Dear Colleagues,

Here is a useful list of 57 outstanding articles on research methods.
Many are applicable to design research.

Michael Whitman and Amy Woszczynski of Kennesaw State University
compiled this list as an essential reading list for a master's level
course on research methods in information science. They started with
over 1,200 citations proposed by scholars around the world. They
reviewed the 1,200 proposals to select the citations that they feel
best represent outstanding works on research and methodology. All
items are published in scholarly journals.

Much like design research, information science includes many
important themes and subject. This list covers works ON research and
methodology.

This collection will be of great value for design research projects
close to information science, systems theory, and social informatics
as well as engineering design and software design.

It is also be useful to other areas of design research. This is an
important resource for research methods courses and a good source of
methods that can be used in design research.

Ken Friedman



Alavi, M. & Carlson, P. (1992)
"A review of MIS research and disciplinary development"
Journal of Management Information Systems

Barki, H., Rivard, S. & Talbot, J. (1993)
"A keyword classification scheme for IS research literature: An Update"
MIS Quarterly

Baroudi, J. & Orlikowski, W. (1989)
"The Problem Of Statistical Power In MIS Research"
MIS Quarterly

Baskerville, R. & Wood-Harper, A. (1996)
"A Critical Perspective on Action Research as a Method for
Information Systems Research"
Journal of Information Technology

Benbasat, I., Dexter, A., Drury, D. & Goldstein, R. (1984)
"A Critique of the Stage Hypothesis: Theory and Empirical Evidence"
Communications of the ACM

Benbasat, I., Goldstein, D. & Mead, M. (1987)
"The Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems"
MIS Quarterly

Benbasat, I. & Weber, R. (1996)
"Research commentary: Rethinking 'diversity' in information systems research"
Information Systems Research

Benbasat, I. & Zmud, R. (1999)
"Empirical Research in Information Systems: The Practice of Relevance"
MIS Quarterly

Cavaye, A. (1996)
"Case study research: a multi-faceted research approach for IS"
Information Systems Journal

Cheon, M., Grover, V. & Sabherwal, R. (1993)
"The evolution of empirical research in IS, A study of IS maturity"
Information & Management

Chin, W. & Todd, P. (1995)
"On the use, usefulness, and ease of use of structural equation
modeling in MIS research: A note of caution"
MIS Quarterly

Cooper, R., Blair, D., Pao, M. & Pao, L. (1993)
"Communicating MIS Research: A Citation Study of Journal Influence"
Information Processing & Management

Culnan, M. (1987)
"Mapping the Intellectual Structure of MIS, 1980-1985: A Co-Citation Analysis"
MIS Quarterly

Culnan, M. & Swanson, E. (1986)
"Research in Management Information Systems, 1980-1984: Points of
Work and Reference "
MIS Quarterly

Darke, P., Shanks, G. & Broadbent, M. (1998)
"Successfully completing case study research: combining rigour,
relevance and pragmatism"
Information Systems Journal

Dickson, G., Senn, J. & Chervany, N. (1977)
"Research in Management Information Systems: The Minnesota Experiments"
Management Science

Drury, D. & Farhoomand, A. (1997)
"Improving Management Information Systems Research: Question Order
Effects in Surveys"
Information Systems Journal

Gable, G. (1994)
"Integrating Case Study and Survey Research Methods: An Example in
Information Systems"
European Journal of Information Systems

Galliers, R. & Land, F. (1987)
"Choosing Appropriate Information Systems Research Methodologies"
Communications of the ACM

Gefen, D., Straub, D. & Boudreau, M. (2000)
"Structural Equation Modeling and Regression: Guidelines for Research Practice"
Communications of the AIS

Grover, V., Lee, C. & Durand, D. (1993)
"Analyzing Methodological Rigor of MIS Survey Research from 1980-1989"
Information & Management

Hamilton, S. & Ives, B. (1982)
"Knowledge utilization among MIS researchers"
MIS Quarterly

Hamilton, S. & Ives, B. (1982)
"MIS Research Strategies"
Information & Management

Holsapple, C., Johnson, L., Manakyan, H. & Tanner, J. (1994)
"Business Computing Research Journals: A Normalized Citation Analysis"
Journal of Management Information Systems

Hufnagel, E. & Conca, C. (1994)
"User Response Data: The Potential for Errors and Biases"
Information Systems Research

Hwang, M. (1996)
"The Use of Meta-Analysis in MIS Research: Promises and Problems"
The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems

Ives, B., Hamilton, S. & Davis, G. (1980)
"A Framework for Research in Computer-Based Management Information Systems"
Management Science

Jarvenpaa, S. (1988)
"The Importance of Laboratory Experimentation in Information Systems Research"
Communications of the ACM

Jarvenpaa, S., Dickson, G. & DeSanctis, G. (1985)
"Methodological Issues in Experimental IS Research: Experiences and
Recommendations"
MIS Quarterly

Kaplan, B. & Duchon, D. (1988)
"Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Information
Systems Research: A Case Study"
MIS Quarterly

Klein, B., Goodhue, D. & Davis, G. (1997)
"Can humans detect errors in data? Impact of base rates, incentives, and goals"
MIS Quarterly

Klein, H. & Myers, M. (1999)
"A Set of Principles for Conducting and Evaluating Interpretive Field
Studies in Information Systems"
MIS Quarterly

Lacity, M. & Janson, M. (1994)
"Understanding Qualitative Data: A Framework of Text Analysis Methods"
Journal of Management Information Systems

Lee, A. (1989)
"A Scientific Methodology for MIS Case Studies"
MIS Quarterly

Lee, A. (1999)
"Rigor and Relevance in MIS Research: Beyond the Approach of Positivism Alone"
MIS Quarterly

Lee, B., Barua, A. & Whinston, A. (1997)
"Discovery and Representation of Causal Relationships in MIS
Research: A Methodological Framework" MIS Quarterly

Lyytinen, K. (1999)
"Empirical research in information systems: On the relevance of
practice in thinking of IS research"
MIS Quarterly

Mason, R. & Mitroff, I. (1973)
"A Program for Research on Management Information Systems"
Management Science

Myers, M. (1999)
"Investigating Information Systems with Ethnographic Research"
Communications of the AIS

Nolan, R. & Wetherbe, J. (1980)
"Toward a comprehensive framework for MIS research"
MIS Quarterly

Nurminen, M. (1999)
"Research notes - Information systems research: The 'infurgic' perspective"
International Journal of Information Management

Orlikowski, W. & Baroudi, J. (1991)
"Studying Information Technology in Organizations: Research
Approaches and Assumptions"
Information Systems Research

Pinsonneault, A. & Kraemer, K. (1993)
"Survey research methodology in management information systems: An assessment"
Journal of Management Information Systems

Remenyi, D. & Williams, B. (1996)
"The nature of research: qualitative or quantitative, narrative or
paradigmatic?"
Information Systems Journal

Robey, D. (1996)
"Research commentary: Diversity in information systems research:
Threat, promise, and responsibility" Information Systems Research

Robey, D. (1998)
"Beyond rigor and relevance: Producing consumable research about
information systems"
Information Resources Management Journal

Segars, A. (1997)
"Assessing the unidimensionality of measurement: A paradigm and
illustration within the context of information systems research"
Omega

Sethi, V. & King, W. (1991)
"Construct Measurement in Information Systems Research: An
Illustration in Strategic Systems"
Decision Sciences

Silverman, D. (1998)
"Qualitative research: meanings or practices?"
Information Systems Journal

Straub, D. (1989)
"Validating Instruments in MIS Research"
MIS Quarterly

Straub D., Soon, A. & Evaristo, R. (1994)
"Normative Standards for IS Research"
Data Base

Swanson, E., Burton, R. & Neil, C. (1993)
"Information Systems Research Thematics: Submissions to a new
journal, 1987-1992"
Information Systems Research

Teng, J. & Galletta, D. (1990)
"MIS Research Directions: A survey of researchers' views"
Database

Walsham, G. (1995)
"The emergence of intrepretism in IS research"
Information Systems Research

Weber, R. (1987)
"Toward a Theory of Artifacts: A Paradigmatic Base for Information
Systems Research"
Information Systems

Weill, P. & Olson, M. (1989)
"An Assessment of the Contingency Theory of Management Information Systems"
Journal of Management Information Systems

Westfall, R. (1999)
"An IS Research Relevance Manifesto"
Communications of the AIS

Zmud, R. (1978)
"On the Validity of the Analytical-Heuristic Instrument utilized in
'The Minnesota Experiments'"
Management Science







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