At the Vanguard of Design Science: DESRIST 2015 Research-in-Progress Proceedings

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At the Vanguard of Design Science: First Impressions and Early Findings from Ongoing Research Research-in-Progress Papers and Poster Presentations from the 10th International Conference, DESRIST 2015

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    Designing and evaluating an interactive assessment instrument to improve the process for mobile service application innovation
    (DESRIST 2015, 2015-05) Carey, Karen; Helfert, Markus; Donnellan, Brian; Gleasure, Rob; Helfert, Markus; Kenneally, Jim; Rothenberger, Marcus; Chiarini Tremblay, Monica; VanderMeer, Debra; Winter, Robert
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    A support system for mentors of novice entrepreneurs
    (DESRIST 2015, 2015-05) Bonazzi, Riccardo; Poli, Michael; Donnellan, Brian; Gleasure, Rob; Helfert, Markus; Kenneally, Jim; Rothenberger, Marcus; Chiarini Tremblay, Monica; VanderMeer, Debra; Winter, Robert; Haute École Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale Valais-Wallis, Switzerland
    In this study we present online software to rapidly assess the impact of mentoring techniques on a novice entrepreneur. We have built a prototype that collects data from team members in less than five minutes and that automatically returns a diagnostic analysis to the mentor. Between 2012 and 2015 we have tested three versions of our prototype with longitudinal analyses of teams attending startup weekend competitions, to confirm that our prototype supports mentors with few and yet relevant information. The results of our studies open several avenues of research regarding rapid diagnostic of project teams, whereas, from a practical point of view, our prototype entirely done with Google Docs can be easily used by anyone interested in entrepreneurship education. Keywords: Entrepreneurship education, effectuation, mentoring, decision support, design science.
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    Ontological representation of design science research publications
    (DESRIST 2015, 2015-05) Reiterer, Emanuel; Venable, John R.; Reiners, Torsten; Donnellan, Brian; Gleasure, Rob; Helfert, Markus; Kenneally, Jim; Rothenberger, Marcus; Chiarini Tremblay, Monica; VanderMeer, Debra; Winter, Robert
    A search result provided by existing digital library and web search systems typically comprises only a prioritised list of possible publications or web pages that meet the search criteria, possibly with excerpts and possibly with search terms highlighted. The research in progress reported in this poster contributes to a larger research effort to provide a readable summary of search results that synthesise relevant publications or web pages to provide results that meet four C’s: comprehensive, concise, coherent, and correct, as a more useful alternative to un-synthesised result lists. The scope of this research is limited to searching for and synthesising Design Science Research (DSR) publications that present the results of DSR, as an example problem domain.
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    Design principles for an enterprise systems chartering method
    (DESRIST 2015, 2015-05) Berner, Martin; Gansen, Jan; Maedche, Alexander; Donnellan, Brian; Gleasure, Rob; Helfert, Markus; Kenneally, Jim; Rothenberger, Marcus; Chiarini Tremblay, Monica; VanderMeer, Debra; Winter, Robert
    Our research follows a design science approach to develop a method that supports the initialization of ES implementation projects – the chartering phase. This project phase is highly relevant for implementation success, but is understudied in IS research. In this paper, we derive design principles for a chartering method based on a systematic review of ES implementation literature and semi-structured expert interviews. Our analysis identifies differences in the importance of certain success factors depending on the system type. The proposed design principles are built on these factors and are linked to chartering key activities. We specifically consider system-type-specific chartering aspects for process-centric Business Intelligence & Analytics (BI&A) systems, which are an emerging class of systems at the intersection of BI&A and business process management. In summary, this paper proposes design principles for a chartering method – considering specifics of process-centric BI&A.
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    Biomimetics in design-oriented information systems research
    (DESRIST 2015, 2015-05) Kaufmann, Michael; Portmann, Edy; Donnellan, Brian; Gleasure, Rob; Helfert, Markus; Kenneally, Jim; Rothenberger, Marcus; Chiarini Tremblay, Monica; VanderMeer, Debra; Winter, Robert
    Modern information systems (ISs) are becoming increasingly complex. Simultaneously, organizational changes are occurring more often and more rapidly. Therefore, emergent behavior and organic adaptivity are key advantages of ISs. In this paper, a design science research (DSR) question for design-oriented information systems research (DISR) is proposed: Can the application of biomimetic principles to IS design result in the creation of value by innovation? Accordingly, the properties of biological IS are analyzed, and these insights are crystallized into a theoretical framework to address the three major aspects of biomimetic ISs: user experience, information processing, and management cybernetics. On this basis, the research question is elaborated together with a starting point for a research methodology in biomimetic information systems.