Linking reasoning to theoretical argument in information systems research

19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013 - Hyperconnected World: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 2311-2321

  Ochara, Nixon Muganda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abduction; Deduction; Induction; Information systems theory; Philosophy; Research; Retroduction

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; DEDUCTION; INDUCTION; PHILOSOPHY; RETRODUCTION;

ONTOLOGY; RESEARCH;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84893270471     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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