Parent to a College Student | Tandean Rustandy Esteemed Endowed Chair, University of Colorado-Boulder | TUM Ambassador | Professor, Alliance Manchester Business School
As the #ICIS2024 deadline approaches, I thought sharing an IS Classic on Information Systems as a reference discipline + the MISQ Insider interview with Richard Baskerville and Michael Myers felt about right. The article: https://lnkd.in/eE27nA43 The insider interview: https://lnkd.in/epE6wrhT The citation: Baskerville, R. L., & Myers, M. D. (2002). Information systems as a reference discipline. MIS Quarterly, 1-14. The abstract: The conventional wisdom amongst information systems (IS) researchers is that information systems is an applied discipline drawing upon other, more fundamental, reference disciplines. These reference disciplines are seen as having foundational value for IS. We believe that it is time to question the conventional wisdom. We agree that many disciplines are relevant for IS researchers, but we suggest a re-think of the idea of “reference disciplines” for IS. In a sense, IS has come of age. Perhaps the time has come for IS to become a reference discipline for others. #misq #bangkok2024 #ais
