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Investigating the Research Approaches for Examining Technology Adoption Issues
Choudrie, Jyoti
Business School, Hertfordshire University, UK http://www.jyotichoudrie.com/
Dwivedi, Yogesh Kumar
School of Business and Economics, University of Wales Swansea, UK http://ykdwivedi.googlepages.com/aboutme
Adoption of technology, a research topic within the Information Systems area, is usually studied at two levels: organizational level and user level. This paper examines the range of methods used for studying technology adoption issues at both these levels. The approaches were selected after conducting a review of 48 articles on technology adoption and usage, published in peer reviewed journals between 1985 and 2003. The journals reviewed include the MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, European Journal of Information Systems, Information Systems Journal, and other relevant journals in the IS area. The findings suggest that the survey method was used predominantly when investigating the topics of user adoption and the usage of technology. In contrast, the case study method is the most widely used when examining adoption issues at the organizational level.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2005-03-05 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 1 Issue 1 (2005)
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oai:jrp.icaap.org:article/22
2019-06-14T22:10:51Z
jrp:RES
"060302 2006 eng "
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Using Activity Diaries: Some Methodological Lessons
Crosbie, Tracey
School of Environment and Development, The University of Manchester
Descriptions of how people use time can tell us much about quality of life, social and economic well-being, and patterns of leisure, work, travel, and communication. Self-administered activity diaries are one of the main methods available for capturing data on time use. This paper discusses some of the methodological issues surrounding the use of self-administered activity diaries as a tool for capturing data on communication and travel activities. Its main concern is to highlight the lessons learnt from the use of self-administered activity diaries as a supplementary method of data collection in a recent study. This study assessed whether different levels of access to, and use of, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) enable different paces of life in different communities, and how this process might be contributing to social and spatial polarisation. The insights gained into how activity dairies can be successfully applied are relevant to research within any discipline where this method of data collection is being considered.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2006-03-02 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 2 Issue 1 (2006)
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oai:jrp.icaap.org:article/23
2019-06-14T22:10:51Z
jrp:RES
"060302 2006 eng "
1712-851X
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Creating a Wider Audience for Action Research: Learning from Case-Study Research
Blichfeldt, Bodil Stilling
University of Southern Denmark
Andersen, Jesper Rank
Aalborg University
Drawing upon the literature on action research and case-study research, this paper discusses similarities and differences between these two forms of research practice. The paper also highlights some of the criticisms and challenges action researchers face. It suggests ways in which action researchers may enhance the discussability of action research by: (a) increasing the transparency of their research processes, (b) declaring the intellectual frameworks brought into action research projects, (c) discussing transferability of findings, and (d) defining accumulation of results. This may require an extension to scientific discourse. In particular, the paper suggests that action researchers could change the ways in which action research results are reported to increase their reach among a wider audience.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2006-03-02 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 2 Issue 1 (2006)
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oai:jrp.icaap.org:article/24
2019-06-14T22:10:51Z
jrp:RES
"060302 2006 eng "
1712-851X
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Searching for an Appropriate Research Design: A Personal Journey
Probert, Anne
Department of Management, Massey University
This article describes in candour, the journey of a novice researcher deciding which methodological approach to apply to her doctoral research. Eager to commence fieldwork, she considers five options: ethnography, phenomenology, biography, grounded theory, and case study. Upon discovering however, that none of the described alternatives satisfactorily fits with her envisaged mode of research, she embarks on an unplanned journey into more creative possibilities and solutions. It is a process that requires critical analysis both of methodological options and the self, culminating in a mixed yet considered combination of phenomenology, grounded theory, and feminist research approaches. The journey ultimately proves to be a lesson for the student, not only in terms of research design but also how such decisions are inextricably linked with individual passions, fears, insecurities, and values.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2006-03-02 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 2 Issue 1 (2006)
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2019-06-14T22:11:04Z
jrp:RES
"061004 2006 eng "
1712-851X
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Internet-Based Data Collection: Promises and Realities
Benfield, Jacob A.
Colorado State University
Szlemko, William J.
Colorado State University
The use of Internet to aid research practice has become more popular in the recent years. In fact, some believe that Internet surveying and electronic data collection may revolutionize many disciplines by allowing for easier data collection, larger samples, and therefore more representative data. However, others are skeptical of its usability as well as its practical value. The paper highlights both positive and negative outcomes experienced in a number of e-research projects, focusing on several common mistakes and difficulties experienced by the authors. The discussion focuses on ethics and review board issues, recruitment and sampling techniques, technological issues and errors, and data collection, cleaning, and analysis.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2006-10-10 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 2 Issue 2 (2006)
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oai:jrp.icaap.org:article/74
2019-06-14T22:11:04Z
jrp:RES
"070410 2007 eng "
1712-851X
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Finding Respondents from Minority Groups
Mier, Nelda
South Texas Center, Social and Behavioral Health Department, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center
Medina, Alvaro A.
South Texas Center, Social and Behavioral Health Department, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center
Bocanegra-Alonso, Anabel
Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Castillo-Ruiz, Octelina
Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Acosta-Gonzalez, Rosa I.
Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Ramirez, Jose A.
Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
The recruitment of respondents belonging to ethnic minorities poses important challenges in social and health research. This paper reflects on the enablers and barriers to recruitment that we encountered in our research work with persons belonging to ethnic minorities. Additionally, we applied the Matching Model of Recruitment, a theoretical framework concerning minority recruitment, to guide our reflection. We also explored its applicability as a research design tool. In assessing our research experience, we learned that minority recruitment in social and health research is influenced by the social context of all key players involved in the research. Also, there are enablers and barriers within that social context facilitating or delaying the recruitment process. The main enablers to recruit respondents belonging to ethnic minorities include working with community agencies and gatekeepers who share a common vision with researchers and the latter’s ability to gain the trust of potential respondents. The main barriers include demanding too much from these same community agencies and gatekeepers and ignoring factors that could delay the completion of the research. Although we found the Matching Model of Recruitment to be an effective tool in assessing the processes of recruiting respondents belonging to ethnic minorities, further empirical research is needed to explore its usefulness during the research planning phase.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2006-10-10 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 2 Issue 2 (2006)
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oai:jrp.icaap.org:article/87
2019-06-14T22:12:00Z
jrp:RES
"080307 2008 eng "
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Genesis of an Academic Research Program
Bhattacharyya, Gautam
Clemson University
As students progress towards their PhD degrees, they will become more independent and practitioner-like; for those moving into academia, it is often assumed the programs of their PhD mentors will serve as prototypes for their own successful research programs. However, the author's research program as an Assistant Professor led him in directions never considered as a graduate student. The author had to make significant decisions in choosing a primary audience, finding an overarching theme, defining the individual problems, and developing these problems into researchable projects. Infrastructure-related issues associated with the author's research program were also considered. The details of his journey from the end of his doctoral degree to his current position as an Assistant Professor are described in this article.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2008-03-27 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 4 Issue 1 (2008)
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oai:jrp.icaap.org:article/150
2019-06-14T22:12:11Z
jrp:RES
"081114 2008 eng "
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Exploring Space and Place With Walking Interviews
Jones, Phil
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham http://www.gees.bham.ac.uk/staff/jonespi.shtml
Bunce, Griff
Independent Scholar
Evans, James
School of Environment and Development, The University of Manchester
Gibbs, Hannah
Independent Scholar
Ricketts Hein, Jane
Department of Geography, University College Cork
This article explores the use of walking interviews as a research method. In spite of a wave of interest in methods which take interviewing out of the "safe," stationary environment, there has been limited work critically examining the techniques for undertaking such work. Curiously for a method which takes an explicitly spatial approach, few projects have attempted to rigorously connect what participants say with where they say it. The article reviews three case studies where the authors have used different techniques, including GPS, for locating the interview in space. The article concludes by arguing that researchers considering using walking interviews need to think carefully about what kinds of data they wish to generate when deciding which approach to adopt.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2008-10-22 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 4 Issue 2 (2008)
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oai:jrp.icaap.org:article/243
2019-06-14T22:15:35Z
jrp:RES
"111012 2011 eng "
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Reflections on the Use of Autovideography in an Undergraduate Education Context
Butson, Russell
University of Otago http://russell.wiki.otago.ac.nz/Home
Thomson, Carla
University of Otago
In a recent study of undergraduates' use of information and communication technologies to support their academic work, we asked students to make video recordings of their personal study sessions. Our motivation was to capture their study practice as it occurred rather than relying solely on self-reports of their perceived or remembered practice. As we worked with the participant-created videos, we recognised their uniqueness as sources of evidence and their potential to reveal situated and authentic data. In this article, we have identified some of the complex and problematic elements of this method as we trace its evolution in our research practice.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2011-11-17 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 7 Issue 2 (2011)
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oai:jrp.icaap.org:article/288
2019-06-14T22:15:35Z
jrp:RES
"120218 2012 eng "
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A Comparison of Internet-Based Participant Recruitment Methods: Engaging the Hidden Population of Cannabis Users in Research
Temple, Elizabeth Clare
University of Ballarat http://guerin.ballarat.edu.au/ard/bssh/staff/sinfo/temp.html
Brown, Rhonda Frances
The Australian National University http://psychology.anu.edu.au/_people/people_details.asp?recId=593
While a growing number of researchers are embracing Internet-based data collection methods, the adoption of Internet-based recruitment methods has been relatively slow. This may be because little is known regarding the relative strengths and weaknesses of different methods of Internet-based participant recruitment, nor how these different recruitment strategies impact on the data collected. These issues are addressed in this article with reference to a study comparing the effectiveness of three Internet-based strategies in recruiting cannabis users for an online study. Consideration of the recruitment data leads us to recommend that researchers use multipronged Internet-based recruitment campaigns with appropriately detailed recruitment messages tailored to the population of interest and located carefully to ensure they reach the intended audience. Further, we suggest that building rapport directly with potential participants, or utilising derived rapport and implicit endorsements, is an important aspect of successful Internet-based participant recruitment strategies.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2011-11-17 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 7 Issue 2 (2011)
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2019-06-14T22:18:49Z
jrp:RES
"150709 2015 eng "
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Exploring Slider vs. Categorical Response Formats in Web-Based Surveys
Roster, Catherine A.
University of New Mexico
Lucianetti, Lorenzo
University of Chieti & Pescara
Albaum, Gerald
University of New Mexico
Web-based surveys have become a common mode of data collection for researchers in many fields, but there are many methodological questions that need to be answered. This article examines one such question—do the use of sliders to express numerical amounts and the use of the more traditional radio-button scales give the same, or different, measurements? First, we review the central debates surrounding the use of slider scales, including advantages and disadvantages. Second, we report findings from a controlled simple randomized design field experiment using a sample of business managers in Italy to compare the two response formats. Measures of topic sensitivity, topic interest, and likelihood of participation were obtained. No statistically significant differences were found between the response formats. The article concludes with suggestions for researchers who wish to use slider scales as a measurement device.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2015-02-12 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 11 Issue 1 (2015)
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2019-06-14T22:20:10Z
jrp:RES
"180129 2018 eng "
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Ethical Issues in Designing Internet-Based Research: Recommendations for Good Practice
Gupta, Shikha
Queen's University
This article presents an overview of internet-based research, highlighting the absence of a standard terminology to define and classify such research. The label internet-based research or online research can cover a diverse range of research designs and methods, involving different degrees of ethical concern regarding privacy, transparency, confidentiality, and security. Although the basic principles of human research ethics (such as respect, integrity, justice, and beneficence) are still applicable in this context, interpreting and applying these principles correctly and protecting the interests of the research participants effectively are not easy to ensure. While the nature of the internet poses challenges of user authentication and confidentiality, the diversity of national laws and codes of ethics poses additional challenges. The article refers to relevant Canadian laws, with which the author is familiar. Finally, a set of recommendations are offered to mitigate the ethical challenges of internet-based research. These include ethical practices such as ensuring transparency while recruitment, considering participants’ expectations about privacy, ensuring legal compliance, using secure communication protocols, obtaining informed and knowledgeable consent, offering participants the opportunity to withdraw from the research and retract their data, and ensuring that data are not used for subsequent non-research purposes.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2017-10-26 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 13 Issue 2 (2017)
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oai:jrp.icaap.org:article/595
2019-06-14T22:20:37Z
jrp:RES
"180730 2018 eng "
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Gaining a Fuller Picture of Sex Trafficking in Manitoba: A Case Study of Narrative-Based Research Utilizing 'Low Tech' Thematic Analysis
Chrismas, Robert
Winnipeg Police Service
University of Manitoba https://bchrismas.com/
This article explores narrative-based, person-centered research, carried out by the author for his PhD dissertation, titled "Modern Day Slavery and the Sex Industry: Raising the Voices of Survivors and Collaborators While Confronting Sex Trafficking and Exploitation in Manitoba, Canada." The article describes interview dynamics considered and accounted for, including positionality of the researcher and the narrative-based research methodology. The author provides detailed description of the grounded, inductive, "old school," low technology data analysis process used, some of the challenges encountered, and recommendations for similar studies in future. The key challenges arose from the positionality of the researcher and the need to protect the participants from potential repercussions. The recommendations relate to the relevance of narrative-based research, limited transferability of the results of such research, and the value of a more open-ended interviewing style.
AU Press, Athabasca University, CANADA
2018-05-14 00:00:00
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Journal of Research Practice; Volume 14 Issue 1 (2018)
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