Creating interpretive space for engaged scholarship

Gabriel J. Costello; Kieran Conboy; Brian Donnellan

Creating interpretive space for engaged scholarship

Gabriel J. Costello, Kieran Conboy, Brian Donnellan

Business Information Systems

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Abstract

The rigor versus relevance debate continues to be a matter of lively discussion in research on the information society. The purpose of this paper is to argue that the approach of engaged scholarship provides interpretive space for practitioners who are introducing change in their organization. In this case, the change involved implementation of process innovations which continue to be an important challenge for business and public sector bodies. The research domain was a subsidiary of APC by Schneider Electric located in Ireland and involved a two year study where the principal researcher had the status of a temporary employee. A new form of action research (AR) called dialogical AR was tested in this study. Key finding from an analysis of the interviews showed that the approach was both helpful and stimulating for the practitioner.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011
Pages	51-58
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2011, MCCSIS 2011 - Rome, Italy Duration: 20 Jul 2011 → 20 Jul 2011

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011

Conference

Conference	IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2011, MCCSIS 2011
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	20/07/11 → 20/07/11

Keywords

Action research
Dialogical action research
Engaged scholarship
Interpretive space

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Costello, G. J., Conboy, K., & Donnellan, B. (2011). Creating interpretive space for engaged scholarship. In Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011 (pp. 51-58). (Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011).

Costello, Gabriel J. ; Conboy, Kieran ; Donnellan, Brian. / Creating interpretive space for engaged scholarship. Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011. 2011. pp. 51-58 (Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011).

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Costello, GJ, Conboy, K & Donnellan, B 2011, Creating interpretive space for engaged scholarship. in Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011. Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011, pp. 51-58, IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2011, MCCSIS 2011, Rome, Italy, 20/07/11.

Creating interpretive space for engaged scholarship. / Costello, Gabriel J.; Conboy, Kieran; Donnellan, Brian.
Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011. 2011. p. 51-58 (Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011).

Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Conference Publication › peer-review

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Costello GJ, Conboy K, Donnellan B. Creating interpretive space for engaged scholarship. In Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011. 2011. p. 51-58. (Proceedings of the IADIS International Workshop Information Systems Research Trends, Approaches and Methodologies, ISRTAM 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011).

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