{"product_id":"qualitative-research-in-information-systems-9780761966326","title":"Qualitative Research in Information Systems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQualitative research has become a legitimate approach within the information systems community, but researchers have traditionally drawn upon material from the social sciences given the absence of a single source relevant to them. \u003cb\u003eQualitative Research in Information Systems: A Reader\u003c\/b\u003e represents just such a volume and is both timely and relevant. \u003cp\u003eInformation systems and qualitative research articles are now widely used for teaching on many upper level courses in information systems, and there is demand for a definitive collection of these readings as a basic reader and teaching text. This book expertly brings together the seminal works in the field, along with editorial introductions to assist the reader in understanding the essential principles of qualitative research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is organised according to the following thematic sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part I:  Overview of Qualitative Research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part II:  Philosophical Perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part III: Qualitative Research Methods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part IV:  Modes of Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQualitative Research in Information Systems: A Reader\u003c\/b\u003e should become the benchmark reference point for students and researchers in information systems, management science and others involved in information technology needing to learn about qualitative research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: OVERVIEW OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH An Introduction to Qualitative Research in Information Systems - Michael D Myers and David E Avison Choosing Appropriate Information Systems Research Methodologies - Bob Galliers and Frank Land Power, Politics and MIS Implementation - M Lynne Markus PART TWO: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES Studying Information Technology in Organizations - Wanda Orlikowski and J J Baroudi    Research Approaches and Assumptions The Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems - Izak Benbasat, D K Goldstein and M Mead Interpretive Case Studies in IS Research - Geoff Walsham    Nature and Method The Critical Social Theory Approach to Information Systems - Ojelanki Ngwenyama    Problems and Challenges PART THREE: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS A Critical Perspective on Action Research as a Method for Information Systems Research - Richard Baskerville and Trevor Wood-Harper A Scientific Methodology for MIS Case Studies - A S Lee Scholarship and Practice - Lynda L Harvey and Michael D Myers    The Contribution of Ethnographic Research Methods to Bridging the Gap CASE Tools Are Organizational Change - Wanda Orlikowski    Investigating Incremental and Radical Changes in Systems Development PART FOUR: MODES OF ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING QUALITATIVE DATA Information System Use as an Hermeneutic Process - Richard J Boland Jr Symbolism and Information Systems Development - Rudy Hirschheim and Mike Newman    Myth, Metaphor and Magic\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768007197015,"sku":"9780761966326","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761966326.jpg?v=1758715877","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/qualitative-research-in-information-systems-9780761966326","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}