Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1-1-1987
Abstract
Perusal of management information systems (MIS) literature or attendance at conferences points out the discipline's diversity and the need for students, as well as professors to have a larger frame of reference for understanding MIS research. This paper utilizes two MIS research frameworks, one proposed by Ives, Hamilton and Davis and the other by Vogel and Wetherbe, to demonstrate the role of integrative thought in understanding and guiding MIS research. A literature review is used to support the claim that benefits to recall, more effective hypothesis generation, more cost effective allocation of research resources and better interdisciplinary communication can result from the use of such frameworks.
Keywords
Operations research, Management information systems--Research, Information resources management, Information science--Research, Communication in information science
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 639
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Robertson, Suzanne and Reisman, Arnold, "On Organizing MIS Knowledge" (1987). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 360.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/360
