Quantitative Methodologies using Multi-Methods : Models for Social Science and Information Technology Research (Hardcover)

1. Foreword: Possible Uses of This Book2. Preamble3. Pre-requisite General Questions4. Components of Multi-Method Methodologies5. Framework for Methodological Modules6. A1: Homogeneous Sample- DEA and DTI7. A2: Homogeneous Sample- DEA and ARM8. B1: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are given)- DTI and ARM9. B2: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are given)- DTI and MR10. B3: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are given)- DTI, DEA and ARM11. B4: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are given)- DTI, DEA and NN12. C1: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are not known)- CA and DTI13. C2: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are not known)- CA and ARM14. C3: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are not known)- CA, DTI and MR15. C4: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are not known)- CA, DTI and ARM16. C5: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are not known)- CA and DEA17. C6: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are not known)- CA, DEA, and ARM18. C7: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings are not known)- CA, DTI, and DEA19. C8: Heterogeneous Sample (groupings not known)- CA, DTI, DEA and NN20. A Hybrid DEA/DM Based DSS for Productivity-Driven Environments21. Determining Sources of Relative Inefficiency in Heterogeneous Samples: Methodology Using Cluster Analysis, DEA and Neural Networks22. Exploring Context Specific Micro-Economic Impacts of ICT Capabilities23. A Methodology for Identifying Sources of Disparities in the Socio-Economic Outcomes of ICT Capabilities in SSAs24. Discovering Common Causal Structures that Describe Context-Diverse Heterogeneous Groups25. An Empirical Investigation of ICT Capabilities and the Cost of Business Start-up Procedures in Sub-Saharan African Economies26. Exploring the Socio-Economic Impacts of ICT-enabled Public Value in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA27. Contributing Factors to Information Technology Investment Utilization in Transition Economies: An Empirical Investigation28. Increasing the Discriminatory Power of DEA in the Presence of the Sample Heterogeneity with Cluster Analysis and Decision Trees 29. An Exploration of the Intrinsic Negative Socio-Economic Implications of ICT Interventions