TY - GEN
T1 - Seeking constructive synergy
T2 - 8th International Conference on Design Science at the Intersection of Physical and Virtual Design, DESRIST 2013
AU - Piirainen, Kalle A.
AU - Gonzalez, Rafael A.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Information systems research and management science create knowledge which can be applied in organizations. Design science specifically aims at applying existing knowledge to solve interesting and relevant business problems and has been steadily gaining support in information systems research. However, design science is not the only design-oriented framework. Accordingly, this raises the question of whether it is possible to compare the results obtained from different brands of design-oriented research. This paper contributes to answering this question by comparing two research approaches, enabling mutual learning possibilities and suggesting improvements in transparency and rigor. The objective of this paper is to compare design science research with the constructive research approach. The conclusion is that the two approaches are compatible, save for details in practical requirements and partly underlying philosophical assumptions, but both have something to teach each other about how to define and execute design-oriented research in information systems and management science.
AB - Information systems research and management science create knowledge which can be applied in organizations. Design science specifically aims at applying existing knowledge to solve interesting and relevant business problems and has been steadily gaining support in information systems research. However, design science is not the only design-oriented framework. Accordingly, this raises the question of whether it is possible to compare the results obtained from different brands of design-oriented research. This paper contributes to answering this question by comparing two research approaches, enabling mutual learning possibilities and suggesting improvements in transparency and rigor. The objective of this paper is to compare design science research with the constructive research approach. The conclusion is that the two approaches are compatible, save for details in practical requirements and partly underlying philosophical assumptions, but both have something to teach each other about how to define and execute design-oriented research in information systems and management science.
KW - constructive research approach
KW - design science research
KW - information systems
KW - management science
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84879818246
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-38827-9_5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-38827-9_5
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84879818246
SN - 9783642388262
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 59
EP - 72
BT - Design Science at the Intersection of Physical and Virtual Design - 8th International Conference, DESRIST 2013, Proceedings
Y2 - 11 June 2013 through 12 June 2013
ER -