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Conference Paper: Seeking middle-range theories in information systems research
Title | Seeking middle-range theories in information systems research |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Propositions Information systems theory Grand theory Concepts Middle-range theory Theory construction |
Issue Date | 2015 |
Citation | 2015 International Conference on Information Systems: Exploring the Information Frontier, ICIS 2015, 2015 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The information systems (IS) research community continues to raise questions about the characteristics and role of theory in IS. Some suggest the preeminence and misplaced emphasis on theory distorts and limits IS research, while others suggest the manner in which theory is borrowed and adapted impedes creative and innovative theorizing. This essay describes an established mode of theorizing that results in middlerange theories, which are abstract enough to allow for generalizations and useful conclusions, but close enough to observed data to be empirically validated. Theorizing in this manner holds the potential to produce novel and exciting theories, far removed from the formulaic, endless rearrangement of variables that are derived from grand theories, typically found in the bulk of IS research. After elaborating on the differences between grand theories and middle-range theories, this essay suggests several guidelines on how to build middle-range theories. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/233875 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Hassan, Nik Rushdi | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lowry, Paul Benjamin | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-27T07:21:52Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-27T07:21:52Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | 2015 International Conference on Information Systems: Exploring the Information Frontier, ICIS 2015, 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/233875 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The information systems (IS) research community continues to raise questions about the characteristics and role of theory in IS. Some suggest the preeminence and misplaced emphasis on theory distorts and limits IS research, while others suggest the manner in which theory is borrowed and adapted impedes creative and innovative theorizing. This essay describes an established mode of theorizing that results in middlerange theories, which are abstract enough to allow for generalizations and useful conclusions, but close enough to observed data to be empirically validated. Theorizing in this manner holds the potential to produce novel and exciting theories, far removed from the formulaic, endless rearrangement of variables that are derived from grand theories, typically found in the bulk of IS research. After elaborating on the differences between grand theories and middle-range theories, this essay suggests several guidelines on how to build middle-range theories. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | 2015 International Conference on Information Systems: Exploring the Information Frontier, ICIS 2015 | - |
dc.subject | Propositions | - |
dc.subject | Information systems theory | - |
dc.subject | Grand theory | - |
dc.subject | Concepts | - |
dc.subject | Middle-range theory | - |
dc.subject | Theory construction | - |
dc.title | Seeking middle-range theories in information systems research | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84964687638 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | null | - |
dc.identifier.epage | null | - |