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Design Science Research Methods and Patterns, 2nd Edition
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Design Science Research Methods and Patterns, 2nd Edition

by Vijay K. Vaishnavi, William Kuechler
May 2015
Intermediate to advanced
415 pages
12h 17m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Design Science Research Methods and Patterns, 2nd Edition
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Chapter 5
On Theory Development
in Design Science
Research: Anatomy of
a Research Project*
eories are practical because they allow knowledge to be accumulated
in a systematic manner and this accumulated knowledge enlightens
professional practice. (Gregor 2006)
Introduction
In this chapter, we describe an information systems design science research project
that aims to create a (prescriptive) design theory for a class of artifacts. Several
phases of the project are informed by kernel theory (frequently theory from other
elds that intends to explain or predict phenomena of interest) and the project
in turn renes that theory into a mid-range desig ...
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