The Australasian Journal of Information Systems
Document Type
Editorial
Abstract
Qualitativeresearchattemptstounderstandthecomplexitiesoftheunstructurednatureofinformationsystemsimplementations.Thislackofstructureisprimarilyduetothecomplexinteractionsbetweensocialandtechnologicalfactorswithinbusiness.Qualitativeresearchintheseareascanprovideinsightsintowhyinformationsystemsimplementationshavenotbeenassuccessfulasprojectedandcanprovidealternativesolutionstomanyissuesassociatedwithpolitical,socialandgenderaspectsoforganisations.Thechallengesfacingqualitativeresearcharemanyandvaried,fromthedifficultyingainingaccesstoorganisationstoconcernsaboutthevalidityofthetechniquesandthegeneralisabilityoftheresults.Theseriesofpapersshownhereattempttoaddresssomeoftheseconcerns
Recommended Citation
Von Hellens, Liisa; Beekhuyzen, Jenine; and Kerr, Donald
(2006)
"Qualitative Research in Information Systems,"
The Australasian Journal of Information Systems: Vol. 13:
No.
2, Article 10.
DOI: 10.3127/ajis.v13i2.37
Available at:
https://aisel.aisnet.org/ajis/vol13/iss2/10