Qualitative Research in Information Systems

by Michael D Myers

• ISBN13: 9780761966333
• ISBN10: 0761966331
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-05-10
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Ltd. (UK)

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

Overview Of Qualitative Research

An Introduction to Qualitative Research in Information Systems

Choosing Appropriate Information Systems Research Methodologies

Power, Politics and MIS Implementation

Philosophical Perspectives

Studying Information Technology in Organizations

Research Approaches and Assumptions

The Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems

Interpretive Case Studies in IS Research

Nature and Method

The Critical Social Theory Approach to Information Systems

Problems and Challenges

Qualitative Research Methods

A Critical Perspective on Action Research as a Method for Information Systems Research

A Scientific Methodology for MIS Case Studies

Scholarship and Practice

The Contribution of Ethnographic Research Methods to Bridging the Gap

CASE Tools Are Organizational Change

Investigating Incremental and Radical Changes in Systems Development

Modes Of Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data

Information System Use as an Hermeneutic Process

Symbolism and Information Systems Development

Myth, Metaphor and Magic

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