Jan Recker

Scientific Research in Information Systems

A Beginner's Guide

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is designed to introduce doctoral and other higher-degree research students to the process of scientific research in the fields of Information Systems as well as fields of Information Technology, Business Process Management and other related disciplines within the social sciences. It guides research students in their process of learning the life of a researcher. In doing so, it provides an understanding of the essential elements, concepts and challenges of the journey into research studies. It also provides a gateway for the student to inquire deeper about each element covered . Comprehensive and broad but also succinct and compact, the book is focusing on the key principles and challenges for a novice doctoral student.

Produktdetails

• Progress in IS
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 86081931, 978-3-642-30047-9
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9783642300479
• ISBN-10: 3642300472
• Artikelnr.: 35465765

Autorenporträt

Jan Recker is AIS fellow, Alexander-von-Humboldt fellow, chaired professor for information systems and digital innovation at the University of Hamburg, and adjunct professor at the Queensland University of Technology Business School. He is one of the most published information systems academics of all time and has held a variety of senior editorial appointments at scientific journals. He also publishes a podcast called "this IS research".

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Basic Principles of Research.- Part II: Conducting Research.- Part III: Publishing Research.

Rezensionen

From the reviews: "It focuses on the entire research process from start to finish and provides a guide not only for the methods, but for the 'process of learning the life of a researcher.' This well-written and easy-to-read book consists of eight chapters, divided into three parts. Each chapter ends with a list of references for further reading on each subject, totaling 200 in all. ... The book is intended primarily for doctoral students and young scholars in the field of information systems." (Alexei Botchkarev, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2012) Aus den Rezensionen:   "...Gerade junge Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden werden sehr von diesem Buch profitieren ... allen Doktoranden in der Wirtschaftsinformatik, besonders am Anfang ihres wissenschaftlichen Projektes, sowie ihren Betreuern zur Verwendung in Kursen des Doktorandenstudiums. " (in: Business & Information Systems Engineering, 16/March/2013)