Book Chapters
Weber, Ron (2018). Design-science research. Research methods: information, systems and contexts. (pp. 267-288) edited by Kirsty Williamson and Graeme Johanson. Cambridge, MA, United States: Chandos Publishing. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-102220-7.00011-X
Burton-Jones, Andrew and Weber, Ron (2014). Building conceptual modeling on the foundation of ontology. Computing handbook: information systems and information technology. (pp. 15.1-15.24) edited by Heikki Topi and Allen Tucker. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b16768
Weber, Ron (2006). Like ships passing in the night: the debate on the core of the information systems discipline. Information Systems: The State of the Field. (pp. 293-299) edited by John Leslie King and Kalle Lyytinen. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons.
Shanks, Graeme, Nuredini, Jasmina and Weber, Ron (2005). Evaluating conceptual modelling practices: composites, things, properties. Business Systems Analysis with Ontologies. (pp. 28-55) edited by Peter Green and Michael Rosemann. Hershey, PA, United States: Idea Group Publishing. doi: 10.4018/978-1-59140-339-5.ch002
Weber, R. A. (2003). Choosing the problem: Information technology versus information systems phenomena. Exploring Patterns in Information Management: Concepts and Perspectives for Understanding IT-Related Change. (pp. 321-332) edited by B. Sundgren, P. Martensson, M. Mahring and K. Nilsson. Stockholm, Sweden: The Economic Research Institute (EFI).
Weber, R. A. (2003). XML, XBRL, and the future of business and business reporting. Trust and data assurances in capital markets: The role of technology solutions. (pp. 3-6) edited by S. T. Roohani. Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA: Bryant College.
Weber, R. A. (2002). Ontological Issues in Accounting Information Systems. Researching Accounting as an Information Systems Discipline. (pp. 13-33) edited by V. Arnold and S. Sutton. Sarasota, Florida: American Accounting Association.
Weber, Ron (2002). Design Science Research. Research methods for students, academics and professionals : information management and systems. (pp. 245-266) edited by Kirsty Williamson and Amanda Bow. Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia: Charles Sturt University.
Weber, Ron and Colomb, R. M. (1998). Completeness and quality of an ontology in an information system. Formal Ontology in Information Systems : proceedings of the first international conference (FOIS'98), June 6-8, Trento, Italy. (pp. 207-217) edited by Nicola Guarino. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press.
Weber, Ron (1997). Concurrent auditing techniques. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management: Volume I: Accounting. (pp. 81-85) edited by A. Rashad Abdel-Khalik. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishers.
Weber, Ron and Paul Bowen (1997). Auditing information systems. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management: Volume III: Management Information Systems. (pp. 9-14) edited by Gordon B. Davis. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishers.
Wand, Yair and Weber, Ron (1990). Mario Bunge's ontology as a formal foundation for information systems concepts. Studies on Mario Bunge's Treatise. (pp. 123-150) edited by Paul Weingartner and George Dorn. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Rodopi B.V..
Wand, Yair and Weber, Ron (1989). An ontological evaluation of systems analysis and design methods. Information Systems Concepts: An In-depth Analysis: proceedings of the IFIP TC 8/WG 8.1 Working Conference on Information System Concepts: an in-depth analysis Namur, Belgium, 18-20 October, 1989. (pp. 79-107) edited by Eckhardt D. Falkenberg and Paul Lindgren. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.
Journal Articles
Weber, Ron (2024). The other reviewer: RoboReviewer. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 25 (1). doi: 10.17705/1jais.00866
Weber, Ron (2023). Sociomateriality, agential realism, and the metaphysics of accounting information systems: a response to Vosselman and De Loo. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 51 100639, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.accinf.2023.100639
Weber, Ron (2023). Some prognostications: artificial intelligence and accounting. Australian Accounting Review, 33 (2), 110-113. doi: 10.1111/auar.12403
Weber, Ron (2021). Constructs and indicators: an ontological analysis. MIS Quarterly, 45 (4), 1645-1678. doi: 10.25300/misq/2021/15999
Recker, Jan, Indulska, Marta, Green, Peter F., Burton-Jones, Andrew and Weber, Ron (2019). Information systems as representations: a review of the theory and evidence. Journal of the Association of Information Systems, 20 (6), 735-786. doi: 10.17705/1jais.00550
Wand, Yair and Weber, Ron (2018). Limiting the search space during controls evaluation of a modified information system. Journal of Information Systems, 32 (3), 91-111. doi: 10.2308/isys-51908
Burton-Jones, Andrew, Recker, Jan, Indulska, Marta, Green, Peter and Weber, Ron (2017). Assessing representation theory with a framework for pursuing success and failure. MIS Quarterly, 41 (4), 1307-+. doi: 10.25300/MISQ/2017/41.4.13
Wand, Yair and Weber, Ron (2017). Thirty years later: some reflections on ontological analysis in conceptual modeling. Journal of Database Management, 28 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.4018/JDM.2017010101
Clarke, Roger, Burton-Jones, Andrew and Weber, Ron (2016). On the ontological quality and logical quality of conceptual-modeling grammars: the need for a dual perspective. Information Systems Research, 27 (2), 365-382. doi: 10.1287/isre.2016.0631
Weber, Ron (2016). Thirty years of the journal of information systems: reflections of a prodigal son. Journal of Information Systems, 30 (1), 137-146. doi: 10.2308/isys-51342
Shanks, Graeme and Weber, Ron (2012). The hole in the whole: a response to Allen and March. MIS Quarterly, 36 (3), 965-980. doi: 10.2307/41703489
Milton, Simon K, Rajapakse, Jayantha and Weber, Ron (2012). Ontological clarity, cognitive engagement, and conceptual model quality evaluation: An experimental investigation. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 13 (9), 657-693.
Weber, Ron (2012). Evaluating and developing theories in the information systems discipline. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 13 (1), 1-30.
Shanks, Graeme, Moody, Daniel, Nuredini, Jasmina, Tobin, Daniel and Weber, Ron (2010). Representing classes of things and properties in general in conceptual modelling: An empirical evaluation. Journal of Database Management, 21 (2), 1-25. doi: 10.4018/jdm.2010040101
Burton-Jones, Andrew, Wand, Yair and Weber, Ron (2009). Guidelines for empirical evaluations of conceptual modeling grammars. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 10 (6), 495-532.
Shanks, Graeme, Tansley, Elizabeth, Nuredini, Jamina, Tobin, Daniel and Weber, Ron (2008). Representing part-whole relations in conceptual modelling: An empirical evaluation. MIS Quarterly, 32 (3), 553-573. doi: 10.2307/25148856
Gupta, Ashish, Sharda, Ramesh, Ducheneaut, Nicolas, Zhao, J. Leon and Weber, Ron (2006). E-mail management: A techno-managerial research perspective. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 17, 2-39.
Weber, Ron (2006). Reach and grasp in the debate over the IS core: An empty hand?. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 7 (10), 703-713.
Wand, Yair and Weber, Ron (2006). On ontological foundations of conceptual modeling: A response to Wyssusek. Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, 18 (1), 127-137.
Shanks, Graeme, Tansley, Elizabeth and Weber, Ron (2004). Representing composites in conceptual modelling. Communications of the ACM, 47 (7), 77-80. doi: 10.1145/1005817.1005826
Shanks, Graeme, Tansley, Elizabeth and Weber, Ron (2003). Using ontology to validate conceptual models. Communications of The Acm, 46 (10), 85-89. doi: 10.1145/944217.944244
Weber, Ron (2003). Conceptual modelling and ontology: Possibilities and pitfalls. Journal of Database Management, 14 (3), 1-20. doi: 10.4018/jdm.2003070101
Weber, Ron (2003). The problem of the problem. MIS Quarterly, 27 (1), iii-ix.
Weber, Ron (2003). Still desperately seeking the IT artifact. MIS Quarterly, 27 (2), iii-xi.
Weber, R. A. (2003). The reflexive researcher. MIS Quarterly, 27 (4), v-xiv.
Weber, R. A. (2002). The Alliance. MIS Quarterly, 26 (3), v-xi.
Weber, R. A. (2002). Some futures of the marketplace for journals. MIS Quarterly, 26 (4), iii-ix.
Weber, R. A. (2002). Retrospection: The MIS Quarterly's Review Processes: 1995-2001. MIS Quarterly, 26 (2), v-xi.
Weber, R. A. (2002). The parable of the golf balls. MIS Quarterly, 26 (1), iii-viii.
Wand, Yair and Weber, Ronald (2002). Research commentary: Information systems and conceptual modeling - A research agenda. Information Systems Research, 13 (4), 363-376. doi: 10.1287/isre.13.4.363.69
Bodart, Francois, Patel, Arvind, Sim, Marc and Weber, Ron (2001). Should optional properties be used in conceptual modelling? A theory and three empirical tests. Information Systems Research, 12 (4), 384-405. doi: 10.1287/isre.12.4.384.9702
Wand, Y., Storey, V. and Weber, R. A. (2000). An ontological analysis of the relationship construct in conceptual modeling. ACM Transactions on Database Systems, 24 (4), 494-528. doi: 10.1145/331983.331989
Weber, R. A. (1999). The journal review process: A manifesto for change. Communications of AIS, 2 (12), 1-24.
Kent, Pamela and Weber, Ron (1998). Auditor expertise and the estimation of dollar error in accounts. Abacus, 34 (1), 120-139. doi: 10.1111/1467-6281.00025
Tukana, Semi and Weber, Ron (1996). An empirical test of the strategic-grid model of information systems planning. Decision Sciences, 27 (4), 735-765. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1996.tb01833.x
Hann, Jim and Weber, Ron (1996). Information systems planning: A model and empirical tests. Management Science, 42 (7), 1043-1064. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.42.7.1043
Benbasat, Izak and Weber, Ron (1996). Research Commentary: Rethinking diversity in information systems research. Information Systems Research, 7 (4), 389-399. doi: 10.1287/isre.7.4.389
Weber, Ron (1996). Are attributes entities? A study of database designers' memory structures. Information Systems Research, 7 (2), 147-162.
Zhang, Yanchun and Weber, Ron (1996). An analytical evaluation of NIAM'S grammar for conceptual schema diagrams. Information Systems Journal, 6 (2), 147-170. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.1996.tb00010.x
Wand, Yair and Weber, Ron (1995). On the deep structure of information systems. Information Systems Journal, 5 (3), 203-223. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.1995.tb00108.x
Wand, Y. and Weber, R. (1993). On the ontological expressiveness of information systems analysis and design grammars. Information Systems Journal, 3 (4), 217-237. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.1993.tb00127.x
Wand Y. and Weber R. (1990). An Ontological Model of an Information System. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 16 (11), 1282-1292. doi: 10.1109/32.60316
Weber R. (1989). Controls in electronic funds transfer systems: A survey and synthesis. Computers and Security, 8 (2), 123-137. doi: 10.1016/0167-4048(89)90068-0
Weber, Ron (1987). Has EDP audit progressed in the last 15 years?. EDPACS, 15 (2), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/07366988709450434
Ip, Andrew and Weber, Ron (1986). Decision Trees Versus Decision Tables for Audit Test Data Design: An Experimental Study. Accounting & Finance, 26 (1), 25-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.1986.tb00072.x
Vessey Iris and Weber Ron (1986). STRUCTURED TOOLS AND CONDITIONAL LOGIC: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION.. Communications of the ACM, 29 (1), 48-57. doi: 10.1145/5465.5470
Vessey I. and Weber R. (1984). Research on Structured Programming: An Empiricist's Evaluation. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, SE-10 (4), 397-407. doi: 10.1109/TSE.1984.5010252
Vessey I. and Weber R. (1984). Conditional statements and program coding: An experimental evaluation. International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 21 (2), 161-190. doi: 10.1016/S0020-7373(84)80065-6
Dagwell, Ron and Weber, Ron (1983). System Designers' User Models: A Comparitive Study and Methodological Critique. Communications of the ACM, 26 (11), 987-997. doi: 10.1145/182.358465
Milne, Frank and Weber, Ron (1983). The economics of designing generalized software. Communications of the ACM, 26 (8), 582-589. doi: 10.1145/358161.358169
Vessey I. and Weber R. (1983). Some factors affecting program repair maintenance: An empirical study. Communications of the ACM, 26 (2), 128-134. doi: 10.1145/358024.358057
Conference Papers
King, J., Whitley, E., Weber, R., Koch, H., Firth, D. and Looney, C. (2014). The king is dead! Long live the king! Homelessness and survival in the IS field. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2014): Building a Better World through Information Systems , Auckland, New Zealand, 14 - 17 December 2014. Red Hook, NY, United States: Curran Associates.
Clarke, Roger, Burton-Jones, Andrew and Weber, Ron (2013). Improving the semantics of conceptual-modeling grammars: a new perspective on an old problem. ICIS 2013: 34th International Conference on Information Systems, Milan, Italy, 15-18 December, 2013. Atlanta, GA, United States: Association for Information Systems.
Burton-Jones, Andrew, Clarke, Roger, Lazarenko, Kate and Weber, Ron (2012). Is use of optional attributes and associations in conceptual modeling always problematic? Theory and empirical tests. 33rd International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2012), Orlando, FL, United States, 16 - 19 October 2012. Atlanta, GA, United States: Association for Information Systems.
Clarke, Roger, Burton-Jones, Andrew and Weber, Ron (2012). Optionality in conceptual modeling: A complete approach. AIS Special Interest Group on Systems Analysis and Design Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1 - 2 June 2012. Association for Information Systems.
Burton-Jones, Andrew, Lazarenko, Kate and Weber, Ron (2011). Problems with recursive relationships and relationships with attributes in ER models. Tenth Symposium on Research in Systems Analysis and Design (SIGSAND 2011), Bloomington, IN, United States, 3-4 June 2011.
Milton, Simon, Rajapakse, Jayantha and Weber, Ron (2010). Conceptual modeling in practice: An evidence-based process theory. 5th International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAFS), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-19 December 2010. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE.
Anglim, Barbara, Milton, Simon K., Rajapakse, Jayantha and Weber, Ron (2009). Current trends and future directions in the practice of high-level data modeling: an empirical study. ECIS 2009: 17th European Conference on Information Systems, Verona, Italy, 8-10 June, 2009. London, UK: European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS).
Milton, Simon K., Rajapakse, Jayantha and Weber, Ron (2009). Ontological clarity and conceptual model validation: an experimental evaluation. WITS 2009: 19th Workshop on Information Technologies and Evaluation, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 14-15 December, 2009. Phoenix, AZ, USA: Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems.
Rosemann, M., Vessey, I., Weber, R. and Raduescu, C. (2007). Aligning organizational requirements with enterprise systems capabilities: The role of domain-specific knowledge. 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2007), Keystone, Colorado, 8-12 August, 2007. Association for Information Systems Electronic Library (AISeL): Association for Information Systems.
Kuldeep, Kumar, Welke, Richard and Weber, Ron (2007). Restoring the viability of PhD programs in information systems: Getting past denial and targeting non-traditional markets. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2007, Montreal, Canada, 2007.
Burton-Jones, Andrew, Yand, Wand and Weber, Ron (2007). Informational equivalence, computational equivalence, and the evaluation of conceptual modelling. Annual Workshop of the AIS Special Interest Group on Systems Analysis and Design (SIGSAND), Tulsa, OK, United States, 12-13 May 2007. Atlanta, GA, United States: Association for Information Systems.
Rosemann, Michael, Vessey, Iris, Wyssusek, Boris and Weber, Ron (2005). Reconsidering the notion of "requirements engineering" for enterprise systems selection and implementation. 16th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2005), Sydney, Australia, 30 November - 2 December 2005. Sydney, NSW Australia: Australasian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems.
Vessey, Iris, Weber, Ron and Wyssusek, Boris (2004). On the applicability of the Bunge-Wand-Weber ontology to enterprise systems requirements. Australian Conference on Information Systems 2004, Hobart, Tasmania, 1-3 December, 2004. Darlinghurst, N.S.W.: Australasian Conference on Information Systems Executive Committee.
Roseman, Michael, Vessey, Iris and Weber, Ron (2004). Alignment in enterprise systems implementations: The role of ontological distance. Twenty Fifth International Conference on Information Systems ICIS 2004, Washington, DC, 9-12 December 2004. Atlanta, GA , U.S.A.: AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) / Association for Information Systems.
Shanks, Graeme, Nuredini, Jasmina, Tobin, Daniel, Moody, Daniel and Weber, Ron (2003). Representing things and properties in conceptual modelling: an empirical evaluation. ECIS 2003: 11th European Conference on Information Systems, Naples, Italy, 16-18 June, 2003. London, United Kingdom: Information Systems Group.
Shanks, Graeme, Nuredini, Jasmina, Tobin, Daniel, Tansley, Elizabeth and Weber, Ronald (2003). An empirical evaluation of conceptual modelling practices. 14th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2003), Perth, Australia, 26 - 28 November 2003. Joondalup, WA Australia: We-B Centre.
Burton-Jones, Andrew and Weber, Ron (2003). Properties do not have properties: Investigating a questionable conceptual modeling practice. Annual Symposium on Research in Systems Analysis and Design, Miami, FL, United States, 2003.
Green, P. F., Indulska, M. K., Rosemann, M. and Weber, R. A. (2003). Will XML technologies and web services solve the interoperability problem?. International Workshop on Utility, Usability and Complexity of Emergent IS, Namur, Belgium, 8-9 December, 2003. Namur, Belgium: Presses Universitaires de Namur.
Shanks, Graeme, Tansley, Elizabeth, Nuredini, Jasmina, Tobin, Daniel and Weber, Ron (2002). Representing part-whole relationships in conceptual modeling: An empirical evaluation. 23rd International Conference on Information Systems: ICIS 2002, Barcelona, Spain, 15-18 December, 2002. Piscataway, N.J, U.S.A.: IEEE Educational Activities Department.
Chalmers, D., Hannam, R. L., Herbert, D. M., Weber, R. A. and Macdonald, D. (2002). A national educational development project to enhance teaching in large classes. Spheres of Influence: Ventures and Visions in Educational Development, Perth, 3-6 July, 2002. University of Western Australia, Crawley: ICED.
Shanks, Graeme, Nuredini, Jasmina, Torbin, Daniel and Weber, Ron (2002). Representing things and properties in conceptual modelling: understanding the impact of task type. ICIS 2003: 24th International Conference on Information Systems, Seattle, WA, United States, 14-17 December, 2003. Red Hook, NY, United States: Curran Associates.
Burton-Jones, Andrew and Weber, Ron A. (1999). Understanding relationships with attributes in entity-relationship diagrams. 20th Annual International Conference on Information Systems ICIS'99, Charlotte, North Carolina, 12-15 Dec, 1999. Atlanta, GA, USA: Association for Information Systems (ACM Digital Library).
Thesis
Weber, Ron (1972). An examination of file structures for information processing systems. Honours Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/222313