Qualitative Research in Information Systems : A Reader

by Michael D Myers

• ISBN13: 9780761966326
• ISBN10: 0761966323
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-25
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Summary

Qualitative research has become a legitimate approach within the information systems community, but researchers have traditionally drawn upon material from the social sciences given the absence of a single source relevant to them. Qualitative Research in Information Systems: A Reader represents just such a volume and is both timely and relevant.Information systems and qualitative research articles are now widely used for teaching on many upper level courses in information systems, and there is demand for a definitive collection of these readings as a basic reader and teaching text. This book expertly brings together the seminal works in the field, along with editorial introductions to assist the reader in understanding the essential principles of qualitative research.The book is organised according to the following thematic sections:· Part I: Overview of Qualitative Research· Part II: Philosophical Perspectives· Part III: Qualitative Research Methods· Part IV: Modes of Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative DataQualitative Research in Information Systems: A Reader should become the benchmark reference point for students and researchers in information systems, management science and others involved in information technology needing to learn about qualitative research.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Part I Overview of Qualitative Research
An Introduction to Qualitative Research in Information Systems	3	(10)
Michael D. Myers
David E. Avison
Choosing Appropriate Information Systems Research Methodologies	13	(6)
Robert D. Galliers
Frank F. Land
Power, Politics, and MIS Implementation	19	(32)
M. Lynne Markus
Part II Philosophical Perspectives
Studying Information Technology in Organizations: Research Approaches and Assumptions	51	(28)
Wanda J. Orlikowski
Jack J. Baroudi
The Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems	79	(22)
Izak Benbasat
David K. Goldstein
Melissa Mead
Interpretive Case Studies in IS Research: Nature and Method	101	(14)
Geoff Walsham
The Critical Social Theory Approach to Information Systems: Problems and Challenges	115	(14)
Ojelanki K. Ngwenyama
Part III Qualitative Research Methods
A Critical Perspective on Action Research as a Method for Information Systems Research	129	(18)
Richard L. Baskerville
A. Trevor Wood-Harper
A Scientific Methodology for MIS Case Studies	147	(22)
Allen S. Lee
Scholarship and Practice: the Contribution of Ethnographic Research Methods to Bridging the Gap	169	(12)
Lynda J. Harvey
Michael D. Myers
CASE Tools as Organizational Change: Investigating Incremental and Radical Changes in Systems Development	181	(44)
Wanda J. Orlikowski
Part IV Modes of Analysing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
Information System Use as a Hermeneutic Process	225	(16)
Richard J. Boland, Jr
Symbolism and Information Systems Development: Myth, Metaphor and Magic	241	(34)
Rudy Hirschheim
Mike Newman
Bibliography	275	(24)
Author index	299	(8)
Subject index	307