The why, what, and how of theories in IS research

International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2013): Reshaping Society Through Information Systems Design

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 4242-4266

  Mueller, Benjamin ^a   Urbach, Nils ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Information systems research; IS theory; Philosophy; Theory building

Indexed keywords

HIGH QUALITY; IS DISCIPLINES; IS RESEARCHES; IS THEORY; PHILOSOPHY; REFERENCE DISCIPLINE; THEORY BUILDING;

RESEARCH;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84897804125     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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