Research Commentary: Rethinking "Diversity" in Information Systems Research

Information Systems Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 389-399

  Benbasat, Izak ^a   Weber, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diversity; Ethics; History; IS Research; Paradigms; Reference Disciplines

Indexed keywords

HARDWARE; HISTORY;

DIVERSITY; ETHICS; IS RESEARCHES; PARADIGMS; REFERENCE DISCIPLINE;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0347933880     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.7.4.389     Document Type: Review

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