Assessing online ethnography as a form of interpretive research in information systems

Loureiro-Koechlin, Cecilia and Córdoba-Pachón, José-Rodrigo

(2012)

Loureiro-Koechlin, Cecilia and Córdoba-Pachón, José-Rodrigo (2012) Assessing online ethnography as a form of interpretive research in information systems.

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Abstract

To date, the interpretive paradigm in information systems (IS) research has made important contributions in this field of knowledge, one of them to challenge taken-for-granted assumptions about the purpose and nature of the information systems and their roles in wider social or political contexts. Currently, the internet allows IS practitioners and researchers to gather data and facilitate online discussions, prompting a number of issues to be considered for the future of IS research. This paper identifies and assesses limits and possibilities of interpretive IS research in relation to online ethnography as a form of interpretation which helps us assess existing criteria to develop and evaluate interpretive IS research.

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Item TypeMonograph (Working Paper)
TitleAssessing online ethnography as a form of interpretive research in information systems
AuthorsLoureiro-Koechlin, Cecilia
Córdoba-Pachón, José-Rodrigo
DepartmentsFaculty of History and Social Science\Management
Research Groups and Centres\Management\MIS and Technology Management

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isbn978-1-905846-50-4

Deposited by Julia Charlton (UQYL022) on 12-Jan-2012 in Royal Holloway Research Online.Last modified on 12-Jan-2012

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