A critical perspective on action research as a method for information systems research

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A critical perspective on action research as a method for information systems research

© Association for Information Technology Trust 2016.The purpose of this paper is to review critically the origins, techniques and roles associated with a growing information systems (IS) research method known as ‘action research’. This method is widely cited as an exemplar of a post-positivist socia...

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Main Authors:	Baskerville, Richard, Wood-Harper, A.
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53238

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