On the role of conceptual models in information systems research-from engineering to research

Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1434-1445

  Rosenkranz, Christoph ^a   Holten, Roland ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conceptual Models; Language Critique; Research Methodology; Theory

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; LANGUAGE CRITIQUE; RESEARCH APPROACH; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; THEORY;

MODELS; RESEARCH;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84869440943     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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