120 research outputs found
Towards the Development of a Taxonomic Theory
No full textDeveloping IS theories has been an important goal for many IS researchers. Towards that end, we discuss how taxonomic theory can be developed. According to Gregor, taxonomic theories are theories for analyzing, which she classifies as Type I Theory. More specifically, we show that some taxonomies, after meeting some conditions, can lead to taxonomic theory. Building upon a method for taxonomy development, we present a prescriptive framework for the development of taxonomic theory, which includes evaluation criteria for theorizing outcomes. To illustrate this, we present a taxonomy of an ISrelated phenomenon (mobile applications) and then show how the taxonomy satisfies taxonomic theory requirements. In addition, we show how the development of taxonomic theory helps to analyze IS-related phenomena and how it can form the basis for more comprehensive IS-related explanatory, predictive or design theories
A method for taxonomy development and its application in information systems
No full textA fundamental problem in many disciplines is the classification of objects in a domain of interest into a taxonomy. Developing a taxonomy, however, is a complex process that has not been adequately addressed in the information systems (IS) literature. The purpose of this paper is to present a method for taxonomy development that can be used in IS. First, this paper demonstrates through a comprehensive literature survey that taxonomy development in IS has largely been ad hoc. Then the paper defines the problem of taxonomy development. Next, the paper presents a method for taxonomy development that is based on taxonomy development literature in other disciplines and shows that the method has certain desirable qualities. Finally, the paper demonstrates the efficacy of the method by developing a taxonomy in a domain in IS
Taxonomy Development in Information Systems: A Literature Survey and Problem Statement
No full textThe complexity of the information systems field often lends itself to classification schemes, or taxonomies, which provide ways to understand the similarities and differences among objects under study. Developing a taxonomy, however, is a complex process that is often done in an ad hoc way. This research-in-progress paper surveys 65 papers in information systems, computer science, and business to identify methods used for taxonomy development. Our analysis of this survey indicates that there is considerable interest in taxonomies, but formal development procedures are not always used. We conclude that such a procedure would be beneficial for the information systems discipline, and we present a problem statement for defining a procedure. We also describe our current research on this problem, which we hope will lead to an approach for the systematic development of taxonomies. As both taxonomies (i.e., models) and taxonomy development procedures (i.e., methods) represent artifacts, this paper serves to illustrate an analysis that provides a foundation for applying the design science research paradigm and to theorize about IT artifacts observed (i.e., instantiations)
Taxonomy Development in Health-IT
No full textHealth-IT is attracting increasing attention in the research community. To understand the relevant constructs and the relationships among them, many authors present taxonomies or typologies for classifying different things in health-IT. Even with much attention to health-IT, there is still limited theoretical knowledge in this field. This may be attributed to our observation that the process of developing taxonomies has not been adequately addressed in the health-IT literature. In this paper we address this challenge by (a) a comprehensive literature survey that shows a high diversity in the field and that the related discussion of the structural nature has largely been ad hoc, (b) presenting methods for developing health-IT taxonomies, and, (c) contributing to the theoretical foundations of the field by a taxonomy for health-IT applications
Taxonomy Development in Information Systems: A Literature Survey and Problem Statement
No full textThe complexity of the information systems field often lends itself to classification schemes, or taxonomies, which provide ways to understand the similarities and differences among objects under study. Developing a taxonomy, however, is a complex process that is often done in an ad hoc way. This research-in-progress paper surveys 65 papers in information systems, computer science, and business to identify methods used for taxonomy development. Our analysis of this survey indicates that there is considerable interest in taxonomies, but formal development procedures are not always used. We conclude that such a procedure would be beneficial for the information systems discipline, and we present a problem statement for defining a procedure. We also describe our current research on this problem, which we hope will lead to an approach for the systematic development of taxonomies. As both taxonomies (i.e., models) and taxonomy development procedures (i.e., methods) represent artifacts, this paper serves to illustrate an analysis that provides a foundation for applying the design science research paradigm and to theorize about IT artifacts observed (i.e., instantiations)
Taxonomy Development in Health-IT
No full textHealth-IT is attracting increasing attention in the research community. To understand the relevant constructs and the relationships among them, many authors present taxonomies or typologies for classifying different things in health-IT. Even with much attention to health-IT, there is still limited theoretical knowledge in this field. This may be attributed to our observation that the process of developing taxonomies has not been adequately addressed in the health-IT literature. In this paper we address this challenge by (a) a comprehensive literature survey that shows a high diversity in the field and that the related discussion of the structural nature has largely been ad hoc, (b) presenting methods for developing health-IT taxonomies, and, (c) contributing to the theoretical foundations of the field by a taxonomy for health-IT applications
Towards the Development of a Taxonomic Theory
No full textDeveloping IS theories has been an important goal for many IS researchers. Towards that end, we discuss how taxonomic theory can be developed. According to Gregor, taxonomic theories are theories for analyzing, which she classifies as Type I Theory. More specifically, we show that some taxonomies, after meeting some conditions, can lead to taxonomic theory. Building upon a method for taxonomy development, we present a prescriptive framework for the development of taxonomic theory, which includes evaluation criteria for theorizing outcomes. To illustrate this, we present a taxonomy of an ISrelated phenomenon (mobile applications) and then show how the taxonomy satisfies taxonomic theory requirements. In addition, we show how the development of taxonomic theory helps to analyze IS-related phenomena and how it can form the basis for more comprehensive IS-related explanatory, predictive or design theories
Taxonomy Development in Information Systems: Developing a Taxonomy of Mobile Applications
No full textThe complexity of the information systems field often lends itself to classification schemes, or taxonomies, which provide ways to understand the similarities and differences among objects under study. Developing a taxonomy, however, is a complex process that is often done in an ad hoc way. This research-in-progress paper uses the design science paradigm to develop a systematic method for taxonomy development in information systems. The method we propose uses an indicator or operational level model that combines both empirical to deductive and deductive to empirical approaches. We evaluate this method by using it to develop a taxonomy of mobile applications, which we have chosen because of their ever-increasing number and variety. The resulting taxonomy contains seven dimensions with fifteen characteristics. We demonstrate the usefulness of this taxonomy by analyzing a range of current and proposed mobile applications. From the results of this analysis we identify combinations of characteristics where applications are missing and thus are candidates for new and potentially useful applications
Towards a Taxonomy of Mobile Applications
No full textBoth the number and types of mobile applications have been seeing a significant increase in the last few years. Such an increase can lead to an overwhelming situation for researchers, users, and developers who are trying to understand them from many different viewpoints. One way to create a more tractable treatment of both the current as well as the emerging mobile applications is to develop a taxonomy of mobile applications. This paper describes an on-going work towards developing such a taxonomy, which could also lead to the design and development of new mobile applications to fit in the voids identified by the taxonomy
Towards a Taxonomy of Mobile Applications
No full textBoth the number and types of mobile applications have been seeing a significant increase in the last few years. Such an increase can lead to an overwhelming situation for researchers, users, and developers who are trying to understand them from many different viewpoints. One way to create a more tractable treatment of both the current as well as the emerging mobile applications is to develop a taxonomy of mobile applications. This paper describes an on-going work towards developing such a taxonomy, which could also lead to the design and development of new mobile applications to fit in the voids identified by the taxonomy
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