Handbook of qualitative research methods for information systems : new perspectives / edited by Robert M. Davison.

Introduction -- PART I HOW TO DO QUALITATIVE IS RESEARCH -- Teaching qualitative research methods -- Analyzing genres of discourse in IS research: an approach to interrogating validity claims in IS scientific argumentation -- Exploring IS phenomena through metaphors: insights from a study on Facebook -- Knowledge acquisition for quality engagement -- Understanding the digital experience: phenomenological IS research -- Ethnographic evidence for practice -- How do researchers get close to the technology under investigation? Insights, benefits and challenges -- PART II METHODOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN QUALITATIVE IS RESEARCH -- Case study followed by action research: enhancing researcher and practitioner outcomes -- Critical IS research -- Methodological practices for enacting “strong” sociomateriality in qualitative IS research -- The nuts and bolts of qualitative comparative analysis -- Some principles for conducting phronetic IS research -- Decolonial critical hermeneutics -- PART III THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF QUALITATIVE IS RESEARCH -- The shape of theory: an alternative take on theorizing based on the nature of qualitative data -- Dancing between theory and data: abductive reasoning -- Developing indigenous theory with qualitative IS research -- Grounded theory in the era of datafication: a data journey perspective -- PART IV FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR QUALITATIVE IS RESEARCH -- Process oriented research: opening new horizons for IS research -- Beyond the snapshot: reconceptualising human agency and context in qualitative IS research -- Analysis chaining: conceptual and empirical framing of digital traces -- Current trends and future opportunities in qualitative IS research.

"This vital new Handbook brings together cutting-edge contributions from experts in Information Systems (IS) to explore how qualitative research can be undertaken in the IS discipline. The Handbook critically surveys contemporary trends in qualitative IS studies and offers detailed examples of how IS research methods can be taught. The leading group of contributors provide future-oriented analyses of key research methodologies, covering important topics such as the nature of theory and philosophy in qualitative IS research and new developments in the field. Engaging in an exploratory analysis of where opportunities for qualitative IS research might be heading, the Handbook concludes by identifying a need to consolidate existing research methodologies and develop new ones. The Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Information Systems will be beneficial for students studying areas such as information systems, qualitative research methods, research method innovation and knowledge management." -- Publisher