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Information Systems and Qualitative Research

Proceedings of the IFIP TC8 WG 8.2 International Conference on Information Systems and Qualitative Research, 31st May–3rd June 1997, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Allen S. Lee

    1. McGill University, Montréal, Canada

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  2. Jonathan Liebenau

    1. London Schools of Economics, London, UK

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  3. Janice I. DeGross

    1. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

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Part of the book series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT)

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Table of contents (28 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Information Systems and Qualitative Research

    1. Information Systems and Qualitative Research

      • A. S. Lee, J. Liebenau
      Pages 1-8

  3. Overviewing and Assessing Qualitative IS Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. The Qualitative Difference in Information Systems Research and Practice

      • M. L. Markus
      Pages 11-27

    3. Crisis in the Case Study Crisis: Marginal Diminishing Returns to Scale in the Quantitative-Qualitative Research Debate

      • J. L. King, L. M. Applegate
      Pages 28-30

    4. A Review on the Use of Action Research in Information Systems Studies

      • F. Lau
      Pages 31-68

    5. Panel — The Impact of Action Research on Information Systems

      • R. Baskerville, M. Myers, P. A. Nielsen, T. Wood-Harper
      Pages 69-69

    6. Process Models in Information Systems

      • T. Shaw, S. Jarvenpaa
      Pages 70-100

    7. Systems of Meaning: Ethnography as a Methodology for the Study of Information Technologies

      • P. Prasad
      Pages 101-118

    8. Panel — Assessing Critical Social Theory Research in Information Systems

      • O. Ngwenyama, G. Davis, K. Lyytinen, D. Truex, P. Cule
      Pages 119-120

  5. Illustrating, Experiencing, and Being Critical in Ethnography

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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    2. A Discourse on Ethnography

      • L. Harvey
      Pages 207-224

    3. Achieving the Research Goal with Qualitative Methods: Lessons Learned along the Way

      • E. M. Trauth
      Pages 225-245

    4. Capturing Complex, Distributed Activities: Video-Based Interaction Analysis as a Component of Workplace Ethnography

      • K. Ruhleder, B. Jordan
      Pages 246-275

    5. Critical Ethnography in Information Systems

      • M. D. Myers
      Pages 276-300

  6. Interviewing and the Interviewer

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 301-301
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About this book

This book contains the papers presented and discussed at the conference that was held in May/June 1997, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and that was sponsored by Working Group 8.2 of the International Federation for Information Processing. IFIP established 8.2 as a group concerned with the interaction of information systems and the organization.
Information Systems and Qualitative Research is essential reading for professionals and students working in information systems in a business environment, such as systems analysts, developers and designers, data administrators, and senior executives in all business areas that use information technology, as well as consultants in the fields of information systems, management, and quality management.

Editors and Affiliations

  • McGill University, Montréal, Canada

    Allen S. Lee

  • London Schools of Economics, London, UK

    Jonathan Liebenau

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Janice I. DeGross

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Information Systems and Qualitative Research

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the IFIP TC8 WG 8.2 International Conference on Information Systems and Qualitative Research, 31st May–3rd June 1997, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

  • Editors: Allen S. Lee, Jonathan Liebenau, Janice I. DeGross

  • Series Title: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35309-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-82360-2Published: 31 May 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-5487-2Published: 09 February 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-35309-8Published: 05 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1868-4238

  • Series E-ISSN: 1868-422X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 571

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Information Storage and Retrieval

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