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Reconsidering deconstruction in information systems research
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2012 | European Journal of Information Systems | Citations: 14
Authors: Chiasson, Mike; Davidson, Elizabeth

Abstract: Deconstruction, a post-structuralist approach to examining language in texts, is ... Expand

Abstract: Deconstruction, a post-structuralist approach to examining language in texts, is most often associated with the philosophical works of Jacque Derrida. After a flurry of interest among management and information systems (IS) scholars, this qualitative approach to exploring organizational texts has received little attention in the IS literature. We suggest deconstruction could help our field explore how IS texts describe the social and technical past and also prescribe and circumscribe the future of IS practice. Thus, we suggest the IS field reconsider how deconstruction might contribute to language-based approaches in IS research and practice. In this paper, we discuss deconstruction in light of the linguistic turn in social science research and the support and criticism for its use in management research. We consider IS research publications that have employed deconstruction explicitly, examine a well-known IS publication as an example of the deconstruction of IS texts, and suggest ways in which deconstruction might be applied to various genres of IS texts to inspire insights and creativity. To conclude, we highlight considerations for researchers who might adopt this approach and for the editors and reviewers who would evaluate qualitative research papers that employ deconstruction. Collapse

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Topics: systems development system development method digital innovation business process management innovation management

Methods: design artifact literature study qualitative content analysis
French theories in IS research : An exploratory study on ICIS, AMCIS and MISQ

2004 | Americas Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Monod, Emmanuel

Abstract: This paper claims that theories from the French-speaking world have an influence ... Expand

Abstract: This paper claims that theories from the French-speaking world have an influence on current thinking in IS research, including at the American and at the international levels. French theories are first defined and classified in 10 trends that correspond to 10 main authors. The frequency of their quotation is then measured in American and international conference in IS and in MISQ. The result is that Habermas is the most quoted philosopher in the conferences and in MISQ. However, Piaget and Latour are more often quoted than Giddens in MISQ. In the conferences, there are more papers quoting Latour than Heidegger. The most quoted French theories in IS are actor-network theory, constructivism, post-structuralism, hermeneutics and discourse analysis. Collapse

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Methods: qualitative content analysis

Theories: actor network theory

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Reconsidering deconstruction in information systems research

French theories in IS research : An exploratory study on ICIS, AMCIS and MISQ