Jan Recker explains in this book the fundamental concepts that govern scientific research and then moves on to introduce the basicsteps every researcher undertakes: choosing research questions, developing theory, building a research design, employing research methods, and finally writing academic papers. He also covers essentials of ethical conduct of scientific research. This second edition contains major updates on all these elements plus significant expansions on relevant research methods such as design research and computational methods, a rewritten and extended chapter on theory development, and expansions to the chapters on research methods, scientific publishing, and research ethics. A companion website provides pedagogical materials and instructions for using this book in teaching.
Jan Recker is AIS fellow, Alexander-von-Humboldt fellow, chaired professor for information systems and digital innovation at the University of Hamburg, and adjunct professor at the Queensland University of Technology Business School. He is one of the most published information systems academics of all time and has held a variety of senior editorial appointments at scientific journals. He also publishes a podcast called “this IS research”.