Focus and diversity in information systems research: Meeting the dual demands of a healthy applied discipline

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 647-667

  Taylor, Hazel ^a   Dillon, Stuart ^b   Van Wingen, Melinda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c Everett Public Library   (United States)

Author keywords

Author co citation analysis; Diversity; Focus; IS discipline; IS research

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FOCUSING; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

BUSINESS OUTCOMES; CO-CITATION ANALYSIS; DIVERSITY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DISCIPLINES; INTERNET APPLICATION; IS DISCIPLINES; IS RESEARCHES; SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79953270392     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25750699     Document Type: Article

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