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Qualitative research in IS : issues and trends
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Hershey, PA : Idea Group Pub., 2001
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9781930708068

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This study seeks to help the information systems researcher determine which qualitative methods are most appropriate for addressing their particular research questions. The details of specific research projects provide the backdrop for the discussion of methodological issues.


Author Notes

Richard L. Baskerville is Associate Professor of Information Systems and Chairman of the Department of Computer Information Systems, College of Business Administration, Georgia State University.
Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic is currently Professor and Founding Chair in Information Systems at the College of Law and Business, University of Western Sydney.
Heinz K. Klein is currently working at the MIS Department of Temple University in Philadelphia.
Allen S. Lee is Eminent Scholar and Professor of Information Systems at Virginia Commonwealth University, in the United States.
Enid Mumford is Emeritus Professor of Manchester Business School where she was a Professor of Organizational Behavior.
Michael D. Myers is Professor of Information Systems in the Department of Management Science and Information Systems at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Steve Sawyer is an Associate Professor at The Pennsylvania State University's School of Information Sciences and Technology, where he conducts social informatics research.
Ulrike Schultze is Assistant Professor in Information Technology and Operations Management at Southern Methodist University.
Eileen M. Trauth is Professor of Management Information Systems in the College of Business Administration at Northeastern University in Boston.
Cathy Urquhart is Senior Lecturer and Head of Information Systems at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Eleanor Wynn is a knowledge mapping manager for Intel Corporation.


Table of Contents

Eileen M. TrauthEleanor WynnEnid MumfordUlrike SchultzeCathy UrquhartDubravka Cecez-KecmanovicSteve SawyerRichard BaskervilleHeinz K. Klein and Michael D. MyersAllen S. LeeEileen M. Trauth
Prefacep. i
Trends in the Choice of Qualitative Methods
Chapter 1. The Choice of Qualitative Methods in IS Researchp. 1
Chapter 2. Mobius Transitions in the Dilemma of Legitimacyp. 20
Issues for the is Researcher
Chapter 3. Action Research: Helping Organizations to Changep. 46
Chapter 4. Reflexive Ethnography in Information Systems Researchp. 78
Chapter 5. An Encounter with Grounded Theory: Tackling the Practical and Philosophical Issuesp. 104
Chapter 6. Doing Critical IS Research: The Question of Methodologyp. 141
Chapter 7. Analysis by Long Walk: Some Approaches to the Synthesis of Multiple Sources of Evidencep. 163
Issues for the is Profession
Chapter 8. Conducting Action Research: High Risk and High Reward in Theory and Practicep. 192
Chapter 9. A Classification Scheme for Interpretive Research in Information Systemsp. 218
Chapter 10. Challenges to Qualitative Researchers in Information Systemsp. 240
Chapter 11. Choosing Qualitative Methods in IS Research: Lessons Learnedp. 271
About the Authorsp. 289
Indexp. 295
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