This paper investigates the concept of data collection in information systems qualitative
research. In this text, I replace the term “data collection” with “data generation” to emphasize …

The starting point of a researcher's methodological choice within information systems is not
so much a problem of how many methods we employ or if those are of a quantitative or a …

This paper is an initial review of literature, investigating qualitative research, to show its
relevance in information system disciplines. Qualitative research involves the use of …

The limitations of exclusive use of quantitative methods for social science research in the
information systems field have led to increasing interest in qualitative alternatives. However …

Since the Manchester conference on research methods in Information Systems (IS) more
than ten years ago, qualitative IS researchers have made great strides toward acceptance …

In recent years qualitative methodologies have been attracting significant and growing
interest as research tools. This text serves an integrated manual on how to conduct …

Abstract Research Methods: Information, Systems and Contexts is a wide-ranging guide to
theory and practice, aimed at researchers who need to pursue their own investigations …

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 …

The organizational and social issues associated with the development, implementation and
use of computer‐based information systems have increasingly attracted the attention of …

Information systems (IS) researchers have argued the need for using qualitative
approaches, such as action research, ethnomethodology, phenomenology, and futures …