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Guy G. Gable *
DOI:10.1016/j.jsis.2020.101620delete
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This article(1,2) has two aligned aims: (i) to espouse the value of a strategic research orientation for the Information Systems Discipline; and (ii) to facilitate such a strategic orientation by recognising the value of programmatic research and promoting the publication of such work. It commences from the viewpoint that Information Systems (IS) research benefits from being strategic at every level, from individual researcher, to research program, to research discipline and beyond. It particularly advocates for more coordinated programs of research emphasising real-world impact, while recognising that vibrant, individual-driven and small-team research within broad areas of promise, is expected to continue forming the core of the IS research ecosystem. Thus, the overarching aim is the amplification of strategic thinking in IS research - the further leveraging of an orientation natural to the JSIS community, with emphasis on research programs as a main strategic lever, and further considering how JSIS can be instrumental in this aim.
Keywords:
Information systems discipline
Research foci
Programmatic research
Research strategy
Multilevel strategy
Research impact
Research programs
Reverse-cross-fertilization
Research ecosystem
Research practices lifecycle
Relevance realization lifecycle
Research methods
Research strategy mechanism
Multilevel research
Research governance
Research engagement
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Journal of Strategic Information Systems cover
Journal of Strategic Information Systems
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