This book expertly brings together the seminal works in the field, together with editorial introductions to assist the reader in understanding the essential principles of qualitative research.

PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCHAn Introduction to Qualitative Research in Information Systems - Michael D Myers and David E AvisonChoosing Appropriate Information Systems Research Methodologies - Bob Galliers and Frank LandPower, Politics and MIS Implementation - M Lynne MarkusPART TWO: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVESStudying Information Technology in Organizations - Wanda Orlikowski and J J Baroudi Research Approaches and AssumptionsThe Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems - Izak Benbasat, D K Goldstein and M MeadInterpretive Case Studies in IS Research - Geoff Walsham Nature and MethodThe Critical Social Theory Approach to Information Systems - Ojelanki Ngwenyama Problems and ChallengesPART THREE: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODSA Critical Perspective on Action Research as a Method for Information Systems Research - Richard Baskerville and Trevor Wood-HarperA Scientific Methodology for MIS Case Studies - A S LeeScholarship and Practice - Lynda L Harvey and Michael D Myers The Contribution of Ethnographic Research Methods to Bridging the GapCASE Tools Are Organizational Change - Wanda Orlikowski Investigating Incremental and Radical Changes in Systems DevelopmentPART FOUR: MODES OF ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING QUALITATIVE DATAInformation System Use as an Hermeneutic Process - Richard J Boland JrSymbolism and Information Systems Development - Rudy Hirschheim and Mike Newman Myth, Metaphor and Magic