Pluralism, realism and truth: the keys to knowledge in information systems research

Mingers, John (2007) Pluralism, realism and truth: the keys to knowledge in information systems research. International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach, 1 (1). pp. 81-92. ISSN 1935-570X. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:3930)

The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided.
Official URL: http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?ID=...

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to outline some of the key themes that I believe are important, first in applying the systems approach to produce high quality IS research in general, and second to consider more specifically some of the questions and debates that are of interest within the philosophy of IS and of the systems approach. Four themes are identified: being systemic, being critical and realist, being pluralist in approach, and having a concern for truth and knowledge.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled keywords:	Critical Realism, Knowledge, Multimethodology, Pluralism, Systems Approach, Truth
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Analytics, Operations and Systems
Depositing User:	John Mingers
Date Deposited:	24 Jun 2008 13:02 UTC
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2024 09:35 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/3930 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Mingers, John.

Creator's ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4102-4696
CReDIT Contributor Roles:

Depositors only (login required):

Download Statistics

Total unique views for this document in KAR since July 2020. For more details click on the image.