[AISWorld] 2nd call for papers: AMCIS 2013 mini-track - research for a cumulative tradition

[Mary Tate]

2nd CFP: *AMCIS 2013 Mini-track, Research Methods for a Cumulative Tradition

*IMPORTANT DATES*

Jan 4, 2013        Paper submissions open on Bepress system
Feb 22, 2013       Paper submissions deadline 11:59 p.m. Central Time
April 19-22, 2013  Notification of paper acceptance
May 9, 2013        Camera-ready copy of accepted papers due

Instructions for authors and more information about the conference is available on the conference website at http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/.

DESCRIPTION

This mini-track will focus on methods for developing cumulative research in information systems. There are a number of well-acknowledged obstacles to building a cumulative research tradition in information systems. These include: (1) There are many large and heterogeneous areas of literature, where You can find reputable studies that show A causes B, and equally reputable studies that show B causes A.  (2) Issues with meaning variance, where ostensibly the same construct may be operationalized differently, while different constructs are operationalized using the same indicators. This tendency to mix and match constructs and indicators causes further issues, such as (3) difficulties in applying cumulative quantitative techniques.  In many areas of Information Systems research, there have been insufficient studies using the same set of indicators to allow the application of cumulative quantitative techniques such as meta-analysis or bayesian analysis. (4) A dearth of replication studies. It has been suggested that studies are generalizable only to the extent that they are replicable. However, anecdotally, replication studies are extremely difficult to publish in the Information Systems field. (5) An unwillingness to revisit previously published results. Anecdotally, it has been suggested that as a young field, we should concentrate on moving forward, not on critiquing and re-evaluating past research. Nevertheless, we suggest that after thirty years, there may be opportunities for revisionist approaches to some mature areas of research.
The result of these issues is that summarising and synthesizing previous literature is an inexact and often subjective process, building a genuinely cumulative tradition is difficult, and applying rigorous quantitative techniques to evaluating the accumulating weight of evidence for specific theories is often nearly impossible.
This mini-track will focus on quantitative and qualitative research methods for building a cumulative tradition. Theoretical and methodological contributions; and interesting empirical illustrations are welcome.

SUGGESTED TOPICS
Topics may include, but are not limited to:

*         Novel methods for reviewing and presenting diverse, contradictory and heterogeneous research literature

*         Quantitative methods such as meta-analysis and bayesian statistical analysis to evaluate the weight of evidence for a theory

*         Theoretical and practical issues of replication and generalizability in information systems research, including well executed replication studies

*         Approaches for conducting revisionist studies of previous research

*         Issues impeding the development of a cumulative tradition and how to address them

*         Novel approaches for extending and combining theories and theory units
Intending authors are welcome to contact the mini-track chairs
Mary.tate at vuw.ac.nz<mailto:Mary.tate at vuw.ac.nz>
David.johnstone at vuw.ac.nz<mailto:David.johnstone at vuw.ac.nz>








Mary Tate, BA(Hons) Massey;  PhD Victoria
Senior Lecturer;
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sim/staff/mary-tate.aspx
RH 504, School of Information Management
Victoria University of Wellington,
PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
+64 4 463-5265

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