Empirical survey research has been extremely popular in the information systemsfield. However, survey researchers encounter a number of methodologicalproblems in conducting their studies. This paper presents a model of the researchprocess and uses it to organize a discussion of the difficulties...

The Internet and the Web Information Systems (WIS) create new channels for communicationsbetween governments, corporations and individuals. Governments collect, generate anddisseminate vast amounts of information. In a market driven and democratic society, thisinformation is vital to enhance the...

Outsourcing of services is usually viewed as a way to increase or decrease capacity at themargin. By outsourcing a firm can vary its ability to provide goods or services such asinformation technology (IT) processing capacity or applications development, withouttaking on the long term commitment...