Research issues in information systems
Journal of Information TechnologyPublished 1 June 1993
Robert D. Galliers
Citations74
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score2.19
SNIP2.15
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This paper sets out to give some indication of the key issues confronting information systems researchers as we move towards the millenium. The stance taken to the subject of information systems will be unashamedly managerial and organizational (as opposed to technical), and the issues covered relate to (1) the topic of Information Systems; (2) aspects of the topic that have been identified as being of key concern, and (3) the methods that we might usefully employ in undertaking this research.
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Social SciencesBusiness, Management and Accounting
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