The status of information systems research in Australia: preliminary results

As the first stage of a study to investigate the status of Information Systems research in Australia, a survey of the heads of all IS discipline groups in Australian universities was conducted. The study revealed a wide range of topics researched (with rapid growth in Electronic Commerce and Knowled...

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Main Authors: Pervan, Graham, Cecex-kecmanovic, D.
Other Authors: Gavin Finnie
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Southern Cross University 2001
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25679
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description As the first stage of a study to investigate the status of Information Systems research in Australia, a survey of the heads of all IS discipline groups in Australian universities was conducted. The study revealed a wide range of topics researched (with rapid growth in Electronic Commerce and Knowledge Management), a range of foci, a balance between positivist and interpretivist research, survey was the most frequently used research method, and most research was directed at informing IS professionals. A SWOT analysis provided some further interesting results.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-256792022-09-06T05:35:24Z The status of information systems research in Australia: preliminary results Pervan, Graham Cecex-kecmanovic, D. Gavin Finnie Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic Bruce Lo As the first stage of a study to investigate the status of Information Systems research in Australia, a survey of the heads of all IS discipline groups in Australian universities was conducted. The study revealed a wide range of topics researched (with rapid growth in Electronic Commerce and Knowledge Management), a range of foci, a balance between positivist and interpretivist research, survey was the most frequently used research method, and most research was directed at informing IS professionals. A SWOT analysis provided some further interesting results. 2001 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25679 Southern Cross University restricted
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title The status of information systems research in Australia: preliminary results
title_full The status of information systems research in Australia: preliminary results
title_fullStr The status of information systems research in Australia: preliminary results
title_full_unstemmed The status of information systems research in Australia: preliminary results
title_short The status of information systems research in Australia: preliminary results
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25679