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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 320-330Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000589
Keywords
interpretive research; information systems; fieldwork; use of theory; data analysis; research contribution; ethical issues
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Interpretive research in information systems ( IS) is now a well-established part of the field. However, there is a need for more material on how to carry out such work from inception to publication. I published a paper a decade ago ( Walsham, 1995) which addressed the nature of interpretive IS case studies and methods for doing such research. The current paper extends this earlier contribution, with a widened scope of all interpretive research in IS, and through further material on carrying out fieldwork, using theory and analysing data. In addition, new topics are discussed on constructing and justifying a research contribution, and on ethical issues and tensions in the conduct of interpretive work. The primary target audience for the paper is less-experienced IS researchers, but I hope that the paper will also stimulate reflection for the more-experienced IS researcher and be of relevance to interpretive researchers in other social science fields.
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