Assessing the theoretical strength within the literature review process: A tool for doctoral researchers

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dc.contributor.authorSammon, David
dc.contributor.authorNagle, Tadhg
dc.contributor.authorO'Raghallaigh, Paidi
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-07T15:17:55Z
dc.date.available2017-12-07T15:17:55Z
dc.date.issued2010-07
dc.date.updated2017-12-07T15:05:46Z
dc.description.abstractMaking a theoretical contribution can be viewed as one of the most important and confusing objectives for a doctoral researcher. Focusing on the literature review process, this paper highlights the need to develop a tool that will enable doctoral researchers to assess the theoretical strength of the literature they survey. Through synthesizing theory development literature, from both a general research and IS perspective, we propose a tool to aid ‘new’ doctoral researchers in understanding the theoretical landscape within a domain. We then discuss how the tool can be utilized in the wider doctoral research process to combat the issues of rigor and relevance that have permeated the fabric of Information Systems (IS) research, through aiding in a two step literature review process of [1] categorizing the literature and [2] developing a theoretical framework to guide making a theoretical contribution.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.urihttps://www.interaction-design.org/events/external-ux-events/dss_2010_-_15th_ifip_wg_83_international_conference_on_decision_support_systemsen
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dc.identifier.citationSammon, D., Nagle, T. and O'Raghallaigh, P. (2010) 'Assessing the Theoretical Strength within the Literature Review Process: A Tool for Doctoral Researchers', in Respício, A. et al. (eds.) Bridging the socio-technical gap in DSS - Challenges for the next decade: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications Vol. 212. Amsterdam, NL: IOS Press, pp. 73-84. doi: 10.3233/978-1-60750-577-8-73en
dc.identifier.doi10.3233/978-1-60750-577-8-73
dc.identifier.endpage84en
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-60750-576-1
dc.identifier.issn0922-6389
dc.identifier.journaltitleBridging the socio-technical gap in DSS - Challenges for the next decade: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applicationsen
dc.identifier.startpage73en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5130
dc.identifier.volume212en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIOS Pressen
dc.relation.ispartofBridging the socio-technical gap in DSS - Challenges for the next decade: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications Vol. 212
dc.relation.urihttp://ebooks.iospress.nl/volume/bridging-the-socio-technical-gap-in-decision-support-systems
dc.rights© 2010 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved. This is the authors’ manuscript version. The final publication is available at IOS Press through http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-577-8-73en
dc.subjectTheoryen
dc.subjectLiterature reviewsen
dc.subjectTheory-developmenten
dc.subjectDoctoral researchen
dc.subjectContributionen
dc.subjectInformation Systems (IS)en
dc.subjectInformation Systems researchen
dc.subjectInformation Technology (IT)en
dc.subjectTheory development literatureen
dc.titleAssessing the theoretical strength within the literature review process: A tool for doctoral researchersen
dc.typeBook chapteren
dc.typeConference itemen
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