An historically grounded critical analysis of research articles in IS

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-417

  De Vaujany, François Xavier ^a   Walsh, Isabelle ^b   Mitev, Nathalie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^b Ecole de Management de Strasbourg   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic writing; Argumentative strategies; history; legitimacy

Indexed keywords

HISTORY; MANAGERS;

ACADEMIC WRITINGS; ARGUMENTATIVE STRATEGIES; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; LEGITIMACY; METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS; SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES; SCIENTIFIC WRITING;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 79959540823     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2011.13     Document Type: Review

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