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Theory building and methodology

  1. Management Misinformation Systems, Russell L. Ackoff, Management Science, Vol. 14, No. 4, Application Series (Dec., 1967) , pp. B147-B156
  2. Management Information Systems: The Challenge to Rationality and Emotionality, Chris Argyris Management Science, Vol. 17, No. 6, Application Series (Feb., 1971) , pp. B275-B292
  3. An historical method for MIS research: steps and assumptions Mason, R.O.; McKenney, J.L.; Copeland, D.G. In MIS Quarterly, Sept. 1997, vol.21, no.3, pp. 307-20
  4. A framework for management information systems, Authors:Gorry, G.A.; Morton, M.S.S., Source:Sloan Management Review Spring 1989, vol.30, no.3, pp. 49-61
  5. Title:Management information systems: appreciation and involvement, Authors:Swanson, E.B., Source:Management Science Oct. 1974, vol.21, no.2, pp. 178-88
  6. Title:The design of management information systems: An information analysis approach Authors:King, W.R.; Cleland, D.I. Source:Management Science Nov. 1975, vol.22, no.3, pp. 286-97
  7. Title:Empirical research in information systems: the practice of relevanceAuthors:Benbasat, I.; Zmud, R.W.; Applegate, L.M.; King, J.L.; Davenport, T.H.; Markus, M.L.; Lyytinen, K.; Lee, A.S. Source:MIS Quarterly March 1999, vol.23, no.1, pp. 3-23, 25-7, 29-33
  8. Validating Instruments in MIS Research. By: Straub, Detmar W.. MIS Quarterly, Jun89, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p146-169, 24p,
  9. Benbasat, I. and Zmud, R.W., "The Identity Crisis within the IS Discipline: Defining and Communicating the Discipline's Core Properties," MIS Quarterly, 27, 2 (June 2003), 183-194.

Strategic use of IT in organization

  1. An Information Infrastructure for Innovative Management of Government, by Rebecca Hendrick; Public Administration Review, Vol. 54, 1994
  2. Key dimensions of facilitators and inhibitors for the strategic use of information technology. By: King, William R.; Teo, Thompson S.H.. Journal of Management Information Systems, Spring96, Vol. 12 Issue 4, p35, 19p
  3. How information gives you competitive advantage. By: Porter, Michael E.; Millar, Victor E.. Harvard Business Review, Jul/Aug85, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p149, 12p
  4. Title:THE INFORMATION SYSTEM AS A COMPETITIVE WEAPON.Authors:Ives, Blake Learmonth, Gerard P. Source:Communications of the ACM; Dec84, Vol. 27 Issue 12, p1193-1201,
  5. Developing Capabilities to Use Information Strategically. By: Johnston, H. Russell; Carrico, Shelley R.. MIS Quarterly, Mar88, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p36-48, 13p
  6. Capturing the Complexity in Advanced Technology Use: Adaptive Structuration Theory. By: DeSanctis, Gerardine. Organization Science: A Journal of the Institute of Management Sciences, May94, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p121, 27p;
  7. Carr, N. "IT Doesn't Matter," Harvard Business Review (May) 2003.

Resource-based view of firm and IT

  1. Mata, F.J., Fuerst, W.L., and Barney, J.B., "Information Technology and Sustained Competitive Advantage: A Resource-Based Analysis," MIS Quarterly, 19, 4 (December 1995),487-505.
  2. Wade, M. and Hulland, J., "The Resource-Based View and information Systems Research: Review, Extension, and Suggestions for Future Research," MIS Quarterly, 28, 1 (March 2004), 107-142.

Business value of IT

  1. Barua, A., Kriebel, C. H., and Mukhopadhyay, T., "IT and business value: an analytic and empirical investigation," Information Systems Research, 6, 1 (March 1995), 3-23.
  2. Devaraj,S. and Kohli, R. "Performance Impacts of Information Technology: Is Actual Usage the Missing Link," Management Science, 49, 3 (March 2003), 273-289.
  3. Melville, N., Kraemer, K., and Gurbaxani, V., "Information Technology and Organizational Performance: An Integrative Model of IT Business Value," MIS Quarterly, 28, 2 (June 2004), 283-322.
  4. Zhu and Kraemer, "Post-Adoption Variations in Usage and Value of E-Business by Organizations: Cross-Country Evidence from the Retail Industry," Information Systems Research, March 2005.

Impact of IT on organizations, networks, and markets

  1. A Theory of the Effects of Advanced Information Technologies on Organizational Design, Intelligence, and Decision Making. By: Huber, George P.. Academy of Management Review, Jan1990, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p47-70, 25p,
  2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: CAUSAL STRUCTURE IN THEORY AND RESEARCH. By: Markus, M. Lynne; Robey, Daniel. Management Science, May88, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p583-598,
  3. Title:Information System and Organizational Change.Authors:Keen, Peter G.W.Source:Communications of the ACM; Jan1981, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p24-33, 10p,
  4. Barley, S.R., "The Alignment of Technology and Structure through Roles and Networks," Administrative Science Quarterly, 35, (March 1990), 61-103.
  5. Malone, T.W., Yates, J., and Benjamin, R.I., "Electronic Markets and Electronic Hierarchies: Effects of Information Technologies on Market Structure and Corporate Strategies," Communications of the ACM, 30, 6 (June 1987), 484-497.
  6. Gurbaxani, V. and Whang, S., "The Impact of Information Systems on Organizations and Markets," Communications of the ACM, 34, 1 (January 1991), 59-73.
  7. Hitt, L.M., "Information Technology and Firm Boundaries: Evidence from Panel Data," Information Systems Research, 10, 2 (June 1999), 134-149.
  8. Global Village or Cyber-Balkans? Modeling and Measuring the Integration of Electronic Communities. By: Van Alstyne, Marshall; Brynjolfsson, Erik. Management Science, Jun2005, Vol.51 Issue 6, p851