A Set of Principles for Conducting and Evaluating Interpretive Field Studies in Information Systems
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Summary
A set of principles for the conduct and evaluation of interpretive field research in information systems is proposed, along with their philosophical rationale, and the usefulness of the principles is illustrated by evaluating three publishedinterpretive field studies drawn from the IS research literature.
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- article
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- 1999-03-01
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- 6,298
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Keywords
Field (mathematics), Information system, Set (abstract data type), Management science, Computer science
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