Design science research in information systems: A critical realist perspective

ACIS 2006 Proceedings - 17th Australasian Conference on Information Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Carlsson, Sven A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Critical realism; Design science; Design science research; Information systems research

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL REALISM; DESIGN SCIENCE; IS DESIGN; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS;

DESIGN; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84869128205     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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