Enacting design science with action research: An illustrative case study in methodology development

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 93-110

  Johnstone, M N ^a   Venable, J R ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; DESIGN SCIENCE; DESIGN-SCIENCE RESEARCHES; EVALUATION OF DESIGNS; IS DESIGN;

DESIGN; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84869755328     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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