Integrating the Fragmented Pieces of IS research Paradigms and Frameworks
Information Resources Management JournalPublished 1 April 2007
Manuel Mora, Ovsei Gelman, Guisseppi A. Forgionne, Doncho Petkov, Jeimy J. Cano M.
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A critique integrative of the main IS research paradigms and frameworks reported in the IS literature is developed using a systems approach to reduce or dissolve some current research conflicts on the foci and the underlying paradigm of the IS discipline.
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A formal conceptualization of the original concept of system and related concepts—from the original systems approach movement—can facilitate the understanding of information systems (IS). This paper develops a critique integrative of the main IS research paradigms and frameworks reported in the IS literature using a systems approach. The effort seeks to reduce or dissolve some current research conflicts on the foci and the underlying paradigms of the IS discipline.
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