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Foreword; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 Practical Motivation; 1.2 IS Research; 1.3 Developing a Framework for Theorizing; 1.4 Developing and Evaluating a Cloud Service Relationship Theory; 1.5 Expected Contributions of Dissertation; 1.6 Outline of Dissertation; 2 A Research Framework for Theorizing; Abstract; 2.1emspIntroduction; 2.2emspTheoretical Foundation; 2.2.1 Characteristics of Cloud Services; 2.2.2 Heuristics; 2.3emspStructured Literature Review; 2.3.1 Methodology; 2.3.2 Results; 2.3.2.1 Instantiation; 2.3.2.2 Laundry-List.
2.3.2.3 Making an Assumption2.3.2.4 Making an Analogy; 2.3.2.5 Challenge the Obvious; 2.3.3 Discussion; 2.4emspSummary; 3 Developing a Cloud Service Relationship Theory; Abstract; 3.1 Boundary Assumptions; 3.1.1 Practical Relevance; 3.1.2 Theoretical Relevance; 3.2 Propositions; 3.2.1 Principal-Agent Theory; 3.2.2 Bounded Rationality Theory; 3.2.3 Social Influence Theory; 3.3 Hypotheses; 3.3.1 Agency Problems; 3.3.2 Bounded Rationality; 3.3.3 Bilateral Safeguarding Mechanisms; 3.3.4 Social Safeguarding Mechanisms; 3.4 Summary; 4 Evaluating a Cloud Service Relationship Theory; Abstract.
4.1emspIntroduction4.1.1 Study Context; 4.1.2 PLS-SEM versus CB-SEM; 4.1.3 Structure of Chapter; 4.2emspScale Development Study; 4.2.1 Conceptual Definition of Variables; 4.2.2 Qualitatively Assessment of Content Validity; 4.2.3 Formal Specification of Measurement Models; 4.2.4 Data Collection for Pre-test; 4.2.5 Scale Refinement and Purification; 4.2.6 Final Measurement Instrument; 4.3emspData Collection; 4.4emspResults; 4.4.1 Descriptive Statistics of Sample; 4.4.2 Measurement Instrument Validation; 4.4.3 Structural Model Evaluation; 4.4.4 Contingency Factor Evaluation; 4.5emspDiscussion.
4.5.1 Key Findings4.5.2 Theoretical Contributions; 4.5.3 Implications for Practice; 4.5.4 Limitations; 4.6emspSummary; 5 Summary and Outlook; Abstract; 5.1 Developing a Framework for Theorizing About IT Innovations; 5.2 Developing a Cloud Service Relationship Theory; 5.3 Evaluating a Cloud Service Relationship Theory; 5.4 Future Research; Appendix ALiterature Analysis; Appendix BEmpirical Analysis; References.
2.3.2.3 Making an Assumption2.3.2.4 Making an Analogy; 2.3.2.5 Challenge the Obvious; 2.3.3 Discussion; 2.4emspSummary; 3 Developing a Cloud Service Relationship Theory; Abstract; 3.1 Boundary Assumptions; 3.1.1 Practical Relevance; 3.1.2 Theoretical Relevance; 3.2 Propositions; 3.2.1 Principal-Agent Theory; 3.2.2 Bounded Rationality Theory; 3.2.3 Social Influence Theory; 3.3 Hypotheses; 3.3.1 Agency Problems; 3.3.2 Bounded Rationality; 3.3.3 Bilateral Safeguarding Mechanisms; 3.3.4 Social Safeguarding Mechanisms; 3.4 Summary; 4 Evaluating a Cloud Service Relationship Theory; Abstract.
4.1emspIntroduction4.1.1 Study Context; 4.1.2 PLS-SEM versus CB-SEM; 4.1.3 Structure of Chapter; 4.2emspScale Development Study; 4.2.1 Conceptual Definition of Variables; 4.2.2 Qualitatively Assessment of Content Validity; 4.2.3 Formal Specification of Measurement Models; 4.2.4 Data Collection for Pre-test; 4.2.5 Scale Refinement and Purification; 4.2.6 Final Measurement Instrument; 4.3emspData Collection; 4.4emspResults; 4.4.1 Descriptive Statistics of Sample; 4.4.2 Measurement Instrument Validation; 4.4.3 Structural Model Evaluation; 4.4.4 Contingency Factor Evaluation; 4.5emspDiscussion.
4.5.1 Key Findings4.5.2 Theoretical Contributions; 4.5.3 Implications for Practice; 4.5.4 Limitations; 4.6emspSummary; 5 Summary and Outlook; Abstract; 5.1 Developing a Framework for Theorizing About IT Innovations; 5.2 Developing a Cloud Service Relationship Theory; 5.3 Evaluating a Cloud Service Relationship Theory; 5.4 Future Research; Appendix ALiterature Analysis; Appendix BEmpirical Analysis; References.