Journal article
Competing Mistresses? Academic Vs. Practitioner Perceptions of Systems Analysis
The Journal of computer information systems, v 46(5), pp 114-126
01 Jun 2006
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Abstract
This study investigates whether a gap exists between academic and practitioner-oriented research within the domain of systems planning and analysis. Academic-oriented research is rooted in positivism, which assumes that knowledge is objective and independent from the knower. Practitioner-oriented research assumes that knowledge is a social construction - the meanings and values which constitute knowledge are inseparable from the knower. The research questions include: (1) what are the similarities and differences between academic and practitioner research within systems planning and analysis? (2) in which streams do gaps exist? (3) to what extent do themes emerge from the data? and (4) what are the differences in research focus, pre- and post-1990, between academics and practitioners? The findings suggest that differences do exist between academic- and practitioner- oriented research regarding what is studied, which research methods are employed, and what outcomes arise from the specific studies. These differences in research appear to rest in the ideological foundations in which each is focused.
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- Title
- Competing Mistresses? Academic Vs. Practitioner Perceptions of Systems Analysis
- Creators
- Murugan Anandarajan - Drexel UniversitySusan K. Lippert - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- The Journal of computer information systems, v 46(5), pp 114-126
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Decision Sciences (and Management Information Systems)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000241783400009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33751577043
- Other Identifier
- 991019170548404721
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