Volume 36, Number 2, June 2012
Editor’s Comments: Does MIS Have Native Theories?
Detmar W. Straub (pp. iii-xii)
Issues and Opinions
Open Knowledge Creation: Bringing Transparency and Inclusiveness to the Peer Review Process
Donald E. Hardaway and Richard W. Scamell (pp. 339-346)
Research Essay
Style Composition in Action Research Publication
Lars Mathiassen, Mike Chiasson, and Matt Germonprez (pp. 347-363)
Research Articles
Can Online Wait Be Managed? The Effect of Filler Interfaces and Presentation Modes on Perceived Waiting Time Online
Younghwa Lee, Andrew N. K. Chen, and Virginia Ilie (pp. 365-394)
On Product Uncertainty in Online Markets: Theory and Evidence
Angelika Dimoka, Yili Hong, and Paul A. Pavlou (pp. 395-426)
The Career Paths Less (or More) Traveled: A Sequence Analysis of IT Career Histories, Mobility Patterns, and Career Success
Damien Joseph, Wai Fong Boh, Soon Ang, and Sandra A. Slaughter (pp. 427-452)
Understanding User Revisions When Using Information System Features: Adaptive System Use and Triggers
Heshan Sun (pp. 453-478)
A Cost-Based Database Request Distribution Technique for Online e-Commerce Applications
Debra Vandermeer, Kaushik Dutta, and Anindya Datta (479-507)
Efficiency or Innovation: How Do Industry Environments Moderate the Effects of Firms’ IT Asset Portfolios?
Ling Xue, Gautam Ray, and Vallabh Sambamurthy (pp. 509-528)
Toward a New Theory of the Contribution of the IT Function in Organizations
Manon G. Guillemette and Guy Paré (pp. 529-551)
The Asymmetric Benefits of Relational Flexibility: Evidence from Software Development Outsourcing
Anandasivam Gopal and Balaji R. Koka (pp. 553-576)
Enacting Clan Control in Complex IT Projects: A Social Capital Perspective
Cecil Eng Huang Chua, Wee-Kiat Lim, Christina Soh, and Siew Kien Sia (pp. 577-600)
IS Employee Attitudes and Perceptions at Varying Levels of Software Process Maturity
Janet K. Ply, Jo Ellen Moore, Clay K. Williams, and Jason Bennett Thatcher (pp. 601-624)
Theory and Review
Absorptive Capacity and Information Systems Research: Review, Synthesis, and Directions for Future Research
Nicholas Roberts, Pamela S. Galluch, Michael Dinger, and Varun Grover (pp. 625-648)
Carrots and Rainbows: Motivation and Social Practice in Open Source Software Development
Georg von Kroh, Stefan Haefliger, Sebastian Spaeth, and Martin W. Wallin (pp. 649-676)