Is Theory King?: A Rejoinder

Authors

David Avison, ESSEC Business School, Paris, FranceFollow
Julien Malaurent, ESSEC Business School, Paris, France

Document Type

Other

Abstract

In this rejoinder we discuss six commentaries to our earlier debates and perspectives paper ‘Is theory king?: questioning the theory fetish in information systems’. We argue again for theory light rather than theory free papers, we discuss the potential scope of theories in information systems, we reflect on our terminology and exemplar paper, and we discuss the relevance of our arguments on quantitative research before looking at potential further opportunities to debate this important issue for information systems.

DOI

10.1057/jit.2014.24

Recommended Citation

Avison, David and Malaurent, Julien (2014) "Is Theory King?: A Rejoinder," Journal of Information Technology: Vol. 29: Iss. 4, Article 11.
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2014.24
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jit/vol29/iss4/11