Qualitative comparative analysis in the information systems discipline: a literature review and methodological recommendations
Purpose Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a promising, powerful method that is
increasingly used for IS research. However, the Information Systems (IS) discipline still lacks …
increasingly used for IS research. However, the Information Systems (IS) discipline still lacks …
Learning from first-generation qualitative approaches in the IS discipline: An evolutionary view and some implications for authors and evaluators (PART 1/2)
Qualitative research in the information systems (IS) discipline has come a long way, from
being dismissed as “exploratory research” or “preresearch,” not worthy of being featured in …
being dismissed as “exploratory research” or “preresearch,” not worthy of being featured in …
Learning from first-generation qualitative approaches in the IS discipline: An evolutionary view and some implications for authors and evaluators (Part 2/2)
Qualitative research in the information systems (IS) discipline has come a long way, from
being dismissed as “exploratory research” or “preresearch,” not worthy of being featured in …
being dismissed as “exploratory research” or “preresearch,” not worthy of being featured in …
Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) in information systems research: status quo, guidelines, and future directions
Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) allows researchers to study how configurations of
conditions lead to outcomes and, thereby, richly explain the dynamics of complex digital …
conditions lead to outcomes and, thereby, richly explain the dynamics of complex digital …
Challenges to qualitative researchers in information systems
AS Lee - Qualitative research in IS: Issues and trends, 2001 - igi-global.com
A conventional “trends” chapter on qualitative research in information systems (IS) would
review the state of the art (the methods and findings) of such research, laud its …
review the state of the art (the methods and findings) of such research, laud its …
Qualitative methods research in information systems: motivations, themes, and contributions
K Conboy, G Fitzgerald… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In the course of conducting studies in information systems (IS), researchers must oftentimes
investigate, design, and develop sound methods or approaches to best conduct their …
investigate, design, and develop sound methods or approaches to best conduct their …
QCA and the harnessing of unstructured qualitative data
R Nishant, MN Ravishankar - Information Systems Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper proposes qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) as a novel method to harness
unstructured data sets such as publicly available reports and news articles. It shows how …
unstructured data sets such as publicly available reports and news articles. It shows how …
Guest editorial: Qualitative studies in information systems: A critical review and some guiding principles
Up until the mid-1990s, for a significant proportion of mainstream IS scholars, particularly
those in North America and Asia, research meant quantitative research, and studies not …
those in North America and Asia, research meant quantitative research, and studies not …
The property of being causal–The conduct of qualitative comparative analysis in information systems research
Grounded in configuration and complexity theory, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA)
combines the advantages of case-based and variable-oriented methods for rendering …
combines the advantages of case-based and variable-oriented methods for rendering …
On the use of qualitative comparative analysis in management
Researchers now use qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) beyond its original purposes
in political and sociological sciences and apply this method of analysis in the field of …
in political and sociological sciences and apply this method of analysis in the field of …