Current Information Systems research is largely based on theoretical questions developed by IS researchers with little input from IS practitioners. The purpose of this book is to reverse this situation and increase the use of action research in conducting research activities in information technology and systems. The first section focuses on the methodological issues that arise when action research methods are conducted. The second part provides examples of action research in practice. The concluding section summarizes the philosophical foundations of action research and its application as a methodology in Information Systems research and research programs. The book includes contributions from prominent scholars in Europe, Australasia, and the Americas representing different traditions and perspectives in action research.

Klappentext

This book uses action research to conduct research activities in information technology and systems. It covers the methodological issues that arise when action research methods are conducted, provides examples of action research in practice, and summarizes the philosophical foundations of action research and its application as a methodology in Information Systems research and research programs.

Zusammenfassung

Information Systems Action Research is organized into three parts: (1) The first part focuses on the methodological issues that arise when action research methods are conducted. (2) The second part provides examples of action research in practice. (3) The third part will summarize the philosophical foundations of action research and its application as a methodology in Information Systems research and research programs.

The book will include chapters from Europe, Australasia, and the Americas representing different traditions and perspectives in action research. These chapters will come from prominent scholars in the areas, who are widely recognized as authors of seminal ideas in action research.

Inhalt
Methodological Issues.- Action Research.- The Structure of Power in Action Research Projects.- Action is an Artifact.- Action Research and Design in Information Systems.- The Three Threats of Organizational Action Research.- Driven by Two Masters, Serving Both.- IS Action Research in Practice.- Story Telling in Action Research Projects.- Action Research in New Product Development.- Action Research in A Virtual Setting.- Healthcare.- Generating Data for Research on Emerging Technologies.- A Test of the Communication Flow Optimization Model Through an Action Research Study at a Defense Contractor.- Current Debate on IS Action Research.- Educing Theory from Practice.- A Critical Assessment of Information Systems Action Research.- Is Action Research and Its Criteria.- Action Research and Consulting.- A Plea for Action Research in Accounting Information Systems.- Insider as Action Researcher.