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Paper Number
1904
Paper Type
Short
Description
New constructs are routinely introduced and validated along with their measures to capture emerging IS phenomena. Although statistical validation procedures abound in the literature, there remains confusion on how to best engage with the first few steps of the construct development process. Consequently, authors may have difficulties navigating these crucial steps, and reviewers may be unsure what standards they should enforce. This short paper seeks to clarify the standards that are espoused and enacted by the IS community as part of its construct development activities. We selected 96 construct development focused papers published in IS journals between 2000 and 2020, and we systematically coded how their authors engaged with the conceptualization, item generation, and content validation steps. Our preliminary findings indicate that despite some apparent homogeneity, construct development papers employ widely divergent practices, some of which may not be adequate to address the most pressing methodological challenges of our time.
Recommended Citation
Pillet, Jean-Charles; Vitari, Claudio; London, Jackie; and Matthews, Kevin D., "Early-Stage Construct Development Practices in IS Research: A 2000-2020 Review" (2022). ICIS 2022 Proceedings. 8.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2022/adv_methods/adv_methods/8
Early-Stage Construct Development Practices in IS Research: A 2000-2020 Review
New constructs are routinely introduced and validated along with their measures to capture emerging IS phenomena. Although statistical validation procedures abound in the literature, there remains confusion on how to best engage with the first few steps of the construct development process. Consequently, authors may have difficulties navigating these crucial steps, and reviewers may be unsure what standards they should enforce. This short paper seeks to clarify the standards that are espoused and enacted by the IS community as part of its construct development activities. We selected 96 construct development focused papers published in IS journals between 2000 and 2020, and we systematically coded how their authors engaged with the conceptualization, item generation, and content validation steps. Our preliminary findings indicate that despite some apparent homogeneity, construct development papers employ widely divergent practices, some of which may not be adequate to address the most pressing methodological challenges of our time.
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