Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of “researcher perspective” in articles published in the AIS Basket of 8 journals.

Design/methodology/approach

Purposive sampling: descriptive analysis of 659 articles published in three complete years of each of the eight leading journals (2001, 2008, 2015).

Findings

When observing phenomena, IS researchers mostly adopt the perspective of one of the stakeholders in the activities, commonly that of the sponsor of the information system that is in focus. 96% of relevant articles adopted a single-perspective approach, and 93% of those were oriented towards the system sponsor.

Research limitations/implications

The discipline has not been exploiting opportunities to deliver greater value firstly through the adoption of perspectives other than that of the system sponsor, and secondly through dual- and multi-perspective research. Further, the ignoring of the viewpoints of other stakeholders is inconsistent with the requirements of the recently-adopted AIS Code of Ethics.

Practical implications

The dominance of single-perspective/system-sponsor-viewpoint research greatly constrains the benefits that IS research can deliver to IS practitioners and to the world at large.

Originality/value

The authors are not aware of any prior investigation into the nature of researcher perspective. We contend that an appreciation of the current bias is essential if IS research is to adapt, and thereby make far more useful contributions to practice.

中文翻译：

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IS学科中的研究人员观点：对8种期刊中的文章进行的实证研究

目的

本文的目的是探讨AIS一篮子8种期刊中发表的文章中“研究者视角”的本质。

设计/方法/方法

目的抽样：对八种主要期刊（2001年，2008年，2015年）中每三年中发表的659条文章进行描述性分析。

发现

在观察现象时，信息系统研究人员大多采用活动中利益相关者之一的观点，通常是关注的信息系统的发起者的观点。96％的相关文章采用了单一观点的方法，而93％的文章是针对系统赞助商的。

研究局限/意义

该学科一直没有利用机会来创造更大的价值，首先是通过采用系统赞助者以外的观点，其次是通过双重和多角度研究。此外，忽略其他利益相关者的观点与最近通过的AIS道德规范的要求不一致。

实际影响

单一观点/系统赞助者观点研究的主导地位极大地限制了IS研究可以为IS从业者和整个世界带来的收益。

创意/价值

作者尚不了解有关研究人员观点性质的任何先前调查。我们认为，如果要适应IS研究，从而对实践做出更多有用的贡献，则必须了解当前的偏见。