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Area(s) of Application:
Product Development
Relevant Player(s):
Research Institute, Enduser, Other
Thematic Issue(s):
Methods / Strategies
Methods/Strategies:
Focus Groups / User Groups
Effects of User Participation in Systems Development: A Longitudinal
Field Experiment
Management Information Systems Quarterly, Vol 21; Number 4
Author:
J.E. Hunton, J.D. Beeler
Abstract:
This study examines the efficacy of user participation in developing
an accounting application. The research takes place over a 19-month
time frame, involves 516 clerical-level accounting subjects,
and includes experimental manipulations in a field setting.
The model of user participation and involvement proposed by
Hartwick and Barki (1994) provides the foundation for the research
framework. Study results indicate that users' a priori self-efficacy
beliefs regarding their perceived ability to effectively contribute
to the development process are positively related to desired
participation.
Research findings indicate that user participation can be effective,
particularly when users perceive a noticeable degree of instrumental
control over the decision outcome.
Publisher:
MIS Research Center - School of Management
,
USA
,
1997
Relevant Pages:
359-388
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