Research methodologies, innovations and philosophies in software systems engineering and information systems [electronic resource] / [edited by] Manuel Mora [and others].

Published:: Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, [2012]
Copyright Date:: ©2012
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (xx, 490 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators:: Mora, Manuel, 1961-

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Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Foundations of Research Methods and Paradigms -- ch. 1 Philosophical Framing and Its Impact on Research / Lee B. Erickson -- ch. 2 Rigor and Relevance in Information Systems Research: A Comprehensive IS Research Process Model / Damodar Konda -- ch. 3 Postmodernism, Interpretivism, and Formal Ontologies / Jan H. Kroeze -- ch. 4 Critical Realism and IS Research: Some Methodological Implications / Philip J. Dobson -- ch. 5 Practice vs. Possession: Epistemological Implications on the Nature of Organizational Knowledge and Cognition / Lucio Biggiero -- ch. 6 Software Engineering Research: The Need to Strengthen and Broaden the Classical Scientific Method / Jorge Morato -- ch. 7 Process Theory: Components and Guidelines for Development / Ezgi Nur Gozen -- ch. 8 On IT and SwE Research Methodologies and Paradigms: A Systemic Landscape Review / Mahesh S. Raisinghani -- Section 2 Contemporaneous Research Methods and Techniques -- ch. 9 Contemporary Reporting Practices Regarding Covariance-Based SEM with a Lens on EQS / Peter M. Bentler -- ch. 10 Variance-Based Structural Equation Modeling: Guidelines for Using Partial Least Squares in Information Systems Research / Manuel J. Sanchez-Franco -- ch. 11 Models for Interpretive Information Systems Research, Part 1: IS Research, Action Research, Grounded Theory - A Meta-Study and Examples / M.R. (Ruth) De Villiers -- ch. 12 Models for Interpretive Information Systems Research, Part 2: Design Research, Development Research, Design-Science Research, and Design-Based Research - A Meta-Study and Examples / M.R. (Ruth) De Villiers -- ch. 13 Using Grounded Theory Coding Mechanisms to Analyze Case Study and Focus Group Data in the Context of Software Process Research / Rory V. O'Connor -- ch. 14 A Practical Approach to Theory Structuring and Analysis: A way to Structure Research and Perform Sub-Problem Solving in a Changing IS Landscape / M.M. Eloff -- ch. 15 Integrating Conceptual and Empirical Approaches for Software Engineering Research / Theresa Kraft -- Section 3 Innovative Research Methods and Techniques -- ch. 16 Visualization and Analysis of Frames in Collections of Messages: Content Analysis and the Measurement of Meaning / Loet Leydesdorff -- ch. 17 System Approach to MIS and DSS and its Modeling within SD / Davorin Kojjac -- ch. 18 Project Contexts and the Possibilities for Mixing Software Development and Systems Approaches / K. Sewchurran -- ch. 19 Selecting Strategies and Approaches in Systems Engineering: Applying the Descriptive Research Method / Moti Frank -- ch. 20 Engineering Design as Research / Timothy L.J. Ferris -- ch. 21 Validation and Design Science Research in Information Systems / Henk G. Sol.

Summary:

"This book aims to advance scientific knowledge on research approaches used in systems engineering, software engineering, and information systems and to update,integrate, disperse and valuable knowledge on research approaches"--

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ISBN:

9781466601802 (electronic bk.)
1466601809 (electronic bk.)

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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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