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On the rhetoric and relevance of IS research paradigms: a conceptual framework and some propositions
Deepak KhazanchiBjørn Erik Munkvoldsubject
Conceptual frameworkManagement scienceConstructivism (philosophy of education)media_common.quotation_subjectPerspective (graphical)RhetoricInformation systemRelevance (information retrieval)SociologyResearch processPositivismEpistemologymedia_commondescription
This paper discusses the relevance of IS research with respect to the rhetoric associated with three IS research paradigms in use - positivism, constructivism/interpretivism and critical research. The discussion is framed in terms of the following dimensions: ontological, epistemological and methodological assumptions, relationship between theory and practice, and the role of the researcher in the research process. Based on this discussion, the authors propose a theoretical framework to study the relationship of the espoused assumptions of a researcher's perspective with the degree of relevance of their knowledge claims to various stakeholders. In conclusion, some key propositions are elucidated and justified.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 | 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2003. Proceedings of the |