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Information systems research at the crossroads
external versus internal views
pp. 233-254
Abstract
The advent of the third millennium provides the backdrop for exploring the current intellectual stage of IS research in both substance and matters of research methods. The paper first identifies and reflects upon two key aspects that have shaped our discipline for the past three decades and are critical for us as a community to get right if the discipline is to flourish. These aspects surround: (1) the external view of the state of the community and (2) the internal state of the community. It is our contention that, in both areas, the discipline faces significant problems. In the second part of the paper, we identify some promising steps to be taken next in IS research and its institutionalization as we cross the millennium threshold.
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Baskerville Richard, Stage Jan, DeGross Janice (2000) Organizational and social perspectives on information technology: ifip tc8 wg8.2 international working conference on the social and organizational perspective on research and practice in information technology june 9–11, 2000, aalborg, denmark. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 233-254
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-35505-4_15
Full citation:
Hirschheim Rudy, Klein Heinz K. (2000) „Information systems research at the crossroads: external versus internal views“, In: R. Baskerville, J. Stage & J. Degross (eds.), Organizational and social perspectives on information technology, Dordrecht, Springer, 233–254.