Information systems as a reference discipline

被引:252
作者
Baskerville, RL [1 ]
Myers, MD
机构
[1] Georgia State Univ, Robinson Coll Business, Dept Comp Informat Syst, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
[2] Univ Auckland, Dept Management Sci & Informat Syst, Auckland 1, New Zealand
关键词
computing reference disciplines; research tradition; knowledge networks; diffusion of research; IS research agenda; IS research issues; future of IS;
D O I
10.2307/4132338
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
The conventional wisdom amongst information systems (IS) researchers is that information systems is an applied discipline drawing upon other, more fundamental, reference disciplines. These reference disciplines are seen as having foundational value for IS. We believe that it is time to question the conventional wisdom. We agree that many disciplines are relevant for IS researchers, but we suggest a re-think of the idea of "reference disciplines" for IS. In a sense, IS has come of age. Perhaps the time has come for IS to become a reference discipline for others.
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