Quantitative, Positivist Research Methods in Information Systems



Section 9. Resources

More on Popper and positivism can be found at:

An Endnote library on "Research Methods" can be downloaded at:

More on SEm and statistical terms can be found at:
  • http://www.riskglossary.com/articles/joint_normal_distribution.htm#multivariate%20normal
  • Wynne W Chin, Barbara L Marcolin, and Peter R Newsted, "A partial least squares latent variable modeling approach for measuring interaction effects: Results from a Monte Carlo simulation study and an electronic-mail emotion / adoption study," Information Systems Research (14:2), June 2003, pp. 189-217.
  • Adamantios Diamantopoulos and Heidi M Winklhofer, "Index construction with formative indicators: An alternative to scale development," Journal of Marketing Research (37:2), May 2001, pp. 269-277.


QPR papers can be downloaded at:
  • Straub (1989) working paper version of article eventually published as: Straub, D.W. "Validating Instruments in MIS Research," MIS Quarterly (13:2, June) 1989, pp 147-169.
  • Gefen et al. (2000) working paper version of article eventually published as: Gefen, D., Straub, D., and Boudreau, M. "Structural Equation Modeling and Regression: Guidelines for Research Practice," Communications of AIS (7:7, August) 2000, pp 1-78.
  • Boudreau et al. (2001) working paper version of article eventually published as: Boudreau, M., Gefen, D., and Straub, D. "Validation in IS Research: A State-of-the-Art Assessment," MIS Quarterly (25:1, March) 2001, pp 1-24.
  • Boudreau et al. (2004) working paper version of article eventually published as: Boudreau, M.-C., Ariyachandra, T., Gefen, D., and Straub, D. "Validating IS Positivist Instrumentation: 1997-2001," in: The Handbook of Information Systems Research, M.E. Whitman and A.B. Woszczynski (eds.), Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA USA, 2004, pp. 15-26.