Action is an Artifact
Published 4 February 2007
Allen S. Lee
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This essay combines the different stages of the action research cycle with the different research activities and research outputs of design science to create a framework in which action research and design science are able to complement and strengthen each other.
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Both action research and design science provide the means for doing research that is rigorous and relevant. In this essay, I combine the different stages of the action research cycle with the different research activities and research outputs of design science. The result is a framework in which action research and design science are able to complement and strengthen each other.
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