Critical realism and information systems research: why bother with philosophy?

Garcia and Quek (1997) point out the difficulties in defining the actual object of information systems research - 'Is the object of research in information systems of a technological or social nature? Is it the organization, an information system or a social system?' (p. 450). A recent IFI...

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Main Author: Philip J. Dobson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Borås 2002-01-01
Series:Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
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Online Access:http://informationr.net/ir/7-2/paper124.html