TY - GEN
T1 - Quo vadis, design science? A survey of literature
AU - Piirainen, Kalle
AU - Gonzalez, Rafael A.
AU - Kolfschoten, Gwendolyn
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Design science (DS) is increasingly a popular approach for research with a problem-solving perspective. The literature on DS has exploded in the past few years creating a lively discussion emphasizing the balance between rigor and relevance in research, particularly within the information systems field. However, there is still inconsistency with regards to the terminology, the underlying philosophy and the strategy to follow when doing DS. The field(s) into which DS can contribute or in which it can be placed is also an open issue. The advent of special issues, tracks and conferences on the subject is a sign of this and perhaps a suggestion that it constitutes a field on its own. This paper reports a survey on the most influential literature on DS and provides an analysis of it in order to facilitate the discussion, clarify the terminology and contribute to making DS more actionable for researchers.
AB - Design science (DS) is increasingly a popular approach for research with a problem-solving perspective. The literature on DS has exploded in the past few years creating a lively discussion emphasizing the balance between rigor and relevance in research, particularly within the information systems field. However, there is still inconsistency with regards to the terminology, the underlying philosophy and the strategy to follow when doing DS. The field(s) into which DS can contribute or in which it can be placed is also an open issue. The advent of special issues, tracks and conferences on the subject is a sign of this and perhaps a suggestion that it constitutes a field on its own. This paper reports a survey on the most influential literature on DS and provides an analysis of it in order to facilitate the discussion, clarify the terminology and contribute to making DS more actionable for researchers.
KW - Design science
KW - bibliometrics
KW - design research
KW - information systems research
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79955120384
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-13335-0_7
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-13335-0_7
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79955120384
SN - 3642133347
SN - 9783642133343
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 93
EP - 108
BT - Global Perspectives on Design Science Research - 5th International Conference, DESRIST 2010, Proceedings
T2 - 5th International Conference on Global Perspectives on Design Science Research, DESRIST 2010
Y2 - 4 June 2010 through 5 June 2010
ER -