Interpretivism in IS – a Postmodernist (or Postpositivist?) Knowledge Theory

dc.contributor.author	Kroeze, Jan H
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-26T09:45:44Z
dc.date.available	2012-10-26T09:45:44Z
dc.date.issued	2012-08-09
dc.identifier.citation	Kroeze, J. H., Interpretivism in IS – a Postmodernist (or Postpositivist?) Knowledge Theory, Published in: Proceedings of the 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2012 Proceedings), Seattle, Washington, USA, August 9-11, 2012, Paper 7	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/6983
dc.description.abstract	This paper explores the association between postmodernism and interpretivism. The paper’s objective is to show that the interpretivist research paradigm shows very clear postmodernist traits. After defining the two concepts the paper attempts to answer the research question whether interpretivism is a typical postmodernist approach to Information Systems science and research. The paper is conceptual, using a philosophical-logical approach. It makes a contribution to the discipline of Information Systems by taking the reflection on the continuum of positivism-interpretivism-critical research a level deeper by connecting interpretivism with the broader, encompassing paradigm of postmodernism.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	AMCIS	en
dc.subject	Interpretivism	en
dc.subject	postpositivism	en
dc.subject	positivism	en
dc.subject	postmodernism	en
dc.subject	Information Systems	en
dc.title	Interpretivism in IS – a Postmodernist (or Postpositivist?) Knowledge Theory	en
dc.type	Article	en