Volume 36, Number 1, March 2012

Editor’s Comments: A Critical Look at the Use of PLS-SEM in MIS Quarterly
Christian M. Ringle, Marko Sarstedt, and Detmar W. Straub (pp. iii-xiv)


Research Essay

The Ends of IS Research: A Pragmatic Framework
Panos Constantinides, Mike W. Chiasson, and Lucas D. Introna (pp. 1-19)


Research Articles

Shackled to the Status Quo: The Inhibiting Effects of Incumbent System Habit, Switching Costs, and Inertia on New System Acceptance
Greta L. Polites and Elena Karahanna (pp. 21-42)

Are Markets for Vulnerabilities Effective?
Sam Ransbotham, Sabyasachi Mitra, and Jon Ramsey (43-64)

Recommendation Networks and the Long Tail of Electronic Commerce
Gal Oestreicher-Singer and Arun Sundararajan (65-83)

The Impact of Analyst-Introduced Misinformation on the Requirements Elicitation Process
Radha Appan and Glenn J. Browne (pp. 85-106)

Human Capital Development for Programmers Using Open Source Software
Amit Mehra and Vijay Mookerjee (107-122)


Research Notes

Revisiting Bias Due to Construct Misspecification: Different Results from Considering Coefficients in Standardized Form
Miguel I. Aguirre-Urreta and George M. Marakas (pp. 123-138)

The Negative Consequences of Measurement Model Misspecification: A Response to Aguirre-Urreta and Marakas (no abstract)
Cheryl Burke Jarvis, Scott B. MacKenzie, and Philip M. Podsakoff (pp. 139-146)

The Critical Importance of Construct Measurement Specification: A Response to Aguirre-Urreta and Marakas
Stacie Petter, Arun Rai, and Detmar Straub (pp. 147-155)

Consumer Acceptance and Use of Information Technology: Extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology
Viswanath Venkatesh, James Y. L. Thong, and Xin Xu (pp. 157-178)

The Consequences of Information Technology Control Weaknesses on Management Information Systems: The Case of Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Control Reports
Chan Li, Gary Peters, Vernon J. Richardson, and Marcia Weidenmier Watson (pp. 179-203)

Information Technology and Firm Profitability: Mechanisms and Empirical Evidence
Sunil Mithas, Ali Tafti, Indranil Bardhan, and Jie Mein Goh (205-224)


Special Issue: Cocreating IT Value: New Capabilities and Metrics for Multifirm Environments

Cocreating IT Value: New Capabilities and Metrics for Multifirm Environments
Varun Grover and Rajiv Kohli (pp. 225-232)

Interfirm IT Capability Profiles and Communications for Cocreating Relational Value: Evidence from the Logistics Industry
Arun Rai, Paul A. Pavlou, Ghiyoung Im, and Steve Du (pp. 233-262)

Cocreation of Value in a Platform Ecosystem: The Case of Enterprise Software
Marco Ceccagnoli, Chris Forman, Peng Huang, and D. J. Wu (pp. 263-290)

Value Cocreation and Wealth Spillover in Open Innovation Alliances
Kunsoo Han, Wonseok Oh, Kun Shin Im, Ray M. Chang, Hyelim Oh, and Alain Pinsonneault (pp. 291-315)

Exploring Value Cocreation in Relationships Between an ERP Vendor and its Partners: A Revelatory Case Study
Suprateek Sarker, Saonee Sarker, Arvin Sahaym, and Niels Bjørn-Andersen (pp. 317-338)