On the rhetoric and relevance of IS research paradigms: A conceptual framework and some propositions

D. Khazanchi; B. E. Munkvold

doi:10.1109/HICSS.2003.1174717

On the rhetoric and relevance of IS research paradigms: A conceptual framework and some propositions

D. Khazanchi, B. E. Munkvold

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Abstract

This paper discusses the relevance of IS research with respect to the rhetoric associated with three IS research paradigms in use - positivism, constructivism/interpretivism and critical research. The discussion is framed in terms of the following dimensions: ontological, epistemological and methodological assumptions, relationship between theory and practice, and the role of the researcher in the research process. Based on this discussion, the authors propose a theoretical framework to study the relationship of the espoused assumptions of a researcher's perspective with the degree of relevance of their knowledge claims to various stakeholders. In conclusion, some key propositions are elucidated and justified.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003
Editors	Ralph H. Sprague
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	0769518745, 9780769518749
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2003.1174717
State	Published - 2003
Event	36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003 - Big Island, United States Duration: Jan 6 2003 → Jan 9 2003

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Name	Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003

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Other	36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003
Country/Territory	United States
City	Big Island
Period	1/6/03 → 1/9/03

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Information Systems
Computer Science Applications

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Khazanchi, D., & Munkvold, B. E. (2003). On the rhetoric and relevance of IS research paradigms: A conceptual framework and some propositions. In R. H. Sprague (Ed.), Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003 Article 1174717 (Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2003.1174717

On the rhetoric and relevance of IS research paradigms: A conceptual framework and some propositions. / Khazanchi, D.; Munkvold, B. E.
Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003. ed. / Ralph H. Sprague. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2003. 1174717 (Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003).

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Khazanchi, D & Munkvold, BE 2003, On the rhetoric and relevance of IS research paradigms: A conceptual framework and some propositions. in RH Sprague (ed.), Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003., 1174717, Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003, Big Island, United States, 1/6/03. https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2003.1174717

Khazanchi D, Munkvold BE. On the rhetoric and relevance of IS research paradigms: A conceptual framework and some propositions. In Sprague RH, editor, Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2003. 1174717. (Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003). doi: 10.1109/HICSS.2003.1174717

Khazanchi, D. ; Munkvold, B. E. / On the rhetoric and relevance of IS research paradigms : A conceptual framework and some propositions. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003. editor / Ralph H. Sprague. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2003. (Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2003).

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