Measuring Time in IS Research

摘要

Most articles (18) measured time in terms of elapsed time (i.e., 1 week, 16 years, etc.) Nine used questionnaire or interview items, usually where time was implicit in measuring some other constructs such as overload, IS usage, or efficiency. Only three studies operationalized the timerelated construct with more than two items, suggesting that the reliability of the measures could be improved. Three others included time as a variable in mathematical models; seven explicitly measured time, i.e., the number of minutes to complete an online task; two applied life cycle stages; and, one developed a temporal index of dispersion in virtual teams.