Towards an Integrative View on Design Science Research Genres, Strategies, and Pivotal Concepts in Information Systems Research

IF 2.8 4区 管理学 Q1 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
A. Brendel, Tim-Benjamin Lembcke, L. Kolbe
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Abstract

Design science research (DSR) has been established as an essential part of information systems research. DSR can provide artificial solutions and prescriptive knowledge about how to solve problems relevant to our modern times. However, DSR has been reported to be in a state of "conceptual confusion." Thus, an ongoing and open discourse regarding how to overcome the causes of this confusion has arisen. Several causes and solutions have been proposed, ranging from conceptualizations of contributions, publication schemas, to the formulation of research strategies and genres. Prominently, the persisting confusion frequently leads editors and reviewers to assess the same study's merit substantially differently, depending on the individual editor's and reviewer's understanding of and preferences for DSR. Consequently, publishing DSR studies is challenging. Against this background, we propose DSR focus as a two-dimensional characteristic of a DSR study, comprising the two dimensions "contribution" and "research approach." Furthermore, we present a DSR focus matrix (DSRFM) as a framework and tool to describe the DSR focus of a study and identify relevant seminal work. Following this framework enables a grounded discussion with editors and reviewers, thus preventing diverting understandings and preferences that may skew the assessment of a study. We demonstrate this ability by positioning research strategies, genres, and seminal works within the matrix's quadrants.
信息系统研究中的设计科学研究类型、策略和关键概念的综合观点
设计科学研究(DSR)已成为信息系统研究的重要组成部分。DSR可以提供关于如何解决与我们现代相关的问题的人工解决方案和规范性知识。然而,据报道,DSR处于“概念混乱”的状态。因此,关于如何克服这种混淆的原因的持续和公开的讨论已经出现。提出了几个原因和解决办法,从贡献的概念化、出版模式到研究策略和流派的制定。突出的是,这种持续的混淆经常导致编辑和审稿人对同一项研究的价值评估大相径庭,这取决于编辑和审稿人对DSR的理解和偏好。因此,发表DSR研究具有挑战性。在此背景下,我们提出DSR焦点作为DSR研究的二维特征,包括“贡献”和“研究方法”两个维度。此外,我们提出了DSR焦点矩阵(DSRFM)作为描述研究DSR焦点的框架和工具,并确定相关的开创性工作。遵循这一框架可以与编辑和审稿人进行有根据的讨论,从而防止可能歪曲研究评估的理解和偏好。我们通过在矩阵的象限内定位研究策略、类型和开创性作品来展示这种能力。
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Data Base for Advances in Information Systems
Data Base for Advances in Information Systems INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
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