On How to Develop Design Theories For IS Use and Management
AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) (Association for Information Systems)Published 1 January 2008Open access
Stefan Hrastinski, Sven A. Carlsson, Steffan Henningsson, Christina Keller
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Abstract
Design science research is an essential part of IS research since the field should not only try to understand how the world is but also how to change it. We argue that the aim of IS design science ...
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