Information systems research methods, epistemology, and applications

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Cater-Steel, Aileen, 1954-, Al-Hakim, Latif, 1946-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
• Subjects: Management information systems.; Electronic information resource searching.; Research > Methodology.; Computer industry information systems; Educational information systems; Empirical research in information systems; Epistemology; Financial organizations information systems; Government and defence information systems; Health care industry information systems; Information systems research methods; Manufacturing industries information systems; Supply chain and logistics information systems; Tourism industry information systems; Wholesale and retail sectors information systems
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"The book deals with the concepts and applications of information systems research, both theoretical concepts of information systems research and applications"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Conducting research in information systems : an epistemological journey / Panagiotis Kanellis, Thanos Papadopoulos
• Understanding ontology and epistemology in information systems research / Francis Chia Cua, Tony C. Garrett
• A grounded theory study of enterprise systems implementation : lessons learned from the Irish Health Services / John Loonam, Joe McDonagh
• A critical theory approach to information technology transfer to the developing world and a critique of maintained assumptions in the literature / Khalid Al-Mabrouk, Kieran James
• The challenge of transdisciplinarity in information systems research : towards an integrative platform / João Porto de Albuquerque ... [et al.]
• A guide to non-disclosure agreements for researchers using public and private sector sources / Paul D. Witman, Kapp L. Johnson
• Applied multi-case research in a mixed-method research project : customer configuration updating improvement / Slinger Jansen, Sjaak Brinkkemper
• Historical research in information system field : from data collection to theory creation / Erja Mustonen-Ollila, Jukka Heikkonen
• A multi-methodological approach to study systems development in a software organization / Paivi Ovaska
• Usability evaluation meets design : the case of bisco Office / Judith Symonds, Andrew Connor
• An analysis-form of soft systems methodology for information systems maintenance / Ivan Ka-Wa Lai, Joseph M. Mula
• Design science : a case study in information systems re-engineering / Raul Valverde, Mark Toleman, Aileen Cater-Steel
• Analyzing the use of information systems in logistics industry / Shaligram Pokharel, Carman Ka Man Lee
• Empirical investigation of critical success factors for implementing business intelligence systems in multiple engineering asset management organisations / William Yeoh, Jing Gao, Andy Koronios
• Electronic data interchange (EDI) adoption : a study of SMEs in Singapore / Ping Li, Joseph M. Mula
• Towards Google Earth : a history of Earth geography / Hatem F. Halaoui
• Empirical studies for Web effort estimation / Sergio Di Martino, Filomena Ferrucci, Carmine Gravino
• Mobile marketing / Kazuhiro Takeyasu
• The retaliatory feedback problem : evidence from eBay and a proposed solution / Ross A. Malaga.