Uncovering the Boundary-spanning Role of Information Systems Research in Trans-Disciplinary Knowledge Advancement

Fei Liu; Eric T. K. Lim; Chee-Wee Tan; Weiquan Wang

Uncovering the Boundary-spanning Role of Information Systems Research in Trans-Disciplinary Knowledge Advancement

Fei Liu, Eric T. K. Lim, Chee-Wee Tan, Weiquan Wang

Department of Digitalization

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Abstract

Intrigued by the important yet underexplored inter-disciplinary impact of IS discipline, this study investigates the inter-disciplinary role played by IS discipline in trans-disciplinary knowledge advancement. To achieve this objective, this study firstly advanced a Model of Trans-Disciplinary Knowledge Advancement that posits a process that consists of three stages of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis with two transitions, namely knowledge liquidization and crystallization, in two modes, namely boundary-reinforcing and boundary-spanning. In light of this model, this study conducted an algorithmic historiographic citation analysis on 114767 articles in four distinct research areas, including technology acceptance, IT system success, trust, and knowledge management, extracted from ISI Web of Science database. 64 central articles in main paths of liquidization and crystallization were elicited. Results from an in-depth bibliographic analysis on these central articles shed light on four distinct trans-disciplinary roles (i.e., spanner, innovator, aggregator, and reinforcer) and trans-disciplinary characteristics of IS research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICIS 2017 Proceedings
Number of pages	20
Place of Publication	Atlanta, GA
Publisher	Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Publication date	2017
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	ICIS 2017: Transforming Society with Digital Innovation - Coex Convention Center , Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 10 Dec 2017 → 13 Dec 2017 Conference number: 38 https://icis2017.aisnet.org/

Conference

Conference	ICIS 2017
Number	38
Location	Coex Convention Center
Country	Korea, Republic of
City	Seoul
Period	10/12/2017 → 13/12/2017
Internet address	https://icis2017.aisnet.org/

Series	Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems
ISSN	0000-0033

Keywords

Trans-disciplinary knowledge advancement
Disciplinary boundary spanning
Algorithmic historiography
Bibliography analysis

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Liu, F., Lim, E. T. K., Tan, C-W., & Wang, W. (2017). Uncovering the Boundary-spanning Role of Information Systems Research in Trans-Disciplinary Knowledge Advancement. In ICIS 2017 Proceedings Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1369&context=icis2017

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Liu, F, Lim, ETK, Tan, C-W & Wang, W 2017, Uncovering the Boundary-spanning Role of Information Systems Research in Trans-Disciplinary Knowledge Advancement. in ICIS 2017 Proceedings. Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), Atlanta, GA, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2017, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 10/12/2017. <http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1369&context=icis2017>

Uncovering the Boundary-spanning Role of Information Systems Research in Trans-Disciplinary Knowledge Advancement. / Liu, Fei; Lim, Eric T. K.; Tan, Chee-Wee; Wang, Weiquan.

ICIS 2017 Proceedings. Atlanta, GA : Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2017. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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