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Paper instructions:
Pick a management theory you read about (different from the ones we used in Case #3), and use the criteria advanced by Bacharach to evaluate it. Conclude whether it is a good theory or not, and its level of usefulness.
Feel free to use Theories Used in IS Research Wiki available at http://is.theorizeit.org to select theories.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Answer the question with clarity and depth. Show your critical thinking ability.
Show necessary reasoning.
No need to write a long essay in SLP.
and the case #3 talking about
Please read the following three papers:
Flynn, B. B., Schroeder, R. G., & Sakakibara, S. (1995). The impact of quality management practices on performance and competitive advantage. Decision Sciences, 26(5), 659-691. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1995.tb01445.x
Huettermann, H., Doering, S., & Boerner, S. (2014). Leadership and team identification: Exploring the followers' perspective. Leadership Quarterly, 25(3), 413-432. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.10.010
Venkatesh, V., Brown, S. A., Maruping, L. M., & Bala, H. (2008). Predicting different conceptualizations of system use: The competing roles of behavioral intention, facilitating conditions, and behavioral expectation. MIs Quarterly, 32(3), 483-502.
Case Assignment
For each one of the above-mentioned papers, discuss the following:
What is the research approach taken by the authors? Explain your choice.
To what extent have the authors followed the research life cycle? Explain and point to specific stages and deviations (if any).
Suggest an alternative research approach (i.e., different from the one they are using) which supplements or extends the studies described in each one of these papers. Explain how your proposed extension can do so and why it is different from the approach taken in these papers.
Why should we follow this life cycle? What can go wrong if we do not?
