Formulating Research Methods for Information Systems Volume 2

This edited two-volume collection presents the most interesting and compelling articles pertaining to the formulation of research methods used to study information systems from the 30 year publication history of the Journal of Information Technology (JIT)

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Formulating Research Methods for Information Systems Volume 2 Edited by

Leslie P. Willcocks London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Chris Sauer University of Oxford, UK

and

Mary C. Lacity University of Missouri, USA

Selection, introduction and editorial matter © Leslie P. Willcocks, Chris Sauer and Mary C. Lacity 2015 Individual chapters © Journal of Information Technology (JIT) 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-50986-4 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-56110-0 ISBN 978-1-137-50988-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137509888

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Contents List of Figures

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List of Tables

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Introduction Leslie P. Willcocks, Chris Sauer and Mary C. Lacity V 10

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Critical Literature Reviews of Information Systems Research Research in information systems: a study of diversity and inter-disciplinary discourse in the AIS basket journals between 1995 and 2011 Edward WN Bernroider, Alan Pilkington and José-Rodrigo Córdoba

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On being ‘systematic’ in literature reviews Sebastian K. Boell and Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic

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Positioning the institutional perspective in information systems research Muriel Mignerat and Suzanne Rivard

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A critical analysis of decision support systems research David Arnott and Graham Pervan

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Business process outsourcing studies: a critical review and