An Ontological Analysis of Use Case Modeling Grammar
Use case modeling is a popular technique for representing the functional requirements of an information system. The simple graphical...
Extending Classification Principles from Information Modeling to Other Disciplines
Classifying phenomena is a central aspect of cognition. Similarly, specifying classes of interest is a central aspect of information...
Ontological Clarity, Cognitive Engagement, and Conceptual Model Quality Evaluation: An Experimental Investigation
When analysts build information systems, they document their understanding of users’ work domains via conceptual models. Once a model...
Information Systems as Representations: A Review of the Theory and Evidence
Representation theory proposes that the basic purpose of an information system (IS) is to faithfully represent certain real-world phenomena,...
Representing Crowd Knowledge: Guidelines for Conceptual Modeling of User-generated Content
Organizations’ increasing reliance on externally produced information, such as online user-generated content (UGC) and crowdsourcing, challenges common assumptions about...
Analysis of Competing Data Structures: Does Ontological Clarity Produce Better End User Query Performance...
End users respond to stakeholders' information requests by using query tools to retrieve information from their organizations’ data stores....
Variations in Conceptual Modeling: Classification and Ontological Analysis
Conceptual models are aimed at providing formal representations of a domain. They are mainly used for the purpose of...
How do Individuals Interpret Multiple Conceptual Models? A Theory of Combined Ontological Completeness and...
When analyzing or designing information systems, users often work with multiple conceptual models because each model articulates a different,...
Research in Information Systems Analysis and Design: Introduction to the Special Issue
Information systems analysis and design (ISAD) arguably lies in the core of the Information Systems (IS) discipline. Although ISAD...
More Enduring Questions in Cognitive IS Research
In the April 2012 issue of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Michael Davern, Teresa Shaft, and...
