A scientific basis for rigor in information systems research

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-262

  Lee, Allen S ^a   Hubona, Geoffrey S ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Design research; Epistemology; Interpretive research; Methodology; Positivist research; Qualitative research; Quantitative research; Relevance; Research methods; Rigor; Theory building; Theory testing

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE;

ACTION RESEARCH; DESIGN RESEARCH; EPISTEMOLOGY; INTERPRETIVE RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; RELEVANCE; RIGOR; THEORY BUILDING; THEORY TESTING;

COMPUTER CIRCUITS;

EID: 66449132021     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20650291     Document Type: Article

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