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Validating Instruments in MIS Research1

Straub, Detmar W.·1989·MIS Quarterly
DOI 10.2307/248922
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Calls for new directions in MIS research bring with them a call for renewed methodological rigor. This article offers an operating paradigm for renewal along dimensions previously unstressed. The basic contention is that confirmatory empirical findings will be strengthened when instrument validation precedes both internal and statistical conclusion validity and that, in many situations, MIS researchers need to validate their research instruments. This contention is supported by a survey of instrumentation as reported in sample IS journals over the last several years. A demonstration exercise of instrument validation follows as an illustration of some of the basic principles of validation. The validated instrument was designed to gather data on the impact of computer security administration on the incidence of computer abuse in the U.S.A.

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Authors
Straub, D. W.
Venue
MIS Quarterly
Publisher
MIS Quarterly
Published
1989-06-01
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
147-169
ISSN
  • 0276-7783 (ISSN-L)
  • 2162-9730
DOI
10.2307/248922
OpenAlex
W1595575146
Cited by
2,526
References
6
FWCI
15.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
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