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2012 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

19. Inquiring Systems: Theoretical Foundations for Current and Future Information Systems

verfasst von : James L. Parrish Jr., Ph.D., James F. Courtney, Ph.D.

Erschienen in: Information Systems Theory

Verlag: Springer New York

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Abstract

Inquiring systems have been a part of the information systems discipline for the past 40 years. In this chapter, we highlight the impact that the inquiring systems have had on the information systems in use in contemporary organizations as well as the potential for inquiring systems to form the theoretical foundations of the information systems of tomorrow.

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Metadaten
Titel
Inquiring Systems: Theoretical Foundations for Current and Future Information Systems
verfasst von
James L. Parrish Jr., Ph.D.
James F. Courtney, Ph.D.
Copyright-Jahr
2012
Verlag
Springer New York
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9707-4_19

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