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Spring 2009 Course Syllabus

Ph.D Seminar in information Systems


Course#: MIS 7420-001
School of Management , The University of Texas at Dallas

Course Information

Course Title Ph.D Research Seminar in Information Systems


Time Monday, 9:30-1:15 PM
Location: SOM 2.902
Professors: Varghese Jacob, Eric Zheng

Course Description
This research seminar consists of two parts. The first part will cover empirical research methods
in information systems. Students will learn various methods to deal with common problems in
empirical studies. We’ll address issues such as the missing data problem, heterogeneity,
endogeneity, serial correlation, self-selection bias and causation; explore common empirical
methods including econometrics analysis, SEM, mixture models, latent variable modeling, event
study, data matching and longitudinal data modeling will be explored. Time permits, we’ll also
discuss several new empirical methods such as MCMC simulation, latent growth modeling,
stochastic frontier, structural models and causality inference. Through the readings, you will also
get familiar with classic IS topics (e.g. IT productivity, IT capability, firm performance and RVB
theory) as well as several emerging IS topics (e.g. IT innovation and IT diffusion, social network
analysis, online community, word-of-mouth through online reviews and blogs etc.) We will also
introduce relevant SAS modules for some of the econometrics analyses.

The Second part of the course will cover analytical methods used in information systems.
Students will learn the methodologies and discuss specific papers that have applied these
techniques to specific problems in the IS field.

Course organization
We will discuss two papers each week, a primary one (around 2 hours) and a secondary one
(around 1 hour). Students will be responsible for presenting the papers to the class and leading
the discussion during and following the presentation. The presentation should be detailed in all
aspects of the paper. Roughly two students will be assigned each week, one for each paper.

Students will work in ad-hoc groups (two members) to summarize each topic we discuss in class.
The summary (around two pages) should discuss the problem addressed by the paper, the
empirical or analytical model and data collection or problem framing, and the key results. List at
least one limitation and one extension (that do not appear in the paper). Briefly state how the
extension can be done (e.g. in terms of methodology enhancement, possible new data collection,
changing assumptions etc.)

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Each student will submit a term paper at the end of the semester. The term paper should address
a potential research problem and explore the problem in depth. It is not expected that the term
paper should be of publishable quality immediately, however sufficient effort should be put into
the idea development, literature review, research design and a proposal for empirical validation
(or model formulation for analytical papers), so that the idea can be developed further into a
potentially publishable paper. Students are encouraged to talk to faculty members to get
intermediate feedback throughout the project.

Topics and Readings (Tentative)

January 12, 2009

• Course organization
• Introduction to IS empirical research in IS: history, present and future
• How to conduct a good empirical study?
• Readings
o Information Technologies in Business: A Blueprint for Education and Research. Vasant
Dhar, Arun Sundararajan. Information Systems research. Vol. 18, No. 2, June 2007, pp.
125–141
o Uncovering the intellectual core of the IS discipline. Anna Sidorova et al. MISQ 2008.
o 50th Anniversary Article: The Evolution of Research on Information Systems: A Fiftieth-
Year Survey of the Literature in Management Science. Rajiv D. Banker, Robert
Kauffman, Management Science, Vol. 50, No. 3, March 2004, pp. 281–298.
o Publication Opportunities in Premier Business Outlets: How Level Is the Playing Field?
Joseph S. Valacich, Mark A. Fuller, Christoph Schneider Information Systems research.
Vol. 17, No. 2, June 2006, pp. 107–125

January 19, 2009 (Martin Luther King Day – No Class)

January 26, 2009

• Methodology - Structural equation modeling, Proc SYSLIN in SAS


• Empirical Issues to discuss – reliability, validity (internal, external), construct
validity, discriminate validity, interaction, mediation, moderating effects
• IS Topic – IT Capability
• Primary Readings
o From IT Leveraging Competence to Competitive Advantage in Turbulent
Environments: The Case of New Product Development. Paul Pavlou, Omar A. El
Sawy. Information Systems Research. Vol. 17, No. 3, September 2006, pp. 198–227
(Won the best paper award in IS 2007)

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o Gefen, D., D. W. Straub, and M-C. Boudreau, “Structural Equation Modeling and
Regression: Guidelines for Research Practice,” Communications of the Association
for Information Systems, 4, 7, (2000), 1-70.
• Supplemental Readings
o Segars, A. "Assessing the Unidimensionality of Measurement: A Paradigm and
Illustration within the Context of Information Systems Research," Omega: The
International Journal of Management Science, 25, 1, (1997), 107-121.
o Carte, T., Russell, C. “In Pursuit of Moderation: Nine Common Errors and Their
Solutions,” MIS Quarterly, 27, 3, (2003), 479-501.
o Fornell, C. and Larcker, D., “Evaluation Structural Equation Models with
Unobserved Variables and Measurement Error,” Journal of Marketing Research, 18,
1, (1981), 39-50.

February 2, 2009

• Methodology – Econometrics Modeling, SUR, SAS Proc GLM, GENMOD,


• Empirical Issues to discuss – bias, consistency, heterogeneity, multicollinearity,
heteroscedasiticity, correlated error terms
• IS Topic – IT productivity, Firm performance
• Primary Readings
o Paradox Lost? Firm-Level Evidence on the Returns to Information Systems
Spending. Erik Brynjolfsson; Lorin Hitt, Management Science. Vol. 42, No. 4. (Apr.,
1996), pp. 541-558. (uses Simultaneous equation modeling, over 800 citations)
o The Impact of Information Technology Investments and Diversification Strategies on
Firm Performance. Murali D. R. Chari et al. 2008, Management Science.
• Supplemental Readings
o Identifying Sources of Heterogeneity for Empirically Deriving Strategic Types: A
Constrained Finite-Mixture Structural-Equation Methodology, Wayne S. DeSarbo et
al. Management Science, Vol. 52, No. 6, June 2006, pp. 909–924
o Hutchinson, W., Kamakura, W., Lynch, J. “Unobserved heterogeneity as an
alternative explanation for reversal effects in behavioral research, ” Journal of
Consumer Research, 27, (2000), 323-344.

February 9, 2009

• Methodology – Econometrics analysis, instrument variable modeling, 2SLS, 3SLS


• Empirical Issues to discuss – endogeneity, measurement error
• IS Topic – IT Investment return, RVB, IT spillover
• Primary Readings
o Marketspace or Marketplace? Online Information Search and Channel Outcomes in Auto
Retailing. Kuruzovich J, Viswanathan S, Agarwal R, Gosain S Information Systems
Research, In Press, 2008.
o Industry Level Supplier-Driven IT Spillovers, Zhuo (June) Cheng Barrie R. Nault,
Management Science, Vol. 53, No. 8, August 2007, pp. 1199–1216

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• Supplemental Readings
o Online Infomediaries and Price Discrimination: Evidence from the Auto-Retailing
Sector. Viswanathan S, Gosain S, Kuruzovich J, Agarwal R. Journal of Marketing,
July 2007.
o Information technology governance in IT investment decision processes: the impact of
investment characteristics, external environment, and internal context. Yajiong Xue et
al. MISQ08.
o Investigating the Risk–Return Relationship of Information Technology Investment:
Firm-Level Empirical Analysis. Sanjeev Dewan, Charles Shi, Vijay Gurbaxani,
Management Science, Vol. 53, No. 12, December 2007, pp. 1829–1842

February 16, 2009

• Methodology – Longitudinal Data Analysis, SAS Proc MIXED, NLMIXED, event


study
• Empirical Issues to discuss – fixed vs. random effects, linear vs. nonlinear,
dynamic models
• IS Topic – Social network, IT innovation
• Primary Readings
o Structural Holes, Technological Resources, and Innovation: Longitudinal Study of an
Interfirm R&D Network, Hans Frankort, Management Science, 2007.
o Competition through cooperation: the organization of standard setting in wireless
telecommunication. Aija Elina Leiponen. Forthcoming in management Science, 2009.
o Or Lavie’s Management Science paper on strategic alliance, and social network

• Supplemental Readings (on event study)


o Risk and Return of Information Technology Initiatives: Evidence from Electronic
Commerce Announcements Sanjeev Dewan, Fen rein. ISR, 8 (4), December 2007,
pp. 370–394. (event study).
o ERP Investments and the Market Value of Firms: Toward an understanding of
Influential ERP Project variables, C. Ranganathan, Carol Brown, ISR, 17 (2), 145-
161, 2006. (event study)
o Teece, D.J.; Pisano, G.; and Shuen, A. "Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic
Management," Strategic Management Journal (18:7), 1997, 509-533.

February 23, 2009

• Methodology – Empirical modeling


• Empirical Issues to discuss – self-selection
• IS Topic – Online review, online community, WOM
• Primary Readings
o Self-Selection and Information Role of Online Product Reviews. Xinxin Li. Lorin
Hitt, Forthcoming at ISR.

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The Sound of Silence in Online Feedback: Estimating Trading Risks in the Presence
o
of Reporting Bias. Chrysanthos Dellarocas, Charles Woods, Management Science,
Vol. 54, No. 3, March 2008, pp. 460–476
• Supplemental Readings
o Rogelberg, S. G. and Stanton, J. M., "Understanding and Dealing with Organizational
Survey Nonresponse," Journal of Management Information Systems (10:2), 2007, pp.
195-209.
o Competition Among Virtual Communities and User Valuation: The Case of
Investing-Related Communities. Bin Gu, Prabhudev Konana Balaji Rajagopalan
Hsuan-Wei Michelle Chen. ISR Vol. 18, No. 1, March 2007, pp. 68–85
o Examining the Relationship Between Reviews and Sales: The Role of Reviewer
Identity Disclosure in Electronic Markets. Chris Forman, Anindya Ghose, Batia
Wiesenfeld, ISR, 19 (3), September 2008, pp. 291–313.

March 2, 2008

• Methodology – Hierarchical Models, Multi-level Models, latent Growth Models


• Empirical Issues to discuss – modeling change both in intercept and slope
• IS Topic – Information Sharing
• Primary Readings
o Information sharing from aggregated data, Peter fader, Zhiqiang (Eric) zheng, Balaji
Padmanabhan. Working paper.
o Dynamic IT Capability – evidence form fortune 1000 firms, Eric Zheng, Bin Gu, paul
Pavlou, Working paper.
o Learning from Specialized and Diverse Experience in Software Development: A
Multi-Level Analysis, Boh, W., Slaughter, S., and Espinosa, A., in Management
Science 2007. (multi-level analysis)
• Supplemental Readings
o RFM and CLV: Using Iso-Value Curves for Customer Base Analysis PETER S.
FADER, BRUCE G.S. HARDIE, and KA LOK LEE. Marketing Science, 2006.

March 9, 2008

• Methodology – Causality inference, propensity score approach, Bayesian


network
• Empirical Issues to discuss – observational vs. experimental data analysis, d-
separation, causal Markov assumption
• IS Topic – TAM simulation, potential outcome
• Primary Readings
o Toward a Causal Interpretation from Observational Data: A New Bayesian
Networks Method for Structural Models with Latent Variables. Zhiqiang (Eric)
Zheng and Paul A. Pavlou. ISR forthcoming 2009.
o From Association to Causation via a Potential Outcomes Approach. Sunil Mithas
and M.S. Krishnan, ISR 2009 Forthcoming.
• Supplemental Readings

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o Granger, C., “Statistics and Causal Inferences: Comment,” Journal of the American
Statistical Association, Vol. 81,396, (1986), pp. 967-968
o Holland, P. (1986): "Statistics and Causal Inference", Journal of the American
Statistical Association, 81,pp. 945-960.

Reading List for the Second Half of the course will be provided later
Topics that will be covered are provided

March 16, 2008 (Spring Break – No Class)

March 23, 2008

Modeling Fundamentals

March 30, 2008

Game Theory Applications

April 6, 2008

Game Theory Applications

April 13, 2008

Auctions and Pricing Models in IS

April 20, 2008

Auctions and Pricing Models in IS

April 27, 2008

Student Paper Presentations

May 4, 2008

Student Paper Presentations

Other tentative readings (for interests only) covering event study. MCMC, stochastic
frontier, MSM etc.
The Choice of Sourcing Mechanisms for Business Processes. Hüseyin Tanriverdi, Prabhudev Konana.
ISR. Vol. 18, No. 3, September 2007, pp. 280–299
Governance-Knowledge Fit in Systems Development Projects Amrit Tiwana, ISR forthcoming.

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Bakstrom, L., Huttenlocher, D., Kleiberg, J. 2006. Group formation in large social networks:
membership, growth and evolution. In Proceedings of KDD Conference, 2006.
Archak., N. Ghose, A., Ipeirotis, P. 2007. Show me the money! Deriving pricing power of product
features by mining consumer reviews. In Proceedings of KDD Conference, 2007.
Park, S., Pennock, D. 2007. Applying collaborative filtering techniques to movie search for better ranking
and browsing. In Proceedings of KDD Conference, 2007.
Problems with repeated measure analysis: demonstration with a study of the diversification and
performance relationship. Donald Bergh, The academy of management Journal, 1995.
Environmental Volatility, Development Decisions and Software Volatility, Barry, E., Kemerer, C., and
Slaughter, S., Management Science, 52:3, March 2006, pp. 448-464. Nominated for Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation Annual Industry Studies Best Paper Prize, 2006.
The Process of Innovation Assimilation by Firms in Different Countries: A Technology Diffusion
Perspective on E-Business Kevin Zhu, Kenneth L. Kraemer, Sean Xu Management Science, Vol. 52,
No. 10, October 2006, pp. 1557–1576
Barney, J.B. "Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage," Journal of Management (17:1),
1991, pp. 99-120.
Priem, R.L. and Butler, J.E. "Is the Resource-Based "View" a Useful Perspective for Strategic
Management Research?", Academy of Management Review (26:1), 2001, pp. 22-40.
Cristina O. Siqueira, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Effects of innovation and
organizational capabilities on firm performance: Evidence from UK small and medium enterprises (in
press at the International Journal of Innovation Management, on dynamic capability theory)

These descriptions, topics and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the
Professor.

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