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"Cargo Cult" science in traditional organization and information systems survey research

L. Benjamin, D'arcyJohn, HammerBryan, D. MoodyGregory

2016.10.1JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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Traditional organization and IS researchers have resisted online data panels, sparking a debate about 'cargo cult' science, which may hinder IS research progress.

Abstract

Traditional organization and information systems (IS) researchers have stridently resisted data collections using online data panels, such as Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk). Although many of thei...

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BENJAMIN, L., et al. "Cargo cult" science in traditional organization and information systems survey research. JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 2016.