scholarly journals Seven Important Theories in Information Management and Information System Empirical Research: A Systematic Review and Future Directions

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuanhui Wu ◽  
Shijing Huang ◽  
Qinjian Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Management Flow

Abstract The fragmentation of fundamental theory has increasingly affected the development of information management (IM) and information system (IS) empirical research, while limited attempts have been made to systematically review the theories which are fundamental to the extant IM and IS literature. Therefore, based on the analysis of the empirical studies in the IM and IS field in the past 20 years, we identify seven relatively important but less summarized theories in the IM and IS field: transactive memory system (TMS), impression management, flow, structural holes, resource dependence theory (RDT), social presence theory (SPT), and the illusion of control (IC). Hence, we try to offer a systematic review of these theories by synthesizing the extant findings while identifying the possible directions for future studies. Our review made several significant contributions to both proposing theoretical and methodological trends in the respective theories.

scholarly journals The CoCoME Platform: A Research Note on Empirical Studies in Information System Evolution

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (09n10) ◽  
pp. 1715-1720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Heinrich ◽  
Stefan Gärtner ◽  
Tom-Michael Hesse ◽  
Thomas Ruhroth ◽  
Ralf Reussner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Software Evolution ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Large Research

Methods for supporting evolution of software-intensive systems are a competitive edge in software engineering as software is often operated over decades. Empirical research is useful to validate the effectiveness of these methods. However, empirical studies on software evolution are rarely comprehensive and hardly replicable. Collaboration may prevent these shortcomings. We designed CoCoMEP — a platform for supporting collaboration in empirical research on software evolution by shared knowledge. We report lessons learned from the application of the platform in a large research programme.

scholarly journals Use of Mobile Phones in Teaching English in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review (2010–2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5674
Author(s):  
Prodhan Mahbub Ibna Seraj ◽  
Blanka Klimova ◽  
Hadina Habil
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

The use of mobile devices for English language teaching (ELT) is increasing rapidly all over the world. This review study surveys the empirical research on using mobile phones in ELT published in Scopus and Web of Science indexing journals from 2010 to 2020 in Bangladesh. Out of 103 studies, 11 studies met the criteria of this study to analyze the effects of mobile phones on ELT. The findings show that the major research trends of these studies aim at teachers’ professional development using mobile phones for teaching language. The findings also reveal that the use of mobile phones is effective in ELT through facilitating feasible, ubiquitous, and effective learning environments with some limitations, i.e., an issue with charging, a small screen, affection, and a lack of teacher confidence. Of the studies conducted, 83% have employed a qualitative research design for investigating learners’ readiness and concepts on the use of this device. In addition, there is a lack of empirical studies with the intention to observe and justify the effect of mobile phones on developing learners’ language skills. There is also a lack of evidence describing which mobile applications are effective for developing relevant language skills. Overall, the results of this systematic review might be applicable in the context of similarly developing countries, as well as triggering empirical research in the field of technology-enhanced ELT in these countries.

How scientists may ‘benefit from the mess’: A resource dependence perspective on individual organizing in contemporary science

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olof Hallonsten
Keyword(s):  
Social System ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Group Behavior ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Academic Science ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Complexity

There is general consensus in the study of science, and especially research policy studies, that a wave of profound change has struck academic science in the past decades. Central parts of this change are increased competition, growing demands of relevance and excellence, and managerialism reforms in institutions and policy systems. The underpinning thesis of this article is that, if seen from the perspective of individual scientists, these changes are exogenous and lead to greater environmental complexity and uncertainty, which in turn induces or forces individuals towards strategic planning and organizing in order to maintain control over their own research programs. Recent empirical studies have made various worthy contributions to the understanding of the macro-level (institutions, policy and funding systems, and broader epistemic developments) and the micro-level (individual and group behavior) developments of the social system of science, but there is a lack of comprehensive conceptual tools for analysis of change and its effect on individual scientists. This article takes the first steps towards developing a conceptual scheme for use in empirical studies of the (strategic) response of individual scientists to exogenous change, based on an adaptation of Resource Dependence Theory (RDT). The intended theoretical contribution builds on conceptualization of the individual researcher as crucially able to act rationally and strategically in the face of potentially conflicting demands from a growingly unpredictable environment. Defining a basic framework for a broad future research program, the article adds to the knowledge about the recent changes to the academic research system and calls for renewed interest in organizing in science and an analysis of the complex social system of science from the perspective of its smallest performing units: individuals.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Yoga and Spirituality: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Csala ◽  
Constanze Maria Springinsfeld ◽  
Ferenc Köteles
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Yoga Practice ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Hungarian Language ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Present Systematic Review ◽  
Yoga Practitioners

ObjectiveBoth yoga practice and spirituality are associated with beneficial mental health outcomes. Within yoga research, however, spirituality is still a widely neglected area. The present systematic review aims to explore empirical studies, which do, in fact, investigate the relationship between yoga and spirituality in order to provide an overview and future directions for research on this topic. The review examines whether available empirical research supports an association between yoga practice and spirituality and, if so, which specific aspects of spirituality are associated with yoga practice.MethodsThe systematic review followed the PRISMA guideline (Prospero registration number: CRD42020155043). Empirical studies written in English, German, or Hungarian language were selected from a database search in Google Scholar, PsycINFO, and Science Direct. A total of 30 studies met the final inclusion criteria.ResultsAccording to the quantitative and qualitative studies reviewed, yoga practice seems to be positively associated with spirituality. This association concerns various aspects of spirituality, such as spiritual aspirations, a search for insight/wisdom, an integrative worldview, a sense of meaning and peace, faith, hope, compassion, and happiness within. To harness the potential spiritual benefits of yoga, regular practice appears to be essential. Yoga practitioners seem to have both physical and spiritual motives for practicing. At least in Western societies, however, physical intentions are more prevalent than spiritual ones. The meaning of spirituality for yoga practitioners is also discussed. Due to risk of bias of the majority of the reviewed studies, however, outcomes must be taken with caution.ConclusionYoga practice may be positively associated with several aspects of spirituality. For more evidence, further investigation of the topic is suggested. Particularly, we propose the inclusion of holistic forms of yoga practice and a comparison of Eastern and Western approaches to yoga.

scholarly journals “Outside” directors in SME boards: A call for theoretical reflections

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Gabrielsson ◽  
Morten Huse
Keyword(s):  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Outside Directors ◽  
Economic Development And Growth ◽  
Outside Director

Good governance for SMEs is critical for economic development and growth in both developed and developing economies. In this paper we focus on boards and governance in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) by investigating the role and contribution of “outside” directors in this setting. By contrasting board role theories against different types of SMEs, firms are expected to recruit “outside” board members for various reasons. Illustrated by 52 empirical studies of “outside” directors in SMEs we show how agency theory, resource based view of the firm, and resource dependence theory can be applied to understand the multiple roles that “outside” directors can play in family firms, venture capital-backed firms and other SMEs. The illustration shows that the concept “outside” director is not the same in different theories and in different empirical settings. Based on this finding, we argue for the need to have a conscious and balanced use of theories for understanding the role and contribution of “outside” directors in SMEs.

scholarly journals Kinds of Mathematical Reasoning Addressed in Empirical Research in Mathematics Education: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Alexandra Hjelte ◽  
Maike Schindler ◽  
Per Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Mathematical Reasoning ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Creative Reasoning ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
Research In Mathematics Education ◽  
School Curricula

Mathematical reasoning is gaining increasing significance in mathematics education. It has become part of school curricula and the numbers of empirical studies are growing. Researchers investigate mathematical reasoning, yet, what is being under investigation is diverse—which goes along with a diversity of understandings of the term reasoning. The aim of this article is to provide an overview on kinds of mathematical reasoning that are addressed in mathematics education research. We conducted a systematic review focusing on the question: What kinds of reasoning are addressed in empirical research in mathematics education? We pursued this question by searching for articles in the database Web of Science with the term reason* in the title. Based on this search, we used a systematic approach to inductively find kinds of reasoning addressed in empirical research in mathematics education. We found three domain-general kinds of reasoning (e.g., creative reasoning) as well as six domain-specific kinds of reasoning (e.g., algebraic reasoning). The article gives an overview on these different kinds of reasoning both in a domain-general and domain-specific perspective, which may be of value for both research and practice (e.g., school teaching).

scholarly journals Resource-Dependence Theory

Management ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Cobb ◽  
Tyler Wry
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
External Control ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
The Core ◽  
Focal Firm ◽  
Dependence Theory ◽  
Resource Dependence Perspective

The resource dependence perspective (hereafter RD) refers to a research tradition that emerged from the basic framework of Jeffrey Pfeffer and Gerald R. Salancik’s classic 1978 work, The External Control of Organizations: A Resource Dependence Perspective (Pfeffer and Salancik 1978, cited under Classic Treatments). The theoretical arguments that serve as RD’s foundation can be summarized as follows: (1) an organization’s external environment comprises other organizations, each with their own interests and objectives; (2) organizations hold power over a focal firm—and may thus constrain its behavior—if they control resources that are vital to its ongoing operation and cannot be acquired elsewhere. RD also highlights a number of strategies that organizations can utilize to deal with problematic dependence relationships; empirical research in this tradition has largely focused on this catalog of strategies. This bibliography is organized by the topic areas covered in External Control and displays representative and impactful work associated with each topic. Though RD’s influence has spread to a number of disparate fields beyond management (Gerald F. Davis and J. Adam Cobb’s article “Resource Dependence Theory: Past and Future” (Davis and Cobb 2010, cited under Reviews and Theoretical Intersections), this article focuses on scholarly work published in management journals and related fields such as strategy and economic sociology which collectively comprise the core RD literature.

scholarly journals Cognitive and Affective Antecedents of Consumers’ Satisfaction: A Systematic Review of two Research Approaches

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Palací ◽  
Alejandro Salcedo ◽  
Gabriela Topa
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Purchasing Behavior ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Research Traditions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Well Differentiated ◽  
Affective Predictors

The study of consumers’ satisfaction has generated empirical research in the last few decades, with new challenges, such as a specific lens on online consumers’ satisfaction. During the last decades, two well-differentiated research traditions can be observed: cognitive and affective. A wide range of antecedents of consumers’ satisfaction has been proposed. The present contribution empirical research conducted under these two perspectives to determine which variables are related to satisfaction, the direction of these relationships, and the differences between the two dominant approaches. We conducted a systematic review of 104 empirical studies on consumers’ satisfaction published between 1975 and 2017. The findings showed that both the cognitive and the affective tradition yield statistically significant precursors of satisfaction. A comparison between empirical studies exploring consumers’ satisfaction in traditional versus by Internet purchasing behavior showed an increasing relevance of cognitive facets in traditional consumer behavior. Empirical evidence exploring differences between consumers’ satisfaction with purchasing goods versus hiring services showed that both cognitive and affective predictors strongly impact when services are hired versus consuming goods. This article concludes with a discussion of these results and their implications.

The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System in spine surgery: a systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany E. Haws ◽  
Benjamin Khechen ◽  
Mundeep S. Bawa ◽  
Dil V. Patel ◽  
Harmeet S. Bawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Information System ◽  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Neck Disability Index ◽  
Measurement Information ◽  
Strong Correlations ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Outcomes Measurement ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Measurement Information System

OBJECTIVEThe Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) was developed to provide a standardized measure of clinical outcomes that is valid and reliable across a variety of patient populations. PROMIS has exhibited strong correlations with many legacy patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures. However, it is unclear to what extent PROMIS has been used within the spine literature. In this context, the purpose of this systematic review was to provide a comprehensive overview of the PROMIS literature for spine-specific populations that can be used to inform clinicians and guide future work. Specifically, the authors aimed to 1) evaluate publication trends of PROMIS in the spine literature, 2) assess how studies have used PROMIS, and 3) determine the correlations of PROMIS domains with legacy PROs as reported for spine populations.METHODSStudies reporting PROMIS scores among spine populations were identified from PubMed/MEDLINE and a review of reference lists from obtained studies. Articles were excluded if they did not report original results, or if the study population was not evaluated or treated for spine-related complaints. Characteristics of each study and journal in which it was published were recorded. Correlation of PROMIS to legacy PROs was reported with 0.1 ≤ |r| < 0.3, 0.3 ≤ |r| < 0.5, and |r| ≥ 0.5 indicating weak, moderate, and strong correlations, respectively.RESULTSTwenty-one articles were included in this analysis. Twelve studies assessed the validity of PROMIS whereas 9 used PROMIS as an outcome measure. The first study discussing PROMIS in patients with spine disorders was published in 2012, whereas the majority were published in 2017. The most common PROMIS domain used was Pain Interference. Assessments of PROMIS validity were most frequently performed with the Neck Disability Index. PROMIS domains demonstrated moderate to strong correlations with the legacy PROs that were evaluated. Studies assessing the validity of PROMIS exhibited substantial variability in PROMIS domains and legacy PROs used for comparisons.CONCLUSIONSThere has been a recent increase in the use of PROMIS within the spine literature. However, only a minority of studies have incorporated PROMIS for its intended use as an outcomes measure. Overall, PROMIS has exhibited moderate to strong correlations with a majority of legacy PROs used in the spine literature. These results suggest that PROMIS can be effective in the assessment and tracking of PROs among spine populations.

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