation in Small Software Firms
Jessica Luo Carlo, Kalle Lyytinen, and Gregory M. Rose (preprints available)

On Product Uncertainty in Online Markets: Theory and Evidence
Angelika Dimoka, Yili Hong, and Paul A. Pavlou (preprints available)

The Asymmetric Benefits of Relational Flexibility: Evidence from Software Development Outsourcing
Anandasivam Gopal and Balaji R. Koka (preprints available)

The Career Paths Less (or More) Traveled: A Sequence Analysis of IT Career Histories, Mobility Patterns, and Career Success
Damien Joseph, Wai Fong Boh, Soon Ang, and Sandra A. Slaughter (preprints available)

Understanding User Revisions When Using Information System Features: Adaptive System Use and Triggers
Heshan Sun (preprints available)

IT-Mediated Customer Service Content and Delivery in Electronic Governments: An Empirical Investigation of the Antecedents of Service Quality
Chee-Wee Tan, Izak Benbasat, and Ronald T. Cenfetelli (preprints available)

Enacting Clan Control in Complex IT Projects: A Social Capital Perspective
Cecil Eng Huang Chua, Wee-Kiat Lim, Christina Soh, and Siew Kien Sia (preprints available)

IS Employee Attitudes and Perceptions at Varying Levels of Software Process Maturity
Janet K. Ply, Jo Ellen Moore, Clay K. Williams, and Jason Bennett Thatcher (preprints available)

Efficiency or Innovation: How Do Industry Environments Moderate the Effects of Firms’ IT Asset Portfolios?
Ling Xue, Gautam Ray, and Vallabh Sambamurthy (preprints available)

Toward a New Theory of the Contribution of the IT Function in Organizations
Manon G. Guillemette and Guy Paré (preprints available)

A Cost-Based Database Request Distribution Technique for Online e-Commerce Applications
Debra Vandermeer, Kaushik Dutta, and Anindya Datta (preprints available)

Information Technology Implementers’ Responses to User Resistance: Nature and Effects
Suzanne Rivard and Liette Lapointe (preprints available)

Growth and Sustainability of Managed Security Services Networks: An Economic Perspective
Alok Gupta and Dmitry Zhdanov (preprints available)

Information Technology Outsourcing, Knowledge Transfer, and Firm Productivity: An Empirical Analysis
Young Bong Chang and Vijay Gurbaxani (preprints available)

Building Member Attachment in Online Communities: Applying Theories of Group Identity and Interpersonal Bonds
Yuqing Ren, F. Maxwell Harper, Sara Drenner, Loren Terveen, Sara Kiesler, John Riedl, and Robert E. Kraut (preprints available)

Standards Competition in the Presence of Digital Conversion Technology: An Empirical Analysis of the Flash Memory Card Market
Charles Zhechao Liu, Chris F. Kemerer, Sandra A. Slaughter, and Michael D. Smith

Impact of User Satisfaction with Mandated CRM Use on Employee Service Quality
J. J. Po-An Hsieh, Arun Rai, Stacie Petter, and Ting Zhang

Examining the Relational Benefits of Improved Interfirm Information Processing Capacity in Buyer-Supplier Dyads
Eric T. G. Wang, Jeffrey C. F. Tai, and Varun Grover

Data Model Development for Fire Related Extreme Events: An Activity Theory Approach
Rui Chen, Raj Sharman, H. Raghav Rao, and Shambhu J. Upadhyaya

Impact of Information Feedback in Continuous Combinatorial Auctions: An Experimental Study of Economic Performance
Gediminas Adomavicius, Shawn P. Curley, Alok Gupta, and Pallab Sanyal

Explaining Employee Job Performance: The Role of Online and Offline Workplace Communication Networks
Xiaojun Zhang and Viswanath Venkatesh


Theory & Review

Absorptive Capacity and Information Systems Research: Review, Synthesis, and Directions for Future Research
Nicholas Roberts, Pamela S. Galluch, Michael Dinger, and Varun Grover

Carrots and Rainbows: Motivation and Social Practice in Open Source Software Development
Georg von Kroh, Stefan Haefliger, Sebastian Spaeth, and Martin W. Wallin (preprints available)

A Rhetorical Approach to IT Diffusion: Reconceptualizing the Ideology-Framing Relationship in Computerization Movements
Michael Barrett, Loizos Heracleous, and Geoff Walsham


Research Notes

Assessing Common Method Bias: Problems with the ULMC Technique
Wynne W. Chin, Jason Bennett Thatcher, and Ryan T. Wright (preprints available)

Does Information Technology Investment Influence a Firm’s Market Value? The Case of Non-Publicly Traded Healthcare Firms
Rajiv Kohli, Sarv Devaraj, and Terence T. Ow (preprints available)

The Effectiveness of Online Shopping Characteristics and Well-Designed Websites on Satisfaction
Jifeng Luo, Sulin Ba, and Han Zhang

Internet Privacy Concerns: An Integrated Conceptualization and Four Empirical Studies
Weiyin Hong and James Y. L. Thong

A Research Note on Representing Part-Whole Relations in Conceptual Modeling
Gove N. Allen and Salvatore T. March

A Hole in the Whole: A Response to Allen and March
Graeme Shanks and Ron Weber

The Impact of Shaping on Knowledge Reuse for Organizational Improvement with Wikis
Ann Majchrzak, Christian Wagner, and Dave Yates


Special Issue: Business Intelligence Research

Business Intelligence in Blogs: Understanding Consumer Interactions and Communities
Michael Chau and Jennifer J. Xu