Potential Research Space in MIS: A Framework for Envisioning and Evaluating Research Replication, Extension, and Generation

Pierre Berthon (), Leyland Pitt (), Michael Ewing () and Christopher L. Carr ()
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Pierre Berthon: Marketing Department, Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts 02452
Leyland Pitt: School of Marketing, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Michael Ewing: Department of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Christopher L. Carr: Katz Graduate School of Management, University of Pittsburgh, 234 Mervis Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260

Information Systems Research, 2002, vol. 13, issue 4, 416-427

Abstract: Replications are an important component of scientific method in that they convert tentative belief to accepted knowledge. Given the espoused importance of replications to the extraction of knowledge from research, there is surprisingly little evidence of its practice or discussion of its importance in the management information systems literature. In this article we develop a framework within which to systematize the conceptualization of replications; we review and illustrate how some key information systems research fits into the framework and examine the factors that influence the selection of a research strategy. Our framework includes a conceptualization of the relationship among replication, extension, and generation in IS research. The concept of “research space” is defined and a framework is developed that delineates eight possible research strategies. Finally, the benefits of our framework to salient stakeholders in the research process are outlined.

Keywords: Research Issues; Research Methodology; Research Models; Research Status; Research; Theoretical Evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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