Survey research is believed to be well understood and applied by management information systems (MIS) scholars. It has been applied for several years and it has precise procedures which, when followed closely, yield valid and easily interpretable data. Our assessment of the use of survey research in the MIS field between 1980 and 1990 indicates that this perception is at odds with reality. Our analysis indicates that survey methodology is often misapplied and is plagued by five important weaknesses: (1) single-method designs where multiple methods are needed, (2) unsystematic and often inadequate sampling procedures, (3) low response rates, (4) weak linkages between units of analysis and respondents, and (5) overreliance on cross-sectional surveys where longitudinal surveys are really needed. Our assessment also shows that the quality of survey research varies considerably among studies of different purposes: explanatory studies are of good quality overall, exploratory and descriptive studies are of moderate to poor quality. This article presents a general framework for classifying and examining survey research and uses this framework to analyze the usage of survey research conducted in the past decade in the MIS field. In an effort to improve the quality of survey research, this article makes specific recommenoations that directly address the major problems highlighted in the review.

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Survey research methodology in management information systems: an assessment

SURVEY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS: AN ASSESSMENT Alain Pinsonneault Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales 5255 Decelles Avenue Montreal, Quebec Canada H3T 1V6 and Kenneth L. Kraemer Graduate School of Management University of California Irvine, California U.S.A. 92717 Working Paper #URB-022 The authors would like to thank the participants of the 1991 Queen's-HEC workshop and two anonymous reviewers and the Editor in chief of JMIS for their helpful comments on an earlier version of this paper. This study was supported financially by Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montreal and the University of California at Irvine.

Survey Research Methodology in Management Information Systems: An Assessment

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