Understanding computers and cognition
Understanding computers and cognition
An interpretive investigation of the information systems outsourcing phenomenon
An interpretive investigation of the information systems outsourcing phenomenon
A speech-act-based office modeling approach
ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS)
Information Systems Outsourcing; Myths, Metaphors, and Realities
Information Systems Outsourcing; Myths, Metaphors, and Realities
Investigating Information and Knowledge Gathering Methods: A Speech Act Lexicon Perspective
Proceedings of the IFIP TC8/WG8.1 Working Conference on Information System Concepts: Improving the Understanding
Appropriations and patterns in the use of group support systems
ACM SIGMIS Database
Unauthorized copying of software: an empirical study of reasons for and against
ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society
Web Documents' Cultural Masculinity and Femininity
Journal of Management Information Systems
A Methodology for Analyzing Web-Based Qualitative Data
Journal of Management Information Systems
The mechanisms of project management of software development
Journal of Systems and Software
Using concept mapping for maintainability assessments
ESEM '09 Proceedings of the 2009 3rd International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement
Studying decision processes via a knowledge management lens: The Columbia space shuttle case
Decision Support Systems
ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems (TMIS)
Community learning in information technology innovation
MIS Quarterly
Supporting decision making process with "ideal" software agents - What do business executives want?
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Towards a decision tool for choosing a business process maturity model
DESRIST'12 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems: advances in theory and practice
Implementing service oriented architecture - a case study
International Journal of Business Information Systems
Case Studies in research: Choosing the right business process maturity model
Information and Management
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Information systems (IS) researchers have argued the need for using qualitative approaches, such as action research, ethnomethodology, phenomenology, and futures research, to supplement widely used quantitative approaches. Despite the interest in qualitative approaches, almost all IS articles published in leading IS journals during the previous decade continue to report the results of quantitative studies. The disparity between the interest in and adoption of qualitative approaches may be attributed to unfamiliarity with qualitative approaches for analyzing text data and the mistaken belief that all qualitative approaches are antipositivist. This paper makes qualitative methods more accessible to both researchers and practitioners by providing a framework that categorizes various text analysis approaches. The framework classifies methods as positivist, linguistic, and interpretivist, based on assumptions about the nature of text data, the researcher's influence on text interpretation, and the validity checks used to justify text interpretations. Thus, all researchers can consider qualitative text analysis methods regardless of their paradigmatic position.