Designing interviews to generate rich data for information systems research
TL;DR: This paper addresses the potential of interviewing as a means of generating data that provides insight into people's experiential life by highlighting the various epistemological stances that can be taken to interviewing and introducing and illustrating three interviewing methods.
About: This article is published in Information and Organization.The article was published on 2011-01-01. It has received 486 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Computer-assisted web interviewing & Interview.
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TL;DR: This article aims to support students who are undertaking research modules as part of their academic studies, writing a research proposal or novice researchers who are about to use interviews as a means of data collection.
Abstract: AimTo describe three styles of interviews and discuss issues regarding planning and conducting interviews.BackgroundInterviews are probably the approach most used to collect data in studies. They are particularly useful in uncovering the story behind a participant's experiences. Researchers
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TL;DR: This paper develops a detailed method for engineering of gamified software based on the gathered knowledge and design principles and delivers a comprehensive overview of gamification guidelines and shed novel insights into the nature ofgamification development and design discourse.
Abstract: Context Since its inception around 2010, gamification has become one of the top technology and software trends. However, gamification has also been regarded as one of the most challenging areas of software engineering. Beyond traditional software design requirements, designing gamification requires the command of disciplines such as (motivational/behavioral) psychology, game design, and narratology, making the development of gamified software a challenge for traditional software developers. Gamification software inhabits a finely tuned niche of software engineering that seeks for both high functionality and engagement; beyond technical flawlessness, gamification has to motivate and affect users. Consequently, it has also been projected that most gamified software is doomed to fail. Objective This paper seeks to advance the understanding of designing gamification and to provide a comprehensive method for developing gamified software. Method We approach the research problem via a design science research approach; firstly, by synthesizing the current body of literature on gamification design methods and by interviewing 25 gamification experts, producing a comprehensive list of design principles for developing gamified software. Secondly, and more importantly, we develop a detailed method for engineering of gamified software based on the gathered knowledge and design principles. Finally, we conduct an evaluation of the artifacts via interviews of ten gamification experts and implementation of the engineering method in a gamification project. Results As results of the study, we present the method and key design principles for engineering gamified software. Based on the empirical and expert evaluation, the developed method was deemed as comprehensive, implementable, complete, and useful. We deliver a comprehensive overview of gamification guidelines and shed novel insights into the nature of gamification development and design discourse. Conclusion This paper takes first steps towards a comprehensive method for gamified software engineering.
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TL;DR: Core findings are that expected utilitarian, hedonic, and symbolic benefits drive consumers' reactions to ARSGs and that the extent to which ARsGs threaten other people's, but not one's own, privacy can strongly influence users' decision making.
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TL;DR: The use of case studies has gained mainstream acceptance in both entrepreneurship and information systems research to develop conceptual and theoretical models that are novel, yet grounded in the literature as discussed by the authors, but there are relatively few examples that discuss how to apply the case study method.
Abstract: The use of the case study method has gained mainstream acceptance in both entrepreneurship and information systems research to develop conceptual and theoretical models that are novel, yet grounded in the literature. In spite of many texts on the case study method and the growing acceptance and use of thereof, there are relatively few examples that discuss how to apply the case study method. The purpose of this paper is to provide such an example by drawing upon the author’s research for her doctoral dissertation in the discipline of information systems and entrepreneurship research. First, the use of qualitative case studies as research method is motivated, then the importance of the research paradigm is discussed and the interpretivist research paradigm justified followed by a detailed discussion of the research design. The paper concludes with a discussion of lessons learned and recommendations based on the author’s experience with using the case study method. The practical yet theoretically founded approach of this paper may be useful to doctoral students who are considering or using the case study method. Equally, supervisors and others involved in research training may find this paper useful as an illustrative example of the case study method for their students.
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...It is important to keep in mind that interviewing does not, however, automatically guarantee the collection of rich data and production of meaningful insights (Schulze & Avital, 2011)....
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