Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Theory; 1 Critical research in information systems; 2 Theoretical discourses: A comparison of the Foucauldian and Habermasian concepts of discourse in CRIS; 3 Ethics, morality and critical research in IS; 4 Emancipation across cultural boundaries: A fundamental problem of critical research in information systems; Part II: Philosophy; 5 Ontology: On positivism, realism, and their relevance for critical IS research; 6 Epistemology: On information, knowledge and truth
Summary
The book gives an overview of critical research in information systems (CRIS), which will give a useful introduction to those students and researchers not familiar with the topic and assist in carrying the debate further on a variety of issues