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Top IS journals emphasize “theory.” But there is an inherent mismatch between the design science research method and canonical approaches to “theory” in management research (Walls et al., 1992).
Standard approaches to theory building focus on describing empirical relationships between constructs (Whetten, 1989). But in DSR, researchers focus on helping achieve goals rather than describing the world (Hevner et al., 2004). Given this core discontinuity, how should DSR authors fulfill the strong preference for “theory” at MISQ and ISR?
This resource is intended to help DSR authors sort this out. The application organizes every instance of “theory” in self-described DSR papers from MISQ and ISR using a data structure called a KWIC view or concordance. I hope it helps DSR authors position their work. Good luck!