Competing dichotomies in is research and possible strategies for resolution

Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 1998

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 155-164

  Fitzgerald, Brian ^a   Howcroft, Debra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IS research; IS research agenda; IS research frameworks; IS research issues

Indexed keywords

HARDWARE;

INTERPRETIVIST; IS RESEARCH AGENDA; IS RESEARCHES; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; RESEARCH APPROACH; RESEARCH TRADITIONS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 85016047086     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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