[AISWorld] Influential IS Papers Discourse - Part 3 Nominate papers

Tue Aug 2 08:54:43 EDT 2016

Professor Land, thanks. An interesting chapter published in these 3 books,
in 2016 edition is a re-print from “The design construct in information
systems design science,” by J. McKay, P. Marshall and R. Hirschheim in
Journal of Information Technology, 27, 2012, pp. 125–139, where authors
track the design concept in MIS as follows:

"The concept of design, and of design science (DS), has gained prominence
in IS as evidenced by the attention to the work of Hevner et al.
(2004).1 Building from earlier work of Walls et al. (1992), March and
Smith (1995) and Markus et al. (2002), Hevner and colleagues established
a basis for DS in IS (Kuechler and Vaishnavi, 2008). However,
Carlsson (2006, 2007), McKay and Marshall (2005, 2007), Niehaves and
Becker (2006), and Niehaves (2007a, b) have questioned some of the
perspectives adopted and promoted by Hevner and others, and offer
alternative views" (McKay et al., 2016; pp. 12).

Then, again engineering literature (or even architecture one like a top
design field) are missed by bias. Some core missed literature:

Suh, N. P. (1990). The principles of design (Vol. 990). New York: Oxford
University Press.

Kim, S. J., Suh, N. P., & Kim, S. G. (1991). Design of software system
based on axiomatic design. CIRP Annals-Manufacturing Technology, 40(1),
165-170.

Suh, N. P. (1998). Axiomatic design theory for systems. Research in
engineering design, 10(4), 189-209.

Comer, D. E., Gries, D., Mulder, M. C., Tucker, A., Turner, A. J., Young,
P. R., & Denning, P. J. (1989). Computing as a discipline. Communications
of the ACM, 32(1), 9-23.

MIS/IT demands more IT engineering alike trained people in PhD program,
and more venues (journals, conferences, books) for disseminating their
products.

In other engineering disciplines, simulation is a core tool for design
artifacts, and in our discipline, we expect in top journals, the final
statistical tests from the simulations when the simulation model per se is
the core artifact! This discipline was natural in the 80s, but from the
90s at present is totally biased and focused in the USA viewpoint of MIS.

I recognize, however, that the  CSc and SwE programs in USA are the best
ones in the world! but what is happened with MIS field in USA? This is my
critique.
Manuel / from Mexico

On Tue, August 2, 2016 6:19 am, Land,F wrote:
> Just a note to draw your attention to the three volume series Enacting
> Research Methods in Information Systems edited by Leslie Willcocks, Chris
> sauer and Mary Lacity and published by Springer Nature.  The three
> volumes include some interesting material related to our debate. Frank
> Land
>
>
>
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> From: AISWorld [mailto:aisworld-bounces at lists.aisnet.org] On Behalf Of
> mmora at securenym.net Sent: 02 August 2016 08:50
> To: aisworld at lists.aisnet.org; MurphJen at aol.com
> Cc: profsamir1 at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [AISWorld] Influential IS Papers Discourse - Part 3 Nominate
> papers
>
> Murray, we are in the same crusade! On making the current MIS field more
> engineering alike! New PhD and junior Faculty must be aware of bias and
> core weakness of our discipline. Manuel PS kind greetings from a short
> research stay in Germany where Informatics research is rooted and framed
> by engineering issues. And where nuclear science was achieved ! (Plank,
> Einstein, Oppenheiner borned in USA but from German parents and with PhD
> in Gottingen University in Germany, and finally no nuclear but the
> inventor of the NASA top Apollo projects von Braun also from Germany).
> And Nuclear energy plants are now forbidden in Germany by green reasons!
> We need more culture in this academic list and understand that the world
> is more than USA viewpoint. On Tue, August 2, 2016 2:27 am,
> MurphJen at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Yes Manuel, software engineering is less, however I think 20 years
>> experience as a nuclear/mechanical engineer and holding a Professional
>> Engineering license kind of supercedes any of those concerns on less
>> engineering
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/1/2016 11:21:29 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>> dr.manuel.mora.uaa at gmail.com writes:
>>
>> Murray, it is positive. However, software engineering is the less
>> engineering (none use equations, numerical methods, or even
>> decision-making procedures for instance in AKM topic at present in the
>> most practice vs other engineering field like your BSc). On Design
>> Research, you can also refer to  big omission on Axiomatic Design
>> theory, actually for mechanical engineering and available from the 1990.
>> Other example, MISQ published in 1999 a paper on SwE by using
>> System Dynamics for PM issues but the same author had published  its
>> core ideas in 1989! So my critique and concerns on a real involvement in
>> a  systems engineering viewpoint. Anyway, the bias is the rule in MIS
>> research.  Manuel PS my BS is on computer systems 84, MSc on AI 89, and
>> EngD 03, and  my involvement in computer field is since 1976
>> programming Basic in Commodore  pc (from a friend by the way!) in high
>> school level in Mexico. On Aug 2, 2016 7:36 AM, <_MurphJen at aol.com_
>> (mailto:MurphJen at aol.com) >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Manuel,
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope to reassure you.  Although my PhD is in MIS I have a MS in
>> software engineering as well as having spent 20 years as a
>> mechanical/nuclear engineer in the US Navy and the civilian nuclear
>> industry.  I got into MIS by pioneering the use of the PC. LANs, and
>> sensors in nuclear plants for doing testing.  I'm also well versed  as a
>> practitioner as I have traditional engineering certification (I'm a
>> Professional Engineer, Mechanical in the state of California),
>> industry  certified in IS security (I have the CISSP and CSSLP), and in
>> project  management (PMP).  Additionally I have undergraduate degrees in
>> chemistry and physics and am the editor in chief of the International
>> Journal of Knowledge Management and co-editor in chief
>> of the International  Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response
>> and Management so I have  more interdisciplinary background than most.
>> Hope this helps...murray  jennex
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/1/2016 10:54:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>> _dr.manuel.mora.uaa at gmail.com_ (mailto:dr.manuel.mora.uaa at gmail.com)
>> writes:
>>
>>
>>
>> Samir, you are missed researchers trained in engineering  (exception
>> by you) issues in this ad hoc panel. Design research is  older than
>> reported in MIS published papers. However, the posited  structure of
>> metrics looks good. Best success with this effort! It is  necessary to
>> reimpulse our discipline, Manuel On Aug 1, 2016 7:27  PM, "Samir
>> Chatterjee" <_profsamir1 at gmail.com_
>> (mailto:profsamir1 at gmail.com) > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Dear  Colleagues,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A small ad hoc panel comprising of IS scholars  from all continents
>>> have come together to further this important  discussion about
>>> influence of IS research. Together we have come  up with a way to
>>> value the impact or influence. The attached PDF  file shows the metric
>>> but I am also providing it  below.
>>>
>>> We encourage all of you to nominate papers that you  think has had
>>> tremendous impact or influence to field and society.  In order to
>>> manage  this process and also in lieu of the time and  effort that
>>> might be
>> required
>>> to handle this nomination, please  adhere to the following rule:
>>>
>>> 1. Send us a soft copy of  the paper (PDF preferred).
>>> 2. Fill up the influence metric table  as shown.
>>> 3. You can self nominate your own paper(s) but no one  author can
>>> nominate more than 5 of his/her own paper. 4.  You must write a 100
>>> word explanation of why this paper that you nominated is worthy of
>>> consideration.
>>>
>>> Academic  Metrics
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Number of Citations
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1 (1-100); 2  (100 Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 1000); 3 (1000+)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Number of Years since  publication
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Perceived quality of the  journal/conference
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1 (low)Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ 2 (medium); 3  (high)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> External grants funding the  research
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> NSF or NIH or DARPA or EU or other  private
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Other disciplines using the idea in the  research
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes (1); No  (0)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Industry/Practice  Metrics
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Patents issued or filed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes (1);  No (0)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Actual intervention in field or site (Action  Research or Design
>>> research)
>>>
>>> Yes (1); No  (0)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Commercialization of idea into  product/service
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes (1); No (0)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Startups  created based on the idea
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes (1); No  (0)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Influence on Society  (qualitative or subjective data)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Benefit of research to  scientific community
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1 (low); 2 (medium); 3  (high)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Benefit of research to society at  large
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1 (low); 2 (medium); 3  (high)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 100 word explanation of why this  paper is worthy of  consideration
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The panel consist of Prof. Robert M Davison, Prof. Murray Jennex,
>>> Prof.
>>> Niels
>>> BjÃƒÂ¸rn-Andersen, Prof. Steven B Sawyer, Prof.  Juhani Iivari and
>>> Prof.
>>>
>>>
>> Samir
>>
>>
>>> Chatterjee.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Samir
>>> --
>>> Dr. Samir Chatterjee
>>> Professor
>>> School of Information Systems & Technology Claremont Graduate
>>> University
>>> 130 East 9th Street, Claremont, CA  91711
>>> (P) _909-607-4651_ (tel:909-607-4651) ; (cell) _909-730-8898_
>>>
>>>
>> (tel:909-730-8898)
>>
>>
>>> _profsamir1 at gmail.com_ (mailto:profsamir1 at gmail.com)
>>> http://sites.cgu.edu/chatterjees/
>>>
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>>> AIS
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>>>
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