METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS SURVEY RESEARCH

SSRN Electronic JournalPublished 1 April 1989Open access

Henry C. Lucas

Citations38

TL;DR

A model of the research process is presented and it is used to organize a discussion of the difficulties encountered in doing IS survey research and suggestions on how to improve the quality of IS surveyResearch and improve the information systems field at the sametime are suggested.

Abstract

Empirical survey research has been extremely popular in the information systems\nfield. However, survey researchers encounter a number of methodological\nproblems in conducting their studies. This paper presents a model of the research\nprocess and uses it to organize a discussion of the difficulties encountered in doing\nIS survey research. The paper concludes with suggestions on how to improve the\nquality of IS survey research and improve the information systems field at the same\ntime.

Keywords

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