The paper motivates, presents, demonstrates in use, and evaluates a methodology for
conducting design science (DS) research in information systems (IS). DS is of importance in
a discipline oriented to the creation of successful artifacts. Several researchers have …

Two paradigms characterize much of the research in the Information Systems discipline:
behavioral science and design science. The behavioral-science paradigm seeks to develop
and verify theories that explain or predict human or organizational behavior. The design …

In this paper, the use of systems development as a methodology in information systems (is)
research is described and defended. A framework to explain the nature of systems
development as a research methodology in is research is proposed. Use of this …

While researchers go to great lengths to justify and prove theoretical links between
constructs, the relationship between measurement items and constructs is often ignored. By
default, the relationship between construct and item is assumed to be reflective, meaning …

The work of the contemporary British sociologist Anthony Giddens, and in particular his
structuration theory, has been widely cited by Information Systems researchers. This paper
presents a critical review of the work of Giddens and its application in the Information  …

Abstract Information systems researchers have a long tradition of drawing on theories from
disciplines such as economics, computer science, psychology, and general management
and using them in their own research. Because of this, the information systems field has …

The information systems (IS) discipline examines socioeconomic systems that are
characterized by the interplay between hardware and software on the one hand, as well as
individuals, groups, and organizations on the other. For example, technology adoption …

Qualitative research is often associated with interpretivism, but alternatives do exist. Besides
critical research and sometimes positivism, qualitative research in information systems can
be performed following a paradigm of pragmatism. This paradigm is associated with action …

This article reports how quantitative and qualitative methods were combined in a
longitudinal multidisciplinary study of interrelationships between perceptions of work and a
computer information system. The article describes the problems and contributions …

This paper reviews the origins, techniques and roles associated with action research into
information systems (IS). Many consider the approach to be the paragon of post-positivist
research methods, yet it has a cloudy history among the social sciences. The paper …