Information Systems Design Science Research and Cumulative Knowledge Development - An Exploratory Study

literature-review

Author

Schuster, Richard and Wagner, Gerit and Schryen, Guido

Published

2018

Keywords

literature-review

Summary

Contributing to cumulative knowledge development is a central goal in Information Systems design science research (IS-DSR). IS design theories (ISDTs) have been recognized as a particularly important building block for the accumulation of design- oriented knowledge. Yet, there are limited insights into how follow-up research builds on IS design theories in terms of testing and extending. To address these issues, we present results from the first empirical analysis of how ISDTs have been tested and extended within and beyond IS journals. Our qualitative analysis of papers citing ISDTs uncovers an alarming paucity of follow-up research that builds on these ISDTs. Specifically, the overall number of papers testing and extending any of the selected ISDTs ranges in the single digits. To propose an actionable path forward, we formulate four specific guidelines on how the IS(-DSR) community can facilitate the cumulative extension of the IS knowledge base.

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Citation (APA style)

Schuster, R., Wagner, G., & Schryen, G. (2018). Information Systems Design Science Research and Cumulative Knowledge Development - An Exploratory Study. International Conference on Information Systems 1–17. https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2018/design/Presentations/3

Citation: BibTeX

@inproceedings{SchusterWagnerSchryen2018,
  author     = {Schuster, Richard and Wagner, Gerit and Schryen, Guido},
  booktitle  = {International Conference on Information Systems},
  title      = {Information Systems Design Science Research and Cumulative Knowledge Development - An Exploratory Study},
  year       = {2018},
  pages      = {1--17},
  url        = {https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2018/design/Presentations/3},
  abstract   = {Contributing to cumulative knowledge development is a central goal in Information Systems design science research (IS-DSR). IS design theories (ISDTs) have been recognized as a particularly important building block for the accumulation of design- oriented knowledge. Yet, there are limited insights into how follow-up research builds on IS design theories in terms of testing and extending. To address these issues, we present results from the first empirical analysis of how ISDTs have been tested and extended within and beyond IS journals. Our qualitative analysis of papers citing ISDTs uncovers an alarming paucity of follow-up research that builds on these ISDTs. Specifically, the overall number of papers testing and extending any of the selected ISDTs ranges in the single digits. To propose an actionable path forward, we formulate four specific guidelines on how the IS(-DSR) community can facilitate the cumulative extension of the IS knowledge base.}
}

Citation: RIS

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AU  - Schuster, Richard
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TI  - Information Systems Design Science Research and Cumulative Knowledge Development - An Exploratory Study
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