The 4 Panelists' Slides

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Peter Newsted's Presentation

(Copyright © 1996-1997 by Peter Newsted. All rights reserved.)

Resolved: Surveys Have Outlived Their Usefulness in IS Research

The State of Survey Research

Identify Class “A” Instruments

Results from 7 “Major” Journals

Graph: Class A Instruments

Other Problems

An Example: Application to Research in the Area of Electronic Volunteerism

Potentially Relevant “Aspects” (not yet constructs)

How To Proceed?


Wynne Chin's Presentation

(Copyright © 1996-1997 by Wynne Chin. All rights reserved.)

PRO: Surveys “Just Don’t Get No Respect”

Surveys Get No Respect Because...

Empirical to Theoretical Mapping is Explained in the Notes Below (which refer to the next diagram)

Mapping Explanation, Continued in Notes

Diagram: Empirical to Theoretical Mapping

Ideal Survey Methodology Attributes

Ideal Attributes, Continued

Further Attributes to Include

The Debate Goes Back Half a Century


Ojelanki Ngwenyama's Presentation

Copyright © 1996-1997 by Ojelanki Ngwenyama. All rights reserved.

CON: Surveys Deserve Very Little Respect Because They Tell Us So Little

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Allen Lee's Presentation

Copyright © 1996-1997 by Allen Lee. All rights reserved.

RESOLUTION: What is the Place of Surveys?

Resolution

Diagram: Surveys in the Context of Positivist Research

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Diagram: Surveys in the Context of Interpretive Research

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