A design science research methodology for information systems research

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 45-77

  Peffers, Ken ^a   Tuunanen, Tuure ^b   Rothenberger, Marcus A ^a   Chatterjee, Samir ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Design science; Design science research; Design theory; Mental model; Methodology; Process model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; DESIGN; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

DESIGN SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; INFORMATION SYSTEM RESEARCH; PROCESS MODEL;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 39749104751     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222240302     Document Type: Article

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