Scientific Research in Information Systems: A Beginner's Guide

✍ Scribed by Jan Recker (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 168
• Series: Progress in IS
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is designed to introduce doctoral and other higher-degree research students to the process of scientific research in the fields of Information Systems as well as fields of Information Technology, Business Process Management and other related disciplines within the social sciences. It guides research students in their process of learning the life of a researcher. In doing so, it provides an understanding of the essential elements, concepts and challenges of the journey into research studies. It also provides a gateway for the student to inquire deeper about each element covered​. Comprehensive and broad but also succinct and compact, the book is focusing on the key principles and challenges for a novice doctoral student.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-10
Information Systems Research as a Science....Pages 11-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
The Research Process....Pages 25-43
Theorising....Pages 45-64
Research Methods....Pages 65-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Writing IS Research Articles....Pages 113-140
Ethical Considerations in Research....Pages 141-147
Instead of a Conclusion....Pages 149-150
Back Matter....Pages 151-162

✦ Subjects

Business Information Systems; Science, general; Information Systems and Communication Service