Group support systems in Hong Kong: an action research project

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Davison ◽  
Doug Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Group Support Systems ◽  
Group Support ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Research Project

The Minnesota GDSS Research Project: Group Support Systems, Group Processes, and Outcomes

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 551-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardine DeSanctis ◽  
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Marshall Poole ◽  
Ilze Zigurs ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Support Systems ◽  
Group Support Systems ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Group Support ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Project Group

Group Support Systems and Action Research

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-59
Author(s):  
Wm. Benjamin Martz Jr. ◽  
Toru Sakaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Group Support Systems ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Group Support ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Research Cycle ◽  
Original Definition

Research in Information Systems, specifically Group Support Systems (GSS), lends itself well to Action Research. From its original definition in 1985, GSSs have included a human component, the facilitator thereby providing an excellent venue for action research. This article proposes that action research acts as a key component in the knowledge accrual process for information systems research. The article demonstrates this proposal by developing a four-phased empirical-action research cycle based on McGrath et al.’s (1982) empirical research cycle, Baskerville’s (1997) action research cycle, and the call to include the practitioner’s view in empirical research as posited by Kerlinger’s (1986) suggested goals for non-experimental studies. Finally, the proposed empirical-action research cycle is applied directly to a GSS field study wherein a group uses a GSS for a real-world problem of business process reengineering. The details of the study are discussed using the four phases in the model.

Group Support Systems Through the Lens of Action Research: Experiences in Organisations

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Davidson ◽  
Sajda Qureshi ◽  
Gert-Jan de Vreede ◽  
Doug Vogel ◽  
Noel Jones
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Group Support Systems ◽  
Group Support ◽  
Research Experiences

Exploring the Fourth Order

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barend KLITSIE ◽  
Rebecca PRICE ◽  
Christine DE LILLE
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Fourth Order ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Building Trust ◽  
Current Business

Companies are organised to fulfil two distinctive functions: efficient and resilient exploitation of current business and parallel exploration of new possibilities. For the latter, companies require strong organisational infrastructure such as team compositions and functional structures to ensure exploration remains effective. This paper explores the potential for designing organisational infrastructure to be part of fourth order subject matter. In particular, it explores how organisational infrastructure could be designed in the context of an exploratory unit, operating in a large heritage airline. This paper leverages insights from a long-term action research project and finds that building trust and shared frames are crucial to designing infrastructure that affords the greater explorative agenda of an organisation.

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