The information systems field: Making a case for maturity and contribution

Journal of the Association for Information Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 254-272

  Grover, Varun ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contribution; Discipline; Field; Information systems; Introspective study; Knowledge product; Maturity; Progress; Reference disciplines; Sociometrics

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CONTRIBUTION; DISCIPLINE; FIELD; INTROSPECTIVE STUDY; KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS; MATURITY; PROGRESS; REFERENCE DISCIPLINE; SOCIOMETRICS;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 84862275757     PISSN: 15583457     EISSN: 15369323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00291     Document Type: Article

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