Is information systems a reference discipline?

Katerattanakul, Pairin; Han, Bernard T.; Rea, Alan

doi:10.1145/1125944.1125950

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“…They thought that the movement of IS towards building a cumulative tradition, and informing work in other disciplines as positive. Similar conclusions are drawn by Katerattanakul et al (2006). However, a different perspective is offered by Wade et al (2006).…”

Section: Mis As a Cumulative Research Disciplinesupporting

confidence: 69%

Management Information Systems Research Networks: Creating and Sharing Diverse Knowledge

Wang

Klein²,

Jiang

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Certain social science fields have studied their knowledge sharing ability by examining social networks of authorships. The main point is to determine if the discipline has grown in a fashion that encourages effective sharing of diverse knowledge and the creation of new knowledge from the different subgenres that inhabit their field. Researchers in Management Information Systems have shown a great deal of concern for how their discipline has grown. Many fear a form of fragmentation due to a lack of communication across subgenres. Others are concerned that the discipline is methodologically bound, theories do not disseminate rapidly, or ideas cannot permeate tight knit clusters. We apply social network analysis to examine whether or not ideas can be transferred rapidly or created effectively via established authorship patterns that avoid the concerns. We find that networks are in place that are effective for knowledge sharing, but the field can still make strides in building networks that enable combining diverse ideas into new ideas.

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Section: Mis As a Cumulative Research Disciplinesupporting

confidence: 69%

Management Information Systems Research Networks: Creating and Sharing Diverse Knowledge

Wang

Klein²,

Jiang

et al. 2009

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“…The identity of a scientific discipline is formed by the interaction of its stakeholders. It cumulatively reflects the present state of the discipline and forms the foundation for its future progression (Kuhn, 1962;Biglan, 1973;Baskerville and Myers, 2002;Jennex and Croasdell, 2005;Katerattanakul et al, 2006). Despite its youth, KM already presents all the signs of an independent scientific discipline.…”

Section: Km As a Scientific Disciplinementioning

confidence: 99%

Meta-analysis of scientometric research of knowledge management: discovering the identity of the discipline

Serenko

2013

Journal of Knowledge Management

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Purpose-The purpose of this study is to conduct a meta-analysis of prior scientometric research of the knowledge management (KM) field. Design/methodology/approach-A total of 108 scientometric studies of the KM discipline were subjected to meta-analysis techniques. Findings-The overall volume of scientometric KM works has been growing, reaching up to ten publications per year by 2012, but their key findings are somewhat inconsistent. Most scientometric KM research is published in non-KM-centric journals. The KM discipline has deep historical roots. It suffers from a high degree of over-differentiation and is represented by dissimilar research streams. The top six most productive countries for KM research are the USA, the UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, and Spain. KM exhibits attributes of a healthy academic domain with no apparent anomalies and is progressing towards academic maturity. Practical implications-Scientometric KM researchers should use advanced empirical methods, become aware of prior scientometric research, rely on multiple databases, develop a KM keyword classification scheme, publish their research in KM-centric outlets, focus on rigorous research of the forums for KM publications, improve their cooperation, conduct a comprehensive study of individual and institutional productivity, and investigate interdisciplinary collaboration. KM-centric journals should encourage authors to employ under-represented empirical methods and conduct meta-analysis studies and should discourage conceptual publications, especially the development of new frameworks. To improve the impact of KM research on the state of practice, knowledge dissemination channels should be developed. Originality/value-This is the first documented attempt to conduct a meta-analysis of scientometric research of the KM discipline.

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“…It is a professional, applied field concentrating on strategic, managerial and operational usage of various types of information technologies at societal, organizational, group and individual levels. It draws upon several reference disciplines, such as cognitive psychology, computer science, economics, operations management, organization theory, and engineering (Culnan 1987;Baskerville and Myers 2002;Katerattanakul et al 2006). Since its birth, MIS scholars have explored the past, present and future development of the field (Dearden 1972; Mason and Mitroff 1973) in order to understand the discipline's identity (Sidorova et al 2008).…”

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Exploring the management information systems discipline: a scientometric study of ICIS, PACIS and ASAC

2011

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This study examines the identity and development of the management information systems (MIS) field through a scientometric lens applied to three major global, regional and national conferences: International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) and Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference (ASAC). It adapts the conference stakeholder approach to the construction of the identity of the MIS discipline and analyzes the proceedings of these three conferences. The findings suggest that the MIS field has been evolving in terms of collaborative research and scholarly output and has been gradually moving towards academic maturity. The leading MIS conference contributors tend to establish loyalty to a limited number of academic meetings. At the same time, relatively low levels of repeat publication in the proceedings of ICIS, PACIS and ASAC were observed. It was suggested that Lotka's and Yule-Simon's bibliometric laws may be applied to measure and predict the degree of conference delegate loyalty.

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Is information systems a reference discipline?

Abstract: The frequent citations to IS research suggest its role in advancing science.

Cited by 28 publications

References 9 publications

Management Information Systems Research Networks: Creating and Sharing Diverse Knowledge

Management Information Systems Research Networks: Creating and Sharing Diverse Knowledge

Meta-analysis of scientometric research of knowledge management: discovering the identity of the discipline

Exploring the management information systems discipline: a scientometric study of ICIS, PACIS and ASAC

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