Pluralism, Realism, and Truth: The Keys to Knowledge in Information Systems Research

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Author(s): John Mingers (University of Kent, UK)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 13
Source title: Emerging Systems Approaches in Information Technologies: Concepts, Theories, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): David Paradice (Florida State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-976-2.ch006

Keywords: Computer Science & IT / Information Science Reference / Systems & Software Design / Systems and Software Engineering

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The aim of this article is to outline some of the key themes that I believe are important, first, in applying the systems approach to produce high quality IS research in general and, second, to consider more specifically some of the questions and debates that are of interest within the philosophy of IS and of the systems approach. Four themes are identified: being systemic, being critical and realist, being pluralist in approach, and having a concern for truth and knowledge.

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