IS Information Systems a (Social) Science?
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Is Information Systems a science? An inquiry into the nature of the information systems discipline
The information systems (IS) discipline is apparently undergoing an identity crisis. Academicians question the need for IS departments in colleges, stating the absence of a core for the field and its integration within other business functions as a basis for its elimination. At the same time, many practitioners, as reflected in the U.S. government’s recent IT labor shortage report, continue to ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Communications of the Association for Information Systems
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1529-3181
DOI: 10.17705/1cais.04311