Let's be Pragmatic: Research in Information Systems with Relevance and Rigor
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https://doi.org/10.5753/isys.2017.352Keywords:
Pragmatic paradigm, esearch in Information Systems, Mixed methods, Rigor and relevanceAbstract
Pragmatism can be defined as a doctrine that considers things from a practical point of view. Pragmatism preaches that action and practical relevance should be the key points of scientific research. The pragmatic paradigm has been presented as a paradigmatic alternative of positivism and interpretivism, enabling the solution of inherent problems of dominant paradigms, the positivism and interpretivism. The present article presents, from a bibliographical survey, the pragmatic paradigm, making a comparison with other paradigms, as well as the use of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods, from a perspective of practical relevance with methodological rigor.
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PARVAIZ, Gohar Saleem et al. Pragmatism for Mixed Method Research at Higher Education Level. Business & Economic Review, v. 8, n. 2, p. 67-79, 2016. [GS Search]
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PINTO, Nelson Guilherme Machado et al. A Aproximação De Trabalhos Acadêmicos No Universo Organizacional Nas Ciências Administrativas: Uma Análise Dos Trabalhos Do Encontro Da Associação Nacional De Pós-Graduação E Pesquisa Em Administração De 2014. Revista UNEMAT de Contabilidade, v. 5, n. 9, 2016. [GS Search]
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ROBSON, Colin; MCCARTAN, Kieran. Real world research. John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
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SHUSTERMAN, Richard. Pragmatism and East‐Asian Thought. Metaphilosophy, v. 35, n. 1‐2, p. 13-43, 2004. [GS Search]
SYMONDS, Jenny E.; GORARD, S. The death of mixed methods: research labels and their casualties. In: British Educational Research Association Annual Conference. 2008. [GS Search]
TASHAKKORI, Abbas; TEDDLIE, Charles. The Past and the Future of Mixed Methods Research: From ‘Methodological Triangulation’ to ‘Mixed Methods Designs’. Handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research, p. 671-701, 2003.
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ULRICH, Werner. Philosophy for professionals: Towards critical pragmatism. Journal of the Operational Research Society, v. 58, n. 8, p. 1109-1113, 2007. [GS Search]
VENKATESH, Viswanath; BROWN, Susan A.; BALA, Hillol. Bridging the qualitative-quantitative divide: Guidelines for conducting mixed methods research in information systems. MIS quarterly, v. 37, n. 1, 2013. [GS Search]
WALSHAM, Geoff. Doing interpretive research. European journal of information systems, v. 15, n. 3, p. 320-330, 2006. [GS Search]
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Silva, H. C. C. da, Siqueira, A. de O., Dornelas, J. S., & Araújo, M. A. V. (2017). Let’s be Pragmatic: Research in Information Systems with Relevance and Rigor. ISys - Brazilian Journal of Information Systems, 10(4), 66–79. https://doi.org/10.5753/isys.2017.352
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