scholarly journals Pragmatizing the Normative Artifact: Design Science Research in Scandinavia and Beyond

2018 ◽  
pp. 68-77
Author(s):  
Pär J. Ågerfalk ◽  
Mikael Wiberg
Keyword(s):  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Artifact Design

scholarly journals A Conceptual Culture Model for Design Science Research

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 01
Author(s):  
Thomas Richter
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Culture Dimensions ◽  
Culture Model ◽  
Culture Models ◽  
Artifact Design

<p>The aim of design science research (DSR) in information systems is the user-centred creation of IT-artifacts with regard to specific social environments. For culture research in the field, which is necessary for a proper localization of IT-artifacts, models and research approaches from social sciences usually are adopted. Descriptive dimension-based culture models most commonly are applied for this purpose, which assume culture being a national phenomenon and tend to reduce it to basic values. Such models are useful for investigations in behavioural culture research because it aims to isolate, describe and explain culture-specific attitudes and characteristics within a selected society. In contrast, with the necessity to deduce concrete decisions for artifact-design, research results from DSR need to go beyond this aim. As hypothesis, this contribution generally questions the applicability of such generic culture dimensions’ models for DSR and focuses on their theoretical foundation, which goes back to Hofstede’s conceptual Onion Model of Culture. The herein applied literature-based analysis confirms the hypothesis. Consequently, an alternative conceptual culture model is being introduced and discussed as theoretical foundation for culture research in DSR.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals A design science research approach to website benchmarking

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 1054-1075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonie Cassidy ◽  
John Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Component Approach ◽  
Cut Set ◽  
Design Science Research Methodology ◽  
Artifact Design

Purpose – Literature-identified website benchmarking (WB) approaches are generally time consuming, survey based, with little agreement on what and how to measure website components. The purpose of this paper is to establish a theoretical approach to WB. A comprehensive design science research methodology (DSRM) artifact facilitates the evaluation of the website against the universal set of benchmark components. This knowledge allows managers to gauge/reposition their websites. Design/methodology/approach – DSRM establishes a website analysis method (WAM) artifact. Across six activities (problem identification, solution objective, artifact design/development, artifact demonstration, artifact evaluation, results communication), the WAM artifact solves the DSRM-identified WB problem. Findings – The WAM artifact uses 230 differentiated components, allowing managers to understand in-depth and at-level WB. Typological website components deliver interpretable WB scores. Website comparisons are made at domain (aesthetic, marketing, technical) and/or functional levels. Research limitations/implications – New/emergent components (and occasionally new functions) are included (and redundant components removed) as upgrades to the DSRM WAM artifact’s three domains and 28 functions. Such modifications help keep latest benchmarking comparisons (and/or website upgrades) optimized. Practical implications – This DSRM study employs a dichotomous present/absent component approach, allowing the WAM artifact’s measures to be software programmed, and merged at three different levels, delivering a useful WB tool for corporates. Originality/value – DSRM identifies the benchmarking problem. Rough-cut set-theory and mutual-exclusivity of components allow the causal-summing of typological website components into an objective WAM artifact WB solution. This new, comprehensive, objective-measurement approach to WB thus offers comparative, competitive, and website behavioral implications for corporates.

scholarly journals Identificando propriedades essenciais de registros eletrônicos de saúde

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Tuler de Albergaria ◽  
Marcello Peixoto Bax ◽  
Raquel Oliveira Prates ◽  
Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis
Keyword(s):  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Iso 13606

Introdução: Inserido no desafio de possibilitar a interação de profissionais da saúde com prontuários eletrônicos baseados na Norma ISO 13606 permitindo a personalização de interface ao mesmo tempo que se preserva a estrutura e padronização dos Sistemas de Registros Eletrônicos de Saúde (S-RES), o presente recorte objetiva caracterizar propriedades essenciais de S-RES - flexibilidade, padronização e estrutura e facilidade de interação - analisando-se três destes sistemas. Método: Utilizou-se o método de Design Science Research que busca gerar conhecimento teórico a partir da resolução de um problema prático (identificado no contexto da investigação mais ampla). Mais especificamente, no objetivo explicitado neste recorte, efetivou-se uma revisão de literatura sobre os requisitos existentes e dificuldades dos usuários dos sistemas S-RES, seguida de um levantamento e caracterização das propriedades essenciais dos S-RES e do estabelecimento de critérios de análise. O método de inspeção completa a proposta metodológica, visto que as questões (que indicam os critérios) foram apresentadas a dois especialistas para a análise dos Sistemas. Resultados: No recorte proposto, as propriedades levantadas como essenciais dos sistemas foram caracterizadas e analisadas em três S-RES. Confirmou-se a importância das propriedades essenciais destes tipos de sistemas, ainda que verifique a dificuldade de serem atendidas em um mesmo sistema. Conclusão: Os desafios postos aos S-RES não são pontuais ou mesmo de um contexto de uso. Como trabalho futuro propõe-se a criação de um modelo de interface extensível de interface para sistemas de Registro Eletrônico de Saúde baseados na ISO 13606.

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