Management Information Systems a model of mis, Leading Research, and Research Trends
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Research ApproachOur group approached this research by considering the existing research in the MIS domain and classifying the field into eight sub-fields. We read through the past paper done by the previous classes, discussed the topic among the team, and determined that the most suitable sub-field classifications for this research were as follows:
Under each subfield, we have four sections to define the field: Background, Timeline, Trend, and Key Researchers. The background is a general description of the subfield; the timeline is a graphical representation of the major events for each subfield; the time trend is an attempt to discern the fluctuation of important component of each subfield over time; and the key researchers are the people we feel have been the most influential within each subfield. In the time trend analysis, we defined five most popular keywords in each sub-field, and calculated the number of academic articles that used these keywords during specific periods of time. The result of time trend provided the whole picture of different research issue movement in each sub-field. For key researchers part, we looked at previous years’ work, core exam questions, major publications, citation index listings, and advice from faculty. We listed at most three key publications under each key researcher, and the top citation articles were selected as key publications for each researcher. MIS Domain ModelThe MIS Research Domain Model is an integrated model that shows management information systems as an applied discipline. The discipline is guided by many well-established theories from other disciplines as well as knowledge gained from observing the real-world practices, developing prototypes, and conducting experiments. The other disciplines that have strong influence with the MIS discipline include Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Communications, Psychology, and Management. The main purpose of this model is to visualize the research areas in MIS. We hope that this model can help researchers map their research interests within the field and also help collaborators from other disciplines or industry understand the work being conduct in MIS. The first MIS Research Domain Model was created by the University of Arizona MIS PhD class of 2002 and has been enhanced by the class of 2003 and 2004. We evaluated them and proposed a minor improvement. The model from the class of 2002 has 5 regions. The middle region shows the main research areas in MIS and the Information System Research Approach model by Dr. Jay Nunamaker. The foundation disciplines are shown on the left and right region. The top and bottom part shows the relationship among the MIS research, logic and reasoning, and application domain. The class of 2003 improved the model by wrapping the foundation disciplines around the central region. The main research areas in MIS were categorized in to eight sub-domains; 1- Artificial Intelligence, 2- Collaboration, 3- Data Management, 4- Decision Science (Operations Management), 5- Economics of Informatics, 6- Human-Computer Interaction, 7- Social Informatics, and 8- Systems Analysis and Design. Note that the Information System Research Approach model was removed from the main model. The class of 2004 brought back the Information System Research Approach model as they wanted to emphasize the importance of the MIS research process. Their model also lay out in concentric layers and use an orange-yellow spectrum to depict the technical-behavioral continuum.
2002 Model of MIS 2003 Model of MIS 2004 Model of MIS We propose a minor improvement to the latest model. We understand that the foundation disciplines and the sub-domain can be classified as technical-behavioral. However, we do not want to emphasize on such the differences among them because behavioral researchers and technical researchers often collaborate to make the work more interesting as the analyses are done from different perspective.
We have the foundation disciplines on the bottom-most level to represent that they are the basis of MIS domain. The MIS Domain layer, in one piece consists of the eight research sub domain surrounding a variation of Dr. Nunamaker’s Information System Research Approach model. Dr. Nunamaker’s Information System Research Approach model captures the essence of the research process in typical MIS research work, which is the ‘systems development’ process taking place through the interaction of ‘theory building’, ‘experimentation’, and ‘observation’. We represent this layer in one piece because we would like to emphasize that MIS researchers should consider the MIS research lifecycle depicted in this model in order to keep pace with technological innovation and organizational acceptance and continually advance the MIS discipline. Research Classification ModelIn order to organize the type of research surveyed, we developed a classification model in order to map both specific research works and the researchers themselves into specific categories. We looked over previous years’ models, and we decided to use the three-dimensional model presented by the class entering in 2003: 
This model categorizes research and researchers as a combination of three factors.
In this way, our classification model results in each work and researcher classified into one of eight distinct groups, represented by each quadrant of the model. The following graphics are used to signify the classification, and they are listed throughout this paper.
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