1. Integrating the fragmented pieces of IS Research Paradigms and Frameworks: a Systems Approach / Manuel Mora, Ovsei Gelman, Guisseppi Forgionne, Doncho Petvok, Jeimy Cano -- 2. Could the Work System Method Embrace Systems Concepts More Fully? / Steven Alter -- 3. The Distribution of a Management Control System in an Organization / Alfonso Reyes A. -- 4. Making the Case for Critical Realism: Examining the implementation of Automated Performance Management Systems / Dobson, P., Myles, J., Jackson, P. -- 5. System-of-Systems Cost Estimation: Analysis of Lead System Integrator Engineering Activities / Jo Ann Lane, Barry Boehm-- 6. Mixing Soft Systems Methodology and UML in Business Process Modeling / Kosheek Sewchurran, Doncho Petkov -- 7. Managing E-mail Systems: An Exploration of Electronic Monitoring and Control in Practice / Aidan Duane, Patrick Finnegan -- 8. Information and Knowledge Perspectives in Systems Engineering and Management for Innovation and Productivity through Enterprise Resource Planning / Steven V. Stephenson, Andrew P. Sage -- 9. The Knowledge Sharing Model : Stressing the Importance of Social Ties and Capital / Gunilla Widén-Wulff, Reima Suomi -- 10. A Meta-Analysis Comparing the Sunk Cost Effect For IT and Non-IT Projects / Jijie Wang, Mark Keil -- 11. E-learning Business Risk Management with Real Options / Georgios N. Angelou, Anastasios A. Economides -- 12. Examining Online Purchase Intentions in B2C E-commerce: Testing an Integrated Model / C. Ranganathan, Sanjeev Jha -- 13. Information Technology Industry Dynamics: Impact of Disruptive Innovation Strategy / Nicholas C. Georgantzas , Evangelos Katsamakas -- 14. Modeling Customer-Related IT Diffusion / Shana L. Dardan, Ram L. Kumar, Antonis C. Stylianou -- 15. The Impact of Computer Self-Efficacy and System Complexity on Acceptance of Information Technologies / Bassam Hasan -- 16. Determining User Satisfaction from the Gaps in Skill Expectations Between IS Employees and Their Managers / James Jiang, Gary Klein, Eric T.G. Wang -- 17. The Impact of Missing Skills on Learning and Project Performance / James Jiang, Gary Klein, Phil Beck, Eric T.G. Wang -- 18. Beyond Development: A Research Agenda for Investigating Open Source Software User Communities / Leigh Jin, Daniel Robey, Marie-Claude Boudreau -- 19. Electronic Meeting Topic Effects / Milam Aiken, Linwu Gu, Jianfeng Wang -- 20. Mining Text with the Prototype-matching method / A. Durfee, A. Visa, H. Vanharanta, S. Schneberger, B. Back -- 21. A review of IS research activities and outputs using pro forma abstracts / Francis Kofi Andoh-Baidoo, Elizabeth White Baker, Santa R. Susarapu, George M. Kasper -- Compilation of references -- About the contributors -- Index.