Research Commentary: Information Systems and Conceptual Modeling - A Research Agenda

By Yair Wand, Ron Weber. Information systems research, 2002

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Defining information systems as work systems: implications for the IS field (2008, neutral): “(e.g., see Wand & Weber (2002)).”
Big Data Research in Information Systems: Toward an Inclusive Research Agenda (2016, background): “There is a long-standing tradition of design science work on modeling formalisms and ontologies (Wand & Weber, 2002).”
How do practitioners use conceptual modeling in practice? (2006, background): “" Unfortunately, anecdotal feedback to us from information systems (IS) practitioners confirmed largely the assertion of Wand and Weber [19].”
Seven process modeling guidelines (7PMG) (2010, background): “The main motivation to engage in conceptual modeling is to reduce the chances on developing faulty requirements in the early phases of system development [1].”
Work System Theory: Overview of Core Concepts, Extensions, and Challenges for the Future (2013, methodology): “The metamodel takes the form of a conceptual model (Wand & Weber, 2002) that contains 31 entity types and numerous relationships (Alter, 2010a, p. 10).”
Business Process Modeling- A Comparative Analysis (2009, background): “…the role conceptual models and conceptual modeling play in the 335 Journal of the Association for Information Systems Vol. 10 Issue 4 pp. 333-363 April 2009 Recker et al./Business Process Modeling process of Information Systems development (Karimi, 1988; Wand and Weber, 2002; Garda et al., 2004).”