Scientific Research in Information Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Basic Principles of Research

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • Jan Recker

      Pages 3-10

   3. Information Systems Research as a Science

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      Pages 11-21

3. Conducting Research

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23

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   2. The Research Process

      • Jan Recker

      Pages 25-43

   3. Theorising

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      Pages 45-64

   4. Research Methods

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      Pages 65-110

4. Publishing Research

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111

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   2. Writing IS Research Articles

      • Jan Recker

      Pages 113-140

   3. Ethical Considerations in Research

      • Jan Recker

      Pages 141-147

   4. Instead of a Conclusion

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      Pages 149-150

5. Back Matter

   Pages 151-162

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This book is designed to introduce doctoral and other higher-degree research students to the process of scientific research in the fields of Information Systems as well as fields of Information Technology, Business Process Management and other related disciplines within the social sciences. It guides research students in their process of learning the life of a researcher. In doing so, it provides an understanding of the essential elements, concepts and challenges of the journey into research studies. It also provides a gateway for the student to inquire deeper about each element covered​. Comprehensive and broad but also succinct and compact, the book is focusing on the key principles and challenges for a novice doctoral student.

• conducting research
• doctoral research
• doctoral thesis
• scientific ethics
• theorizing

From the reviews:

“It focuses on the entire research process from start to finish and provides a guide not only for the methods, but for the ‘process of learning the life of a researcher.’ This well-written and easy-to-read book consists of eight chapters, divided into three parts. Each chapter ends with a list of references for further reading on each subject, totaling 200 in all. … The book is intended primarily for doctoral students and young scholars in the field of information systems.” (Alexei Botchkarev, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2012)

Aus den Rezensionen:

 

“…Gerade junge Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden werden sehr von diesem Buch profitieren ... allen Doktoranden in der Wirtschaftsinformatik, besonders am Anfang ihres wissenschaftlichen Projektes, sowie ihren Betreuern zur Verwendung in Kursen des Doktorandenstudiums. ” (in: Business & Information Systems Engineering, 16/March/2013)

• , School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

  Jan Recker

Jan Recker is Full Professor and Woolworths Chair of Retail Innovation at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. At 32 years of age, Jan was one of the youngest-ever academics to become tenured full Professor in Australia.

His research interests focus on the use of process design in organizational practice, business transformations and organizational innovation. Jan has co-authored over 100 academic papers on basis of both qualitative and quantitative research on Information Systems in books, journals and conferences. His research has appeared, amongst others, in the MIS Quarterly, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Information Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, Information & Management, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems and others. He is Associate Editor for Communications of the AIS, and a Senior Editor for the Journal of IT Theory and Application. He holds a PhD in Information Systems from Queensland University of Technology and a Master of Science in Information Systems from the University of Muenster, Germany.

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