A framework for theory development in design science research: Multiple perspectives

Journal of the Association for Information Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 395-423

  Kuechler, William ^a   Vaishnavi, Vijay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design science research; Framework; Mid range theory; Theory development

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; SEMANTICS;

DESIGN FUNCTIONS; DESIGN THEORY; DESIGN-SCIENCE RESEARCHES; FRAMEWORK; GENERAL THEORY; MID-RANGE THEORY; THEORY DEVELOPMENT; TYPE OF THEORIES;

DESIGN;

EID: 84863328368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15369323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00300     Document Type: Article

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