Theoretical Research

Thomas W. Edgar, David O. Manz, in Research Methods for Cyber Security, 2017

Proofs and Theorems
A theoretical research paper’s results are the proofs and theorems generated. You
should not document every proof; only highlight significant or interesting proofs as
theorems. If it is necessary to build up a theorem then you need to specify any
necessary lemmata. Often the contribution is the development and explanation of the
theory. However, sometimes a theory can be exercised to produce or highlight results
that are worth sharing with the wider audience. Often this is in the form of a model or
simulation; see Chapter 8, Using Simulation for Research, for further details.
In the results section of your paper, explain what you found after you performed your
analysis. Creating tables to show results is an efficient and effective method. You can
also show pictures of interesting results, that is if a data anomaly occurred or to
display the distributions of the data samples. Regardless of whether or not you are
generating datasets, you should make sure and explain the impact, implications, and
reach of the theoretical research. Are there any limitations of scope, impact,
applicability, and so on.
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E. Tsui, in Successes and Failures of Knowledge Management, 2016
Factors for sustaining the use of knowledge management
systems that differ from factors that affect adoption
KM books and research papers cover extensively the topic of knowledge management
systems (KMS) adoption and the factors that influence users to take up and start using
a KM system. While knowing these factors are no doubt very useful for planning and
the deployment of a KM system, it is even more important to know the factors that
lead users to continue their use of the KM system in a sustained way. Our own
research, as well as the knowledge gained from working with these 200 projects, leads
us to believe that the two sets of factors (ie, for preadoption and postadoption) are
different; for example, peer influence, demonstrated usefulness, personal experience,
and personalization are among factors that make users continue their use of KM
systems in a sustained way.