MIS Quarterly articles from December 2002

MIS Quarterly archives from December 2002

Some futures of the marketplace for journals. (Editor's Comments).
December 1, 2002... Subsequent to writing my September 2002 editorial statement on the AIS-MIS Quarterly alliance, some colleagues asked me to prepare an editorial statement on the future of journals. In my September 2002 statement, I attempted to spell out some...

Understanding network effects in software markets: evidence from Web server pricing (1). (Research Article).
December 1, 2002... Abstract Prior theoretical research has established that many software products are subject to network effects and exhibit the characteristics of two-sided markets. However, despite the importance of the software industry to the world...

Technology frames and framing: A socio-cognitive investigation of requirements determination (1). (Research Article).
December 1, 2002... Abstract Requirements determination (RD) during information systems delivery (ISD) is a complex organizational endeavor, involving political, sensemaking, and communicative processes. This research draws on the analytic concept of...

Cross-cultural software production and use: a structurational analysis (1). (Research Article).
December 1, 2002... Abstract This paper focuses on cross-cultural software production and use, which is increasingly common in today's more globalized world. A theoretical basis for analysis is developed, using concepts drawn from structuration theory. The...

An empirical examination of individual traits as antecedents to computer anxiety and computer self-efficacy (1). (Research Note).
December 1, 2002... Abstract To better understand how individual differences influence the use of in formation technology (IT), this study models and tests relationships among dynamic, IT-specific individual differences (i.e., computer self-efficacy and...

Review: power and information technology research: A metatriangulation review (1,2). (MISQ Review).
December 1, 2002... Jon (Sean) Jasperson Abstract This study uses a metatriangulation approach to explore the relationships between power and information technology impacts, development or deployment, and management or use in a sample of 82 articles from...