Taking Industry Seriously in Information Systems Research

Information management for the internationalization of SMEs: An exploratory study based on a strategic alignment perspective

“…Following Chiasson and Davidson (2005), it would thus be necessary to account for industry effects in future research of international SMEs' information management. With this limitation in mind, it can be concluded that the information processing theory applies again for SMEs, as it does for larger organizaations.…”

Technological Frame Incongruence, Diffusion, and Noncompliance

“…There has been widespread application of technological frames theory to explain individual case-based phenomenon (Davidson and Pai 2004;Iivari and Abrahamsson 2002;Khoo 2001;Lin and Cornford 2000;Lin and Silva 2005;McGovern and Hicks 2004), but there is need for tools to help build a cumulative base of empirical findings or of cross-case comparisons (Chiasson and Davidson 2005). Davidson (2006) suggests that more emphasis on the process of framing, the cultural and institutional foundations of frames, and the characteristics and consequences of frame structure will add to this body of study and assist in cross-case comparisons.…”

The Impact of Business Process Outsourcing on Firm Performance and the Influence of Governance: A Long Term Study in the German Banking Industry

“…Dibbern et al, 2004). In order to control for industry and cultural context, we analyzed BPO arrangements in the banking sector within a single country to address the two research questions (Chiasson and Davidson, 2005). The financial services sector was a logical choice to focus on, as it represents the second largest buyer of outsourcing services (Gartner, 2004).…”