Understanding the Process of Constructing Scales Inventories in the Process Modelling Domain
(2007) Understanding the Process of Constructing Scales Inventories in the Process Modelling Domain. In Österle, Hubert and Schelp, Joachim and Winter, Robert, Eds. Proceedings 15th European Conference on Information Systems, pages pp. 2014-2025, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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Abstract
Empirical research strategies are undisputedly of paramount importance to rigorous and relevant IS research. Employed practices of empirical research in Information Systems, however, are still considered to be problematic. One related problem in this context is the lack of rigorously developed and tested empirical scales inventories that could be used in empirical studies of artefacts relevant to Information Systems. This paper reports on the process of developing research tools for usage in empirical studies of Information Systems artefacts. We use the domain of business process modelling as an example of a relevant IS research domain and report on the development of an scales inventory to measure the various perceptions that individuals may have towards acceptance and continuance of process modelling languages. We describe a multi-stage development approach for scales creation that incorporates feedback from both expert and user perspectives. Our research in progress results in a pre-validated scales inventory that can be used to assist in further empirical studies that study phenomena associated with the business process modelling domain.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | Process modelling, empirical research, perception measurement |
| Subjects: | 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280112 Information Systems Development Methodologies 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280111 Conceptual Modelling |
| ID Code: | 10611 |
| Deposited By: | Recker, Jan |
| Deposited On: | 09 November 2007 |
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| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2007 (please consult authors) |
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