Title :
Information Systems: Practitioner-Based Inquiry Research
Author :
Averweg, Udo Richard
Author_Institution :
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Abstract :
As the field of information systems (IS) has developed, IS practitioners have somewhat disconnected themselves from academic scholars. Fortunately, practitioner-based inquiry research can bridge the gap, bringing both practical relevance and theoretical and methodological rigor to IS research.
Keywords :
Collaboration; Context awareness; Ethics; Information systems; Search methods; Search problams; continuous professional development; information systems practitioner; information systems professional; information technology; practitioner based inquiry;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2012.27
