[AISWorld] JITTA Volume 11 Issue 2 published

[Marcus Rothenberger]

We are happy to announce that JITTA Volume 11 Issue 2 has been published.
The journal can be accessed on the AIS Electronic Library at
http://aisel.aisnet.org/jitta/.

 

In the current issue, we publish two studies that can aid researchers with
their work. The first article provides a nontechnical overview of structural
equation modeling with Partial Least Square (PLS) with the intention to
provide a reference guide for researchers who intend to use this method. The
second article analyzes the Information Systems, Computer Science, and
Business publications for visualizations of research results; the study
develops a framework for classifying such visualizations and analyzes their
occurrences.

 

Urbach and Ahlemann (2010) have systematically reviewed articles that appear
in MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research over a fifteen-year period
for the usage of PLS as an analysis method, supporting claims for a positive
trend of its popularity. The authors further provide an overview of and
introduction to Structural Equitation Modeling in general and the PLS
approach in particular. A framework for the use of PLS in research studies
is presented; this is followed by a discussion of two published articles
that serve as examples of how the PLS framework applies. Researchers who
currently are using or are planning to use PLS will find this paper a
helpful guide.

 

Chakrabarty and Mendonça (2010) have selected a random sample of 119
articles published in journals on computing and related disciplines over a
two-year study period. The authors have then classified the 570 information
visualizations that were contained in the sample articles using a
combination of established typologies. The article presents several analyses
of the distribution and occurrences of the different types of
visualizations. The research calls for an expansion of the range of
information visualizations employed and for the development of new classes
of visualizations to better represent certain research results. This call
may help researchers to break out of the usage of a small, but dominant set
of information visualizations and consider new ways of visual information
representation.

 

 

References

 

Chakrabarty, M. and D. Mendonça, “Information visualizations in computing
and related sciences: Evidence from top journals,” Journal of Information
Technology Theory and Application (JITTA), 2010, 11:2, pp. 41–51.

Urbach, N. and F. Ahlemann, “Structural equation modeling in information
systems research Using partial least squares,” Journal of Information
Technology Theory and Application (JITTA), 2010, 11:2, pp. 5–40.

 

 

Upcoming JITTA Special Issues

 

- Designing Information Systems-Based Services and Applications for
Consumers - Deadline for submission: November 1, 2010

 

- Boundary-Spanning through Business Process Management (BPM) - Deadline for
submission: May 1, 2011

 

Please go to http://aisel.aisnet.org/jitta/ for the full call for papers on
these special issues.

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