Research Perspectives: Reconsidering the Role of Research Method Guidelines for Interpretive, Mixed Methods, and Design Science Research

Information systems (IS) scholars have proposed guidelines for interpretive, mixed methods, and design science research in IS. Because many of these also been suggested evaluating what good or rigorous is, they may be used as a checklist the review process. In this paper, we raise question: To extent do offer evidence that can to evaluate quality research. We argue use is if there compelling lead certain outcomes. three well-known sets examples not seem them Instead, “evidence” often an authority argument, popularity, demonstrating applicability guidelines. If method principles regard authoritative IS are largely based on speculation opinion, should take less seriously Our proposal does render useless. cannot cause-and-effect usefulness their principles, propose viewing idealizations pedagogical purposes, which means reviewers checklists is. While our from research, urge community ponder other