Information Systems Foundations: THEORY BUILDING in INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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Information Systems Foundations: THEORY BUILDING IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Dennis N. Hart and Shirley D. Gregor (Editors) Published by ANU E Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at: http://epress.anu.edu.au

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry

Author: Information Systems Foundations (‘Theory Building in Information Systems’) Workshop (2010 : Canberra, A.C.T.)

Title: Information systems foundations : Theory Building in Information Systems/ edited by Dennis N. Hart and Shirley D. Gregor.

ISBN: 9781921862939 (pbk.) 9781921862946 (ebook)

Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Management information systems--Congresses. Information resources management--Congresses.

Other Authors/Contributors: Gregor, Shirley Diane. Hart, Dennis Neil.

Dewey Number: 658.4038

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Cover illustration by Michael Gregor

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Contributors...... vii Preface ...... ix The Papers...... xi

Part One: Fundamental Issues

1 . Theory Building in the Information Systems Discipline: Some critical reflections...... 1 Ron Weber Monash University 2 . Obstacles to Building Effective Theory about Attitudes and Behaviours Towards Technology ...... 21 Mary Tate Victoria University of Wellington Joerg Evermann Memorial University of Newfoundland 3 . Untangling Causality in Design Science Theorising...... 55 Dirk S. Hovorka Bond University Shirley Gregor The Australian National University

Part Two: Theories and Theorising in Practice

4 . Theorising about the Life Cycle of IT Use: An appropriation perspective...... 79 Justin Fidock RMIT University Jennie Carroll RMIT University 5 . A Critical Systems Thinking Perspective for IS Adoption. . . . 113 Syed Arshad Raza Edith Cowan University Craig Standing Edith Cowan University

v :Advancing Task-Technology Fit Theory . 6 A formative measurement approach to determining task-channel fit for electronic banking channels...... 133 Hartmut Hoehle Victoria University of Wellington Sid Huff Victoria University of Wellington 7 . Theory Building in Action: Structured-case with action interventions...... 171 Gerlinde Koeglreiter University of Melbourne Ross Smith RMIT University Luba Torlina Deakin University 8 . The Unit of Analysis in IS Theory: The case for activity . . . . 191 Helen Hasan University of Wollongong Sumayya Banna University of Wollongong 9 . IT-Driven Modernisation in Agriculture: New theories for a new phenomenon...... 215 Lapo Mola University of Verona Cecilia Rossignoli University of Verona Walter Fernandez The Australian National University Andrea Carugati University of Aarhus 10 . Competing with Business Analytics: Research in progress . . . . 239 Harjot Singh Dod University of Melbourne Rajeev Sharma University of Melbourne

Part Three: The Big Picture 11 . Theory: An informatics perspective...... 253 Craig McDonald vi University of Canberra