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The Balance between Teaching and Research: The Development of a Survey Instrument to Assess Factors that Affect MIS Research Richard V. McCarthy Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut, USA George Claffey Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut, USA Bruce A. White Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut 06518 USA

Abstract: Management information systems are a comprehensive discipline. Over the years there have been many areas of research covering topics such as IT research, strategy, technology, and implementation in a variety of environments. Numerous studies have examined factors related to various areas of research as well as rankings of various kinds. Prolific authors were surveyed using a qualitative questionnaire for the purpose of obtaining data on the factors that motivate their research. This study reports upon the completion of a pilot study in the development of a quantitative research instrument to evaluate the factors that affect MIS research.

Keywords: MIS research, academic writing

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Recommended Citation: McCarthy, Claffey, and White (2004). The Balance between Teaching and Research: The Development of a Survey Instrument to Assess Factors that Affect MIS Research. Information Systems Education Journal, 2 (4). http://isedj.org/2/4/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2003: §4132. ISSN: 1542-7382.)