IT artifacts and the state of IS research

Ping Zhang, Michael Scialdone, Min Chun Ku

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Abstract

To understand the state of IS research is, to a large extent, to understand (1) what are considered IT artifacts by IS scholars, and (2) how do IS scholars approach IT artifacts in their studies. This study addresses these two questions by providing a conceptual model of five types of core IT artifacts and a five-facet framework of IS scholars' approaches to studying IT artifacts. Using a critical literature review, the conceptualizations are tested with the collective wisdom by IS scholars in the most recent IS studies published in the 2009 and 2010 ICIS proceedings. The findings shed light on where the IS discipline is standing in terms of its focus on IT artifacts. Implications for research and practice are discussed. This study contributes to our continued understanding of the development and evolution of the IS discipline and the potential directions it may take.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Information Systems 2011, ICIS 2011
Pages4369-4382
Number of pages14
StatePublished - 2011
Event32nd International Conference on Information System 2011, ICIS 2011 - Shanghai, China
Duration: Dec 4 2011Dec 7 2011

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Information Systems 2011, ICIS 2011
Volume5

Other

Other32nd International Conference on Information System 2011, ICIS 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period12/4/1112/7/11

Keywords

  • Approaches to studying IT artifacts
  • Critical literature review
  • IS research
  • IT artifact

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems

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