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Information Systems Research - Relevant Theory and Informed Practice (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
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Information Systems Research - Relevant Theory and Informed Practice (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 143
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In 1984, Working Group 8.2 of the International Federation for
Information Processing (IFIP) threw down the gauntlet at its
Manchester conference, challenging the traditionalist orthodoxy
with its uncommon research approaches and topics. Manchester 1984,
followed by research methods conferences in Copenhagen (1990) and
Philadelphia (1997), marked the growing legitimacy of the
linguistic and qualitative turns in Information Systems research
and played a key role in making qualitative methods a respected
part of IS research. As evidenced by the papers in this volume,
Working Group 8.2 conferences showcase fresh thinking, provocative
sessions, and intellectual stimulation. The spirited, at times
boisterous, and always enlivening debate has turned WG8.2
conferences into life-changing and discipline-changing
inspirational events.
Information Systems Research: Relevant Theory and Informed Practice
comprises the edited proceedings of the WG8.2 conference, "Relevant
Theory and Informed Practice: Looking Forward from a 20-Year
Perspective on IS Research," which was sponsored by IFIP and held
in Manchester, England, in July 2004. The conference attracted a
record number of high-quality manuscripts, all of which were
subjected to a rigorous reviewing process in which four to eight
track chairs, associate editors, and reviewers thoughtfully
scrutinized papers by the highly regarded as well as the newcomers.
No person or idea was considered sacrosanct and no paper made it
through this process unscathed. All authors were asked to revise
the accepted papers, some more than once; thus, good papers got
better. With only 29 percent of the papers accepted, these
proceedings are significantly moreselective than is typical of many
conference proceedings.
This volume is organized in 7 sections, with 33 full research
papers providing panoramic views and reflections on the Information
Systems (IS) discipline followed by papers featuring critical
interpretive studies, action research, theoretical perspectives on
IS research, and the methods and politics of IS development. Also
included are 6 panel descriptions and a new category of "bright
idea" position papers, 11 in all, wherein main points are
summarized in a pithy and provocative fashion.
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