Doing critical information systems research – arguments for a critical research methodology

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 440-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Critical Information ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Information Systems Research

Exemplary Works on Information Systems Research

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Whitman ◽  
Amy B. Woszczynski
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Is Research ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Information Systems Research ◽  
The Subject

With the quantity and quality of available works in information systems (IS) research, it would seem advantageous to possess a concise list of exemplary works on IS research in order to enable instructors of IS research courses to better prepare students to publish in IS venues. To that end, this study seeks to identify and rank a collection of works that is widely viewed as among the best in the field on the subject of research in IS. The study examined more than 460 such candidate works and was subsequently refined to a list of 58 exemplary studies. This list was formatted into an online survey and administered to the IS academic community. The resulting list of ranked articles provides an excellent supplement to a course on IS research, providing examples of quality in research methodology.

scholarly journals Exploring "Events" as an Information Systems Research Methodology

2009 ◽  
pp. 1871-1884
Author(s):  
Anita Greenhill ◽  
Gordon Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Systems Methodology ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Information Systems Research ◽  
The Social

In this article we build upon existing research and commentary from a variety of disciplinary sources, including information systems, organisational and management studies, and the social sciences that focus upon the meaning, significance and impact of “events” in the information technology, organisational and social context. Our aim is to define how the examination of the event is an appropriate, viable and useful information systems methodology. The line of argument we pursue is that by focusing on the “event” the researcher is able to more clearly observe and capture the complexity, multiplicity and mundaneity of everyday lived experience. An inherent danger of existing traditional “event” focused studies and “virtual” ethnographic approaches is the micromanagement of the research process. Using the notion of “event” has the potential to reduce methodological dilemmas such as this without effacing context (Peterson, 1998, p. 19). Similarly, in this article we address the overemphasis upon managerialist, structured and time-fixated praxis that is currently symptomatic of information systems research. All of these concerns are pivotal points of critique found within event-oriented literature regarding organisations (Gergen & Thatchenkery, 2004; Peterson, 1998).

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