Diversity in collaborative information systems (IS) research methods: Academic breadth or 're-inventing the wheel'?

Association for Information Systems - 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2007: Reaching New Heights

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 3364-3372

  Loebbecke, Claudia ^a   Berthod, Olivier ^a   Huyskens, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action research; Design science; IS research methods; Participatory design

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; DESIGN SCIENCE; IS RESEARCH METHODS; METHODOLOGICAL GUIDELINES; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; TEXT ANALYSIS;

DESIGN; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PUBLISHING;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84870358945     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (74)

1. Anderson, W., Crocca, W. Engineering Practice and Co Development of Product Prototypes, Communications of the ACM, (36:6), 1993, pp. 49-56.
2. Argyris, C., Putnam, R., Smith, D. Action Science: Concepts, Methods and Skills for Research and Intervention, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 1985.
3. Argyris, C., Schoen, D. Organizational Learning: A Theory of Action Perspective, Addison-Wesley, Reading, VA, 1978.
4. Arnott, D. Cognitive Biases and Decision Support Systems Development: A Design Science Approach, Information Systems Journal (16:1), 2006, pp. 55-78.
5. Asaro, P. Transforming Society by Transforming Technology: the Science and Politics of Participatory Design, Accounting Management and Information Technologies (10:4), 2000, pp. 257-290.
6. Avison, D., Lau, F., Myers, M., Nielsen, P. Action Research, Communications of the ACM (42:1), 1999, pp. 94-97.
7. Baskerville, R., Myers, M. Special Issue on Action Research in Information Systems: Making IS Research Relevant to Practice-Foreword, MIS Quarterly (28:3), 2004, pp. 329-335.
8. Baskerville, R., Wood-Harper, T. A Critical Perspective on Action Research as a Method for Information Systems Research, Journal of Information Technology (11:3), 1996, pp. 235-246.
9. Baskerville, R., Wood-Harper, T. Diversity in Action Research, European Journal of Information Systems (7:2), 1998, pp. 90-107.
10. Benbasat, I., Zmud, R. Empirical Research in Information System: The Practice of Relevance, MIS Quarterly (23:1), 1999, pp. 3-16.
11. Blomberg J., Giacomi J., Mosher, A., Swenton-Wall, P. Ethnographic Field Methods and their Relation to Design, in: Participatory Design: Principles and Practices, Schuler, D., Namioka, A. (eds.), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, MI, 1993, pp. 123-155.
12. Boedker, S., Groenbaek, K., Kyng, M. Cooperative Design: Techniques and Experiences from the Scandinavian Scene, in: Participatory Design: Principles and Practices, Schuler, D., Namioka, A. (eds.), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, MI, 1993, pp. 157-175.
13. Boedker, S. Creating Conditions for Participation: Conflicts and Resources in Systems Development, Human-Computer Interaction (11:3), 1996, pp. 215-236.
14. Bourdieu, P. Outline of a Theory of Practice. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 1977.
15. Braa, J., Hedberg, C. The Struggle for District-Based Health Information Systems in South Africa, Information Society (18:2), 2002, pp. 113-127.
16. Carmel E., Whitaker, R., George, J. PD and Joint Application Design: A Transatlantic Comparison, Communications of the ACM (36:4), 1993, pp. 40-48.
17. Checkland, P. Systems Thinking, Systems Practice, Wiley, Chichester, NY, 1981.
18. Clement, A., Besselaar, P. A Retrospective Look at PD Projects, Communications of the ACM (36:4), 1993, pp. 29-37.
19. Clement, A. Computing at Work: Empowering Action by 'Low-level Users', Communications of the ACM (37:1), 1994, pp. 52-105.
20. Daft, R., Lewin, A. Can Organization Studies Begin to Break Out of the Normal Science Straitjacket?, Organization Science (1:1), 1990, pp. 1-9.
21. Damodaran, L. User Involvement in the Systems Design Process-A Practical Guide for Users, Behaviour & Information Technology (15:6), 1996, pp. 363-377.
22. Davison, R., Martinsons, M., Kock, N. Principles of Canonical Action Research, Information Systems Journal (14:1), 2004, pp. 65-86.
23. Deetz, S. Describing Differences in Approaches to Organization Science: Rethinking Burrell and Morgan and their Legacy, Organization Science (7:2), 1996, pp. 191-207.
24. Dewey, J. Logic: The Theory of Inquiry, Henry Holt and Co., New York, NY, 1938.
25. Floyd, C., Mehl, W., Reisin, F., Schmidt, G., Wolf, G. Out of Scandinavia: Alternative Approaches to Software Design and System Development, Human-Computer Interaction (4:4), 1989, pp. 253-350.
26. Foster, M. An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Action Research in Work Organizations, Human Relations (25:6), 1972, pp. 529-556.
27. Fruhling, A., De Vreede, G. Field Experiences with eXtreme Programming Developing an Emergency Response System, Journal of Management Information Systems (22:4), 2006, pp. 39-68
28. Gadamer, H. Philosophical Hermeneutics, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1976.
29. Greenbaum, J., Kyng, M. (eds.) Design at Work: Cooperative Design of Computer Systems, Lawrence Erlbaum, Hillsdale, MI, 1991.
30. Gronbak, K., Kyng, M., Mogensen, P. CSCW Challenges Cooperative Design in Engineering Projects, Communications of the ACM (36:4), 1993, pp. 67-77
31. Gummesson, E. Qualitative Methods in Management Research, Sage Publishing, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2000.
32. Haynes, R. Design Knowledge as a Learning Resource, First International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, February 24-25, Claremont, CA., 2006, pp. 329-342
33. Herzberg, F. Work and the Nature of Man, World Publishing Co, Cleveland, OH, 1966.
34. Hevner, A., March, S., Park, J., Ram, S. Design Science in Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly (28:1), 2004, pp. 75-105.
35. Hirschheim, R., Klein, H. Crisis in the IS Field? A Critical Reflection on the State of the Discipline, Journal of the Association for Information Systems (4:5), 2003, pp. 237-293.
36. Hult, M., Lennung, S. Towards a Definition of Action Research: A Note and Bibliography, Journal of Management Studies (17:2), 1980, pp. 241-250.
37. Iivari, J. A Paradigmatic Analysis of Contemporary Schools of IS Development, European Journal of Information Systems (1:4), 1991, pp. 249-272.
38. Jaervinen, P. Action Research as an Approach in Design Science, European Academy of Management Conference, May 4-7, Munich, Germany, 2005.
39. James, W. The Principles of Psychology, Vol. 1. Henry Holt and Co., New York, NY, 1890.
40. Jones, D., Gregor, S. The Formulation of an Information System Design Theory for e-Learning, First International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, February 24-25, Claremont, CA., 2006, pp. 356-373.
41. Keen, P., Scott Morton, M. Decision Support Systems: An Organizational Perspective, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1978.
42. Kensing, F., Simonsen, J., Boedker, K. MUST: A Method for Participatory Design, Human-Computer Interaction (13:2), 1998a, pp. 167-198.
43. Kensing, F., Simonsen, J., Boedker, K. Participatory Design at a Radio Station, Computer Supported Cooperative Work (7:3-4), 1998b, pp. 243-271.
44. Klein, H., Myers, M. A Set of Principles for Conducting and Evaluating Interpretive Field Studies in Information Systems, MIS Quarterly (23:1), 1999, pp. 67-94.
45. Krippendorf, K. Content Analysis: An Introduction to its Methodology, Sage Publications Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 2004.
46. Kuhn, S., Muller, M. Participatory Design (Guest Editors Foreword), Communications of the ACM (36:4), 1993, pp. 24-28.
47. Lee, A. Rigor and Relevance in MIS Research: Beyond the Approach of Positivism Alone, MIS Quarterly (23:1), 1999, pp. 29-34.
48. Lee, A. Action is an Artifact: What Action Research and Design Science Offer to Each Other, in: Kock, N. (ed.) Collaboration in Modern Organizations: Initiating and Managing Distributed Projects, Advances in e-Collaboration Series, Vol. 2, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, forthcoming 2007, pp. 43-60.
49. Lewin, K. Action Research and Minority Problems Journal of Social Issues (2:4), 1946, pp. 34-46.
50. Lewin, K. Frontiers in Group Dynamics II, Human Relations (1:2), 1947, pp. 143-153.
51. Lindgren, R., Henfridsson, O., Schultze, U. Design Principles for Competence Management Systems: A Synthesis of an Action Research Study, MIS Quarterly (28:3), 2004, pp. 435-472.
52. March, S., Smith, G. Design and Natural Science Research on Information Technology, Decision Support Systems (15:4), 1995, pp. 251-266.
53. Markus, L., Davenport, T. Rigor vs. Relevance Revisited: Response to Benbasat and Zmud, MIS Quarterly (23:1), 1999, pp. 19-23.
54. Markus, L., Majchrzak, A., Gasser, L. A Design Theory for Systems That Support Emergent Knowledge Processes, MIS Quarterly (26:3), 2002, pp. 179-212.
55. Maslow, A. Motivations and Personality, Harper and Row, New York, NY, 1954.
56. Mayo, E. The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilization, MacMillan, New York, NY, 1933.
57. McKay, J., Marshall, P. The Dual Imperatives of Action Research, Information Technology & People (14:1), 2001, pp. 46-59.
58. Miller, T., Leroy, G., Huang, J., Chuang, S., Charlop-Christie, M. Using a Digital Library of Images for Communications: Comparison of a Card-Based System to PDA Software, First International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, February 24-25, Claremont, CA., 2006, pp. 454-460.
59. Nunamaker, J., Chen, M., Purdin, T. Systems Development in Information Systems Research, Information Systems Research (7:3), 1991, pp. 89-106.
60. Orlikowski, W., Barley, S. Technology and Institutions: What Can Research on Information Technology and Research on Organizations Learn from Each Other?, MIS Quarterly (25:2), 2001, pp. 145-165.
61. Orlikowski, W., Baroudi, J. Studying Information Technology in Organizations: Research Approaches and Assumptions, Information Systems Research (2:1), 1991, pp. 1-28.
62. Orlikowski, W., Iacono, C. Research Commentary: Desperately Seeking the 'IT' in IT Research-A Call to Theorizing the IT Artifact, Information Systems Research (12:2), 2001, pp. 121-134.
63. Peffers, K., Tuunanen, T., Gengler, C., Rossi, M., Hui, W., Virtanen, V., Bragge, J. The Design Science Research process: A Model for Producing and Presenting Information Systems Research, First International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, February 24-25, Claremont, CA., 2006, pp. 83-106.
64. Peirce, C. The Architectonic Construction of Pragmatism, in: Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce, Vol. V, Burks, A. (ed.), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1905, pp. 3-6.
65. Rapoport, R. Three Dilemmas in Action Research, Human Relations (23:6), 1970, pp. 499-513.
66. Rees J., Dicks, H. The Case of Rudolf Hess: A Problem of Diagnosis and Forensic Psychiatry, W.W. Norton Co., New York, NY, 1948.
67. Salmela, H., Lederer, A., Reponen, T. Information Systems Planning in a Turbulent Environment, European Journal of Information Systems (9:1), 2000, pp. 3-15.
68. Simon, H. The Sciences of the Artificial, 1st ed., MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1969.
69. Spinuzzi, C. The Methodology of Participatory Design, Technical Communication (52:2), 2005a, pp. 163-174.
70. Spinuzzi, C. Lost in the Translation: Shifting Claims in the Migration of a Research Technique, Technical Communication Quarterly (14:4), 2005b, pp. 411-446.
71. Susman, G., Evered, R. An Assessment of the Merits of Action Research, Administrative Science Quarterly (23:4), 1978, pp. 582-603.
72. Van de Ven, A., Johnson, P. Knowledge for Theory and Practice, Academy of Management Review (31:4), 2006, pp. 802-821.
73. Vidgen, R. Stakeholders, Soft Systems and Technology: Separation and Mediation in the Analysis of Information System Requirements, Information Systems Journal (7:1), 1997, pp. 21-46.
74. Walls J., Widmeyer, G., Sawy, O. Building an Information System Design Theory for Vigilant EIS, Information Systems Research (3:1), 1992, pp. 36-59.