Information Systems Research

We challenge two taken-for-granted assumptions about measurement in positivist research. The first assumption is that measures and measurements are relevant for quantitative, but not qualitative, research. We explain why they apply to both types of ...

We contribute to the shifting discourse in the literature on information system use, towards context-specific rather than general theories and effective use rather than just use. Organizations are under great pressure to use information systems ...

To study the role of targeted couponing in auctions, we develop a stylized model in which bidders have heterogeneous valuations and participation costs wherein their entry probabilities are endogenous. Couponing impacts the seller's profit in two ways: ...

In this paper, we address the challenge faced by ad networks in managing the fading ads or fads shown to an end user during a session of a mobile application app. A fad is an ad that disappears if the user does not interact with it for some length of ...

The performance of prediction markets depends crucially on the quality of user contribution. A social-media-based prediction market can utilize aspects of social effects to improve users' contribution quality. In this study, we examine the causal effect ...

The Internet has presumably created a level playing field that allows any service provider across the globe to compete for contracts on online outsourcing platforms for information technology IT services. In this paper, we empirically examine a how ...

Based on an exploratory multiple-case study in two platform ecosystems, we develop a process theory that explains how and why different ways of practicing ecosystem-wide governance are more or less successful in navigating the tension between cocreated ...

Should a monopolistic vendor adopt the selling model or the leasing model for information goods or services? We study this question in the context of consumer valuation depreciation. Using a two-period game-theoretic model, we consider two types of ...

Firm participation in open source software OSS development is a noteworthy phenomenon and includes two types of firm-participating OSS projects: community founded developed from an open project and spinout spun out from an information technology firm's ...

This research studies the effect of disconfirmation-the discrepancy between the expected and experienced assessment of the same product-on the behavior of consumers leaving online product reviews. We propose a modeling framework in which an individual's ...

We empirically examine the impact of expanded product variety on demand concentration using large data sets from the movie rental industry as our test bed. We find that product variety is likely to increase demand concentration, which goes against the "...

Our objective in this paper is to explore the impact of information technology IT on the performance of open innovation models. We study the effect of IT on the production of patents and product innovations. Our analysis of a large panel of Spanish ...