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On Categorizing the IS Research Literature: User Oriented Perspective

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Author

  • Bandula Jayatilaka
  • Heinz K. Klein
  • Jinyoul Lee

Editor

  • Hans-Erik Nissen
  • Peter Bednar
  • Christine Welch

Summary, in English

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new approach for categorizing

the body of knowledge captured in the existing literature, past and

present in such a way that contributions to the use side of systems development are made explicit. The new twist of this approach is that it

seeks to bridge the most prevalent divides currently fragmenting the IS

literature by offering an integrative classification framework for “use

side” oriented IS research. We call our approach to literature classification “substance oriented”, because it builds on social theory concepts related to user concerns. It follows neither the latest paradigmatic nor earlier inductive citation or key word based literature classification schemes. Instead, it explicitly builds on the core concepts of Giddens’ Structuration Theory (ST), at least at its highest level. The approach has some affinity to Ritzer’s (1991) “metatheorizing”.

Publishing year

2007

Language

English

Pages

237-271

Publication/Series

Use and Redesign in IS: Double Helix Relationships?

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Informing Science Press

Topic

  • Information Systems, Social aspects

Keywords

  • User orientation
  • research literature classification
  • coding and retrieval
  • structuration theory
  • IS theories
  • cross-paradigm research integration
  • IS core properties.

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-1932886054