Qualitative Studies in Information Systems: A Critical Review and Some Guiding Principles

Suprateek Sarker; Xiao Xiao; Tanya Beaulieu

Qualitative Studies in Information Systems: A Critical Review and Some Guiding Principles

Suprateek Sarker, Xiao Xiao, Tanya Beaulieu

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Abstract

The authors discuss a review of qualitative papers on information systems (IS) published in various journals between 2001 and 2012. They explain trends related to qualitative research in the chosen journals and the key anatomical components of a qualitative research manuscript, including the research focus component, data collection and the contribution component. They also describe several principles that may provide holistic guidance to both researchers and evaluators.

Original language	English
Journal	MIS Quarterly
Volume	37
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	iii-xviii
Number of pages	16
ISSN	0276-7783
Publication status	Published - Dec 2013

Keywords

Management Information Systsems
Research
Qualitative Research
Information Storage & Retrieval Systems
Management
Methodology
Acquisition of Data

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