Development and assessment of an instrument to measure equivocal situation and its causes in IS/IT project evaluation

Authors

Arviansyah ., University of TwenteFollow
Ton Spil, University of TwenteFollow
Jos van Hillegersberg, University of TwenteFollow

Abstract

Project evaluations are vital for organizations to manage and balance the costs and benefits of their IS/IT investment. Despite the importance of project evaluations, equivocal situation may limit the effectiveness of an evaluation and hinder decision-makers in generating purposeful resolutions. There is a dearth of empirical studies with regard to equivocal situation, which this study addresses by developing and measuring a construct of an equivocal situation and its causes. The equivocal situation construct is derived from the notion of equivocality and its causes are extracted from the extant literature. The developed constructs are subjected to empirical validation through Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis by employing the data collected from knowledge professionals in IS/IT project management. The developed instrument provides a firm foundation for future studies of equivocality in IS/IT project evaluation.

Recommended Citation

., Arviansyah; Spil, Ton; and Hillegersberg, Jos van (2015) "Development and assessment of an instrument to measure equivocal situation and its causes in IS/IT project evaluation," International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management: Vol. 3: No. 3, Article 3.
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/ijispm/vol3/iss3/3