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Theoretical perspectives in IS research: from variance and process to conceptual latitude and conceptual fit

Burton-Jones, Andrew, McLean, Ephraim R, Monod, Emmanuel·2015·European Journal of Information Systems
DOI 10.1057/ejis.2014.31
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There has been growing interest in theory building in Information Systems (IS) research. We extend this literature by examining theory building perspectives. We define a perspective as a researcher’s choice of the types of concepts and relationships used to construct a theory, and we examine three perspectives – process, variance, and systems. We contribute by clarifying these perspectives and explaining how they can be used more flexibly in future research. We illustrate the value of this more flexible approach by showing how researchers can use different theoretical perspectives to critique and extend an existing theoretical model (in our case, the IS Success Model). Overall, we suggest a shift from the traditional process-variance dichotomy to a broader view defined by conceptual latitude (the types of concepts and relationships available) and conceptual fit (the types of concepts and relationships appropriate for a given study). We explain why this shift should help researchers as they engage in the knowledge generation process.

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Authors
Burton-Jones, A., McLean, E. R., & Monod, E.
Affiliations
  • UQ Business School, The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
  • Georgia State University (US)
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
ORCID
Monod, Emmanuel
Venue
European Journal of Information Systems
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2015-11
Volume
24
Issue
6
Pages
664-679
ISSN
  • 0960-085X (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-9344
DOI
10.1057/ejis.2014.31
OpenAlex
W2047884962
Cited by
167
References
145
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 3
FWCI
25.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
Locations
  • European Journal of Information Systems (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Information Systems Theories and Implementation
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Business Strategies and Management Research
Keywords
theoretical approaches, theory development, process perspective, systems approach, DeLone and McLean model, theoretical model, knowledge production

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