Readings
January - Aron Lindberg: Combining Qualitative and Computational Methods for Theory Construction
Presentation slides: Link
Lindberg, A. 2020. “Developing Theory through Integrating Human & Machine Pattern Recognition,” Journal of the Association for Information Systems (21:1), pp. 90–116.
Lindberg, A. 2023. “Analysis Chaining: Conceptual and Empirical Framing of Digital Traces,” in Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Information Systems, R. Davison (ed.), pp. 360–375.
Gaskin, J., Berente, N., Lyytinen, K., and Yoo, Y. 2014. “Toward Generalizable Sociomaterial Inquiry: A Computational Approach for Zooming In and Out of Sociomaterial Routines,” MIS Quarterly (38:3), pp. 849–871.
Markus, M. L., and Rowe, F. 2018. “Is IT Changing the World? Conceptions of Causality for Information Systems Theorizing,” Management Information Systems Quarterly (42:4), pp. 1255–1280. (https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2018/12903).
Davis, M. S. 1971. “That’s Interesting!: Towards a Phenomenology of Sociology and a Sociology of Phenomenology,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1:2), pp. 309–344. (https://doi.org/10.1177/004839317100100211).
Grover, V., Lindberg, A., Benbasat, I., Lyytinen, K., Banbasat, I., and Lyytinen, K. 2020. “The Perils and Promises of Big Data Research in Information Systems,” Journal of the Association for Information Systems (21:2), pp. 268–291.
Some example papers combining qualitative and computational methods:
Rivard, S., and Lapointe, L. 2012. “INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTERS’ RESPONSES TO USER RESISTANCE: NATURE AND EFFECTS,” MIS Quarterly (36:3), pp. 897–920.
Howison, J., and Crowston, K. 2014. “Collaboration Through Open Superposition: A Theory of the Open Source Way,” MIS Quarterly (38:1), pp. 29–50.
Marino, A., Aversa, P., Mesquita, L., and Anand, J. 2015. “Driving Performance via Exploration in Changing Environments: Evidence from Formula One Racing,” Organization Science (26:4), pp. 1079–1100.
Lindberg, Berente, Howison, and Lyytinen (Forthcoming), Discursive Modulation in Open Source Software: How Communities Shape Novelty and Complexity, MIS Quarterly
Lindberg, Schecter, Berente, Lyytinen, and Hennel (Forthcoming), The Entrainment of Task Allocation and Release Cycles in Open Source Software Development, MIS Quarterly
Lindberg, A., Majchrzak, A., and Malhotra, A. 2022. “How Information Shared After an Idea May Shape New High-Quality Ideas in Online Ideation Contests,” MIS Quarterly (46:2), pp. 1195–2022. (https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2022/15706).
Lindberg, A., Berente, N., Gaskin, J., and Lyytinen, K. 2016. “Coordinating Interdependencies in Online Communities: A Study of an Open Source Software Project,” Information Systems Research (27:4), pp. 751–772.
Vaast, E., Safadi, H., Lapointe, L., and Negoita, B. 2017. “Social Media Affordances for Connective Action: An Examination of Microblogging Use During the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill,” MIS Quarterly (41:4), pp. 1179–1205.
Miranda, S. M., Kim, I., and Summers, J. D. 2015. “Jamming with Social Media: How Cognitive Structuring of Organizing Vision Facets Affects IT Innovation Diffusion,” MIS Quarterly (39:3), pp. 591–614. (https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2015/39.3.04).
Miranda, S. M., Wang, D., and Tian, C. (Forthcoming). “Discursive Fields and the Diversity-Coherence Paradox: An Ecological Perspective on the Blockchain Community Discourse,” MIS Quarterly.
Leonardi, P. 2013. “When Does Technology Use Enable Network Change In Organizations? A Comparative Study of Feature Use and Shared Affordances,” MIS Quarterly (37:3), pp. 749–775.
Leonardi, P. 2007. “Activating the Informational Capabilities of Information Technology for Organizational Change,” Organization Science (18:5), pp. 813–831.
February - Cynthia Beath: Publishing IS Research in Practitioner Outlets
Presentation slides: Link
I’d like to recommend that the participants look at the “instructions to authors” pages for the following outlets:
Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/guidelines-for-authors
Sloan Management Review: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/authors/
MISQ Executive: https://aisel.aisnet.org/misqe/reviewprocess.html (see especially the Review Criteria)
California Management Review: https://cmr.berkeley.edu/resources/submit/ (see especially the Content Guidelines)
March - Emmanuelle Vaast: Process Theorizing
Vaast, E., & Pinsonneault, A. (2021). When Digital Technologies Enable and Threaten Occupational Identity: The Delicate Balancing Act of Data Scientists. MIS Quarterly, 45(3).
Pentland, B., Vaast, E., & Wolf, J. R. (2021). Theorizing process dynamics with directed graphs: A diachronic analysis of digital trace data. MIS Quarterly, 45(2).
April - Nick Berente: Computationally Intensive Theory Construction
Presentation slides: Link
If you only read one paper, read the following:
Miranda, S., Berente, N., Seidel, S., Safadi, H., & Burton-Jones, A. (2022). Editor's comments: Computationally intensive theory construction: A primer for authors and reviewers. MIS Quarterly, 46(2), iii-xviii.
A recent example:
Lindberg, A., Schecter, A., Berente, N., Hennel, P., & Lyytinen, K. (2024). The Entrainment of Task Allocation and Release Cycles in Open Source Software Development. MIS Quarterly, 48(1), 67-94.
Background:
Berente, N., Seidel, S., Safadi, H. (2019). Research Commentary—Data-Driven Computationally Intensive Theory
Development. Information Systems Research, 30(1), 50-64.
May - Oliver Mueller: Natural Language Processing for IS Research
Presentation slides: Link
Code: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1kYWMnlvEBPYU_YwCy0ShXOGEUBqHV79j?usp=sharing
Manning, C. D. (2022). Human Language Understanding & Reasoning. Daedalus, 151(2), 127–138. https://doi.org/10.1162/daed_a_01905
June - Anastasia Sergeeva: Ethnography
Presentation slides: Link
Schultze, U. (2000). A confessional account of an ethnography about knowledge work. MIS Quarterly, 24(1), 3-41.
Emerson, R. M., Fretz, R. I., & Shaw, L. L. (2011). Writing ethnographic fieldnotes. University of Chicago press.
Sergeeva, A. V., Faraj, S., & Huysman, M. (2020). Losing touch: An embodiment perspective on coordination in robotic surgery. Organization Science, 31(5), 1248-1271.
Van den Broek, E., Sergeeva, A., & Huysman, M. (2021). When the Machine Meets the Expert: An Ethnography of Developing AI for Hiring. MIS Quarterly, 45(3).
Waardenburg, L., Huysman, M., & Sergeeva, A. V. (2022). In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king: Knowledge brokerage in the age of learning algorithms. Organization Science, 33(1), 59-82.
Massa, F. G., & O’Mahony, S. (2021). Order from chaos: How networked activists self-organize by creating a participation architecture. Administrative Science Quarterly, 66(4), 1037-1083. (method of cyberethnography)
August - Robert Gregory: Phenomenon-Based Theorizing (Writing Theory Papers)
Presentation slides: Link
About Theory and Theorizing
DE Leidner, RW Gregory
Journal of the Association for Information Systems 25 (3), 501-521, 2024
Cooperation Among Strangers: Algorithmic Enforcement of Reciprocal Exchange with Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts
RW Gregory, R Beck, O Henfridsson, N Yaraghi
Academy of Management Review, 2024
Data network effects: Key conditions, shared data, and the data value duality
RW Gregory, O Henfridsson, E Kaganer, H Kyriakou
Academy of Management Review 47 (1), 189-192, 2022
The role of artificial intelligence and data network effects for creating user value
RW Gregory, O Henfridsson, E Kaganer, H Kyriakou
Academy of Management Review 46 (3), 534-551, 2021
Bridging art and science: Phenomenon-driven theorizing
RW Gregory, O Henfridsson
Journal of the Association for Information Systems 22 (6), 1509-1523, 2021
Further readings:
Alvesson, M. G. and J. Sandberg (2011). "Generating Research Questions Through Problematization." Academy of Management Review 36(2): 247-271.
Bacharach, S., B. (1989). "Organizational Theories: Some Criteria for Evaluation." Academy of Management Review 14(4): 496-515.
Barley, S. R. (2006). "When I Write My Masterpiece: Thoughts on What Makes a Paper Interesting." Academy of Management Journal 49(1): 16-20.
Baron, Reuben M., and David A. Kenny. (1986) “The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.” Journal of personality and social psychology 51(6): 1173.
Barney, J. (2018). Editor’s Comments: Positioning a Theory Paper for Publication. Academy of Management Review, 43(3), 345-348
Bergh, D. D. (2003). "From the Editors: Thinking Strategically about Contribution." Academy of Management Journal 46(2): 135-136.
Bundy, J., A. J. Shipp and S. Brickson 2022. “Demystifying and Normalizing the Psychological Experience of Writing for AMR: A Qualitative Analysis of the Highs, Lows, and Suggested Coping Strategies,” Academy of Management Review, 47(3), 341-357.
Cowen, A. P., Rink, F., Cuypers, I. R., Grégoire, D. A., & Weller, I. (2022). “Applying Coleman’s boat in management research: Opportunities and challenges in bridging macro and micro theory.” Academy of Management Journal, 65(1): 1-10.
Corley, K. G. and D. A. Gioia (2011). "Building Theory About Theory Building: What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution?" Academy of Management Review 36(1): 12-32.
Corneliessen, J. (2017). "Developing propositions, a process model or typology? Addressing the challenges of writing theory without a boilerplate." Academy of Management Review 42(1): 1-9.
DiMaggio, P. (1995). "Comments on "What Theory is Not"." Administrative Science Quarterly 40(3): 391-397.
Feldman, D. C. (2004). "What are We Talking About When We Talk About Theory?" Journal of Management 30(5): 565-567.
Fisher, G., K. Mayer, and S. Morris (2021). “From the Editors—Phenomenon-Based Theorizing” Academy of Management Review 46(4): 631-639.
Grant, A. M. and T. G. Pollock (2011). “Publishing in AMJ-Part 3: Setting the Hook.” Academy of Management Journal 54(5): 873-879.
Gregory, R. W., and Henfridsson, O. 2021. "Bridging Art and Science: Phenomenon-Driven Theorizing," Journal of Association for Information Systems (22).
Hayes, A. F. (2018). Partial, conditional, and moderated moderated mediation: Quantification, inference, and interpretation. Communication monographs, 85(1): 4-40.
Higgins, Patricia A., and Moore M. Shirley (2000) “Levels of theoretical thinking in nursing.” Nursing outlook 48(4): 179-183.
James, L. R., & Brett, J. M. (1984). Mediators, moderators, and tests for mediation. Journal of applied psychology, 69(2), 307.
Johns, G. (2006). "The Essential Impact of Context on Organizational Behavior." The Academy of Management Review 31(2): 386.
Kilduff, M., A. Mehra and M. B. Dunn (2011). “From Blue Sky research to Problem Solving: A Philosophy of Science Theory of New Knowledge Production.” Academy of Management Review 36(2): 297-317.
Lange, D. and M. D. Pfarrer (2017). "Editors’ Comments: Sense and Structure—The Core Building Blocks of an AMR Article." Academy of Management Journal 42(3): 407-416.
Langley, A. (1999). "Strategies for Theorizing from Process Data." Academy of Management Review 24(4): 691-710.
Leidner, D.; Gregory, R.W. (2024). “Theory and Theorizing.” Journal of Association for Information Systems
Leidner, D. E. and O. Tona. 2021. “A Thought-Gear Model of Theorizing from Literature.” Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 22(4).
Makadok, R. (2022). “From the Editors: Guidance for AMR Authors about Making Formal Theory Accessible,” Academy of Management Review 47(2): 193-205.
Mohr, Lawrence B. (1982) “Approaches to explanation: Variance theory and process theory.” Explaining organizational behavior 2:35-70.
Monteiro, E., P. Constantinides, S.V. Scott, M. Shaikh, A. Burton-Jones (2022). “Qualitative Research Methods in Information Systems: A Call for Phenomenon-Focused Problematization.” MIS Quarterly 46(4): iii-xix.
Pentland, B. T. (1999). "Building process theory with narrative: from description to explanation." Academy of Management Review 24(4): 711-724.
Preacher, K. J., Rucker, D. D., & Hayes, A. F. (2007). Addressing moderated mediation hypotheses: Theory, methods, and prescriptions. Multivariate behavioral research, 42(1): 185-227.
Rivard, S. (2021). “Theory building is neither an art nor a science. It is a craft.” Journal of Information Technology 36(3): 316-328.
Rynes, S. (2002). "From the Editors: Some Reflections on Contribution." Academy of Management Journal 45(2): 311-313.
Saetre, A.S.; Van de Ven, A. (2021). “Generating Theory by Abduction.” Academy of Management Review 46(4): 684-701
Shepherd, D. A. and K. M. Sutcliffe (2011). "Inductive Top-Down Theorizing: A Source of New Theories or Organization." Academy of Management Review 36(2): 361-380.
Suddaby, R. (2010). "Editor’s Comments: Construct Clarity in Theories of Management and Organization." The Academy of Management Review 35(3): 356-357.
Sutton, R. I. and B. M. Staw (1995). "What Theory is Not." Administrative Science Quarterly 40(3): 371-384.
Thatcher, S. M. B. and G. Fisher (2022). "From the Editors—The Nuts and Bolts of Writing a Theory Paper: A Practical Guide to Getting Started." Academy of Management Review 47(1): 1-8.
Tsang, Eric WK, and F. Ellsaesser (2011) “How contrastive explanation facilitates theory building.” Academy of Management Review 36(2):404-419.
Van de Ven, A. H. (2007). Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research. New York, Oxford University Press.
Weick, K. E. (1995). "What Theory is not, Theorizing is." Administrative Science Quarterly 40(3): 385-390.
Weick, Karl E. (1989). "Theory construction as disciplined imagination." Academy of management review 14(4): 516-531.
Whetten, D. A. (1989). "What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution?" Academy of Management Review 14(4): 490-494.
September - Shirley Gregor: Design Science Research in Information Systems
Presentation slides: Link
Gregor, S., & Hevner, A. R. (2013). Positioning and presenting design science research for maximum impact. MIS Quarterly, 337-355.
Gregor, S. (2022). Reflections on the practice of design science in information systems. In Engineering the transformation of the enterprise: A design science research perspective (pp. 101-113). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
October - Youngjin Yoo: Theorizing digital innovations - Process of developing conceptual ideas
Presentation slides: Link
Boland, R. J., Lyytinen, K., and Yoo, Y. 2007. “Wakes of Innovation in Project Networks: The Case of Digital 3-D Representations in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction,” Organization Science (18), pp. 631–647. (https://doi.org/10/dsfxrn).
Baskerville, R. L., Myers, M. D., and Yoo, Y. 2020. “Digital First: The Ontological Reversal and New Challenges for Information Systems Research,” MIS Quarterly (44:2), pp. 509–523. (https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2020/14418).
Henfridsson, O., and Yoo, Y. 2014. “The Liminality of Trajectory Shifts in Institutional Entrepreneurship,” Organization Science (25:3), pp. 932–950. (https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2013.0883).
Yoo. 2010. “Computing in Everyday Life: A Call for Research on Experiential Computing,” MIS Quarterly (34:2), p. 213. (https://doi.org/10.2307/20721425).
Yoo, Y., Henfridsson, O., and Lyytinen, K. 2010. “Research Commentary—The New Organizing Logic of Digital Innovation: An Agenda for Information Systems Research,” Information Systems Research (21), pp. 724–735. (https://doi.org/10/dswkcz).