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Resolved: Surveys Have Outlived Their Usefulness in IS Research
Identify Class “A” Instruments
Results from 7 “Major” Journals
An Example: Application to Research in the Area of Electronic Volunteerism
Potentially Relevant “Aspects”(not yet constructs)
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
The Debate Goes Back Half a Century
CON: Surveys Deserve Very Little Respect Because They Tell Us So Little
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RESOLUTION: What is the Place of Surveys?
Diagram: Surveys in the Context of Positivist Research
Diagram: Surveys in the Context of Interpretive Research