Qualitative Research in Information Systems: A Reader

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Qualitative research has become a legitimate approach within the information systems community, but researchers have traditionally drawn upon material from the social sciences given the absence of a single source relevant to them. Qualitative Research in Information Systems: A Reader represents just such a volume and is both timely and relevant. Information systems and qualitative research articles are now widely used for teaching on many upper level courses in information systems, and there is demand for a definitive collection of these readings as a basic reader and teaching text. This book expertly brings together the seminal works in the field, along with editorial introductions to assist the reader in understanding the essential principles of qualitative research.The book is organised according to the following thematic sections: À Part I: Overview of Qualitative ResearchÀ Part II: Philosophical PerspectivesÀ Part III: Qualitative Research MethodsÀ Part IV: Modes of Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative DataQualitative Research in Information Systems: A Reader should become the benchmark reference point for students and researchers in information systems, management science and others involved in information technology needing to learn about qualitative research. PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH \ Michael D Myers and David E Avison An Introduction to Qualitative Research in Information Systems \ Bob Galliers and Frank Land Choosing Appropriate Information Systems Research Methodologies \ M Lynne Markus Power, Politics and MIS Implementation \ PART TWO: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES \ Wanda Orlikowski and J J Baroudi Studying Information Technology in Organizations: Research Approaches and Assumptions \ Izak Benbasat, D K Goldstein and M Mead The Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems \ Geoff Walsham Interpretive Case Studies in IS Research: Nature and Method \ Ojelanki Ngwenyama The Critical Social Theory Approach to Information Systems: Problems and Challenges \ PART THREE: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS \ Richard Baskerville and Trevor Wood-Harper A Critical Perspective on Action Research as a Method for Information Systems Research \ A S Lee A Scientific Methodology for MIS Case Studies \ Lynda Harvey and Michael D Myers Scholarship and Practice: The Contribution of Ethnographic Research Methods to Bridging the Gap \ Wanda Orlikowski CASE Tools Are Organizational Change: Investigating Incremental and Radical Changes in Systems Development \ PART FOUR: MODES OF ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING QUALITATIVE DATA \ Richard J Boland Jr Information System Use as an Hermeneutic Process \ Rudy Hirschheim and Mike Newman Symbolism and Information Systems Development: Myth, Metaphor and Magic