Towards a model for IS research methodology selection : the effect of epistemology choice on a consolidated research evaluation tool

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dc.contributor.advisorHart, Men_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Brandonen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:17:09Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:17:09Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
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dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 106-112).
dc.description.abstractInformation Systems research is, for want of a better word, inadequate. Whilst there is nothing wrong with the quantity of the output or the abilities of the researchers themselves, the irrelevance (to practitioners) of much of the research has rendered if largely incapable of serving and supporting the Information Systems industry, a task that should be considered its primary objective. This dissertation aims to partially address this issue by analysing the role that methodology and epistemology has to play in the production and publishing of Information Systems research. It does this by analysing the different epistemologies (positivism, interpretivism, and critical research) and then estimates the effect their respective selections will have on Information Systems research by measuring their impact on a consolidated measure created in this research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWilliams, B. (2006). <i>Towards a model for IS research methodology selection : the effect of epistemology choice on a consolidated research evaluation tool</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5648en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWilliams, Brandon. <i>"Towards a model for IS research methodology selection : the effect of epistemology choice on a consolidated research evaluation tool."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5648en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, B. 2006. Towards a model for IS research methodology selection : the effect of epistemology choice on a consolidated research evaluation tool. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Williams, Brandon AB - Information Systems research is, for want of a better word, inadequate. Whilst there is nothing wrong with the quantity of the output or the abilities of the researchers themselves, the irrelevance (to practitioners) of much of the research has rendered if largely incapable of serving and supporting the Information Systems industry, a task that should be considered its primary objective. This dissertation aims to partially address this issue by analysing the role that methodology and epistemology has to play in the production and publishing of Information Systems research. It does this by analysing the different epistemologies (positivism, interpretivism, and critical research) and then estimates the effect their respective selections will have on Information Systems research by measuring their impact on a consolidated measure created in this research. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Towards a model for IS research methodology selection : the effect of epistemology choice on a consolidated research evaluation tool TI - Towards a model for IS research methodology selection : the effect of epistemology choice on a consolidated research evaluation tool UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5648 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5648
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWilliams B. Towards a model for IS research methodology selection : the effect of epistemology choice on a consolidated research evaluation tool. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5648en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Information Systemsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInformation Systemsen_ZA
dc.titleTowards a model for IS research methodology selection : the effect of epistemology choice on a consolidated research evaluation toolen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMBusScen_ZA
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