TY - GEN
T1 - Advocating a desk case-study research approach in Chinese information systems research
T2 - IADIS Int. Conf., ISPCM 2012, IADIS Int. Conf. , TPMC 2012, IADIS , IAR 2012, Part of the IADIS Multi Conf. on Computer Science and Information Systems 2012, MCCSIS 2012
AU - Zhou, Lihong
AU - Nunes, Miguel Baptista
AU - Luo, Liguo
AU - Liu, Wenwen
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Chinese information systems (IS) research is limped by a presumption that a scientific IS study should follow a quantitative approach and statistic analyses. On the other hand, qualitative approach is generally viewed as "too soft" or not scientific enough. As a qualitative approach, desk case-study research approach has been widely accepted and applied in a number of IS research in the West. However, in China, this approach is merely considered as an effective approach for teaching, but not valid for scientific research investigations. Thus, Chinese IS research have neglected a number of important experiences, viewpoints and lessons, which can be elicited from IS case-studies occurred in the past. This paper generally aims at introducing and discussing the desk case-study approach in IS research. It is expected that by formulating a rigorous research framework and specifying incremental processes of theory development, this research approach could be accepted and used by Chinese IS scholars in the future.
AB - Chinese information systems (IS) research is limped by a presumption that a scientific IS study should follow a quantitative approach and statistic analyses. On the other hand, qualitative approach is generally viewed as "too soft" or not scientific enough. As a qualitative approach, desk case-study research approach has been widely accepted and applied in a number of IS research in the West. However, in China, this approach is merely considered as an effective approach for teaching, but not valid for scientific research investigations. Thus, Chinese IS research have neglected a number of important experiences, viewpoints and lessons, which can be elicited from IS case-studies occurred in the past. This paper generally aims at introducing and discussing the desk case-study approach in IS research. It is expected that by formulating a rigorous research framework and specifying incremental processes of theory development, this research approach could be accepted and used by Chinese IS scholars in the future.
KW - Case-study survey
KW - China
KW - Desk research
KW - Inductive approach
KW - Information systems
KW - Qualitative research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84887603685&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference Proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:84887603685
SN - 9789728939731
T3 - Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference, ISPCM 2012, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference TPMC 2012, IADIS International Conference IAR 2012
SP - 63
EP - 70
BT - Proc. of the IADIS Int. Conf. Information Systems Post-Implementation and Change Management 2012, ISPCM 2012, Proc. of the IADIS Int. Conf. TPMC 2012, IADIS Int. Conf. IAR 2012
Y2 - 17 July 2012 through 19 July 2012
ER -