This paper reviews research studies of information technology outsourcing (ITO) practice
and provides substantial evidence that researchers have meaningfully and significantly …

It has commonly been argued that the use of different research methods within the
information system (IS) discipline and within individual pieces of research will produce richer …

Achieving impact from academic research is a challenging, complex, multifaceted, and
interconnected topic with a number of competing priorities and key performance indicators …

The use of the case study method has gained mainstream acceptance in both
entrepreneurship and information systems research to develop conceptual and theoretical …

Mixed methods research is an approach that combines quantitative and qualitative research
methods in the same research inquiry. Such work can help develop rich insights into various …

Building on recent developments in mixed methods, we discuss the methodological
implications of critical realism and explore how these can guide dynamic mixed-methods …

Design research (DR) positions information technology artifacts at the core of the Information
Systems discipline. However, dominant DR thinking takes a technological view of the IT …

Awareness and use of agile methods has grown rapidly among the information systems
development (ISD) community in recent years. Like most previous methods, the …

In this essay, we outline some important concerns in the hope of improving the effectiveness
of security and privacy research. We discuss the need to re-examine our understanding of …

This paper puts forward arguments in favor of a pluralist approach to IS research. Rather
than advocating a single paradigm, be it interpretive or positivist, or even a plurality of …