The purpose of the study was to investigate the rigour and relevance of IS research; as
researchers and practitioners are divided and living in a different world of aspiration m
conducting research. This division is as a result of many reasons. The gap between researchers
and practitioners has promulgated debate and argument among the two that has lasted for years.
Many believed that IS research is effective and others opposed it. Others within or outside the
discipline consider whether IS research output affects and impacts decision making in the
industry. Meanwhile, the debate on rigour and relevance has lasted for decades but, in reality, the
differences gap still persists, in spite of efforts by researchers. Their efforts and hard-work seem
not to be very effective. This study seeks to determine whether practitioners meet their needs and
expectations and whether they address them through the rigour and relevance of IS/academic
research. It is also to determine whether this debate which has lingered over the years is worth it.
The growing problems and needs in the practitioners' world call for an investigation into this
rigour and relevance. There is an on-going criticism that IS research lacks rigour, relevance.
effective communication and acceptance in the field as noted in the literature. The identified
problem under investigation now is lack of rigour, relevance and other issues such as
consistency, transparency, communication and inaccessibi lity in IS research. The population for
the study comprised academic lecturers attending the South African Institute for Computer
Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT 2012) conference and North-West
University IS and Computer Science (Mafikeng Campus) academics. The population was 90
lecturers/academics and the sample size of 73 answered the questionnaires. / Thesis (M.Com.(Information Systems) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2013
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/15766 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Chukwuere, Joshua. E |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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