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Making Choices: Research Paradigms and Information Management Practical Applications of Philosophy in Information Management Research
Abstract
This paper examines questions regarding the choices of research paradigms and the practical application of philosophy to the life of professional information managers. The purpose of this paper is to examine a variety of research approaches which information managers may find useful to meet the needs of working in the networked, digitized age. This is achieved by a discussion of the research paradigms inherent within both information theory and social theory. These approaches are considered and the reasons for acceptance and rejection detailed together with the final justification for an interpretist approach as the most appropriate context in which to work, in order to meet the emerging trends and current challenges of information technology management.
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