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The Australasian Journal of Information Systems

Document Type

Editorial

Abstract

Qualitativeresearchattemptstounderstandthecomplexitiesoftheunstructurednatureofinformationsystemsimplementations.Thislackofstructureisprimarilyduetothecomplexinteractionsbetweensocialandtechnologicalfactorswithinbusiness.Qualitativeresearchintheseareascanprovideinsightsintowhyinformationsystemsimplementationshavenotbeenassuccessfulasprojectedandcanprovidealternativesolutionstomanyissuesassociatedwithpolitical,socialandgenderaspectsoforganisations.Thechallengesfacingqualitativeresearcharemanyandvaried,fromthedifficultyingainingaccesstoorganisationstoconcernsaboutthevalidityofthetechniquesandthegeneralisabilityoftheresults.Theseriesofpapersshownhereattempttoaddresssomeoftheseconcerns

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