MIS Research: Reference Disciplines and a Cumulative Tradition
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MIT_CISR_WP_63_MIS_Research_Reference_Disciplines_and_a_Cumulative_Tradition_Keen.pdf
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Author(s)
Keen, Peter
Date Issued
October 1, 1980
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass.: Center for Information Systems Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation
Keen, Peter. “MIS Research: Reference Disciplines and a Cumulative Tradition.” Working paper 63, Center for Information Systems Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/175305.
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MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper 1159-80
CISR Working Paper 63
Abstract
This paper discusses what is needed to make MIS into a coherent research field. It defines 3 main needs: (1) Clarification of reference disciplines. (2) Definition of the dependent variable. (3) Building a cumulative tradition. It reviews the relationship of MIS to computer technology and to practice and assess the publishing inlets for MIS research.
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MIS
Research
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