New book edition publishedThe second edition of "Scientific Research in Information Systems: A Beginner's Guide" is now available.

22 October 2021

The second edition of Jan Recker's popular book "Scientific Research in Information Systems: A Beginner's Guide" is now available for ordering or download.

The book introduces higher-degree research students and early career academics to scientific research as occurring in the field of information systems and adjacent fields, such as computer science, management science, organization science, and software engineering. It explains the fundamental concepts that govern scientific research and then moves on to introduce the basic steps every researcher undertakes: choosing research questions, developing theory, building a research design, employing research methods, and finally writing academic papers. It also covers essentials of ethical conduct of scientific research.

This second edition contains major updates on all these elements plus significant expansions on relevant research methods such as design research and computational methods, a rewritten and extended chapter on theory development, and expansions to the chapters on research methods, scientific publishing, and research ethics.

Praise for the first edition is available here.