Abstract
We extend Gregor and Hevner’s knowledge contribution framework (KCF) to cover complex IS artifacts comprised of multiple sub-artifacts. Drawing from the work of Lee, Thomas, and Baskerville which advocates a return to the IS artifact in design science research, we initially extend knowledge contribution evaluation to include distinct information, social, and technology artifacts, by adding graphical elements to create a Knowledge Contribution Diagram (KCD). Additional artifact types are added to show extensibility and expressive power. We demonstrate the approach on four research articles, two from the original set classified by Gregor and Hevner, and two from more recent publications. KCD create an expressive visual evaluation tool. Better articulation of multiple knowledge contributions from complex information system artifacts can improve the appreciation of DSR knowledge contributions in the field. The proposed technique is intuitive, extensible, and can add expressiveness to all design science research reporting.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Next Wave of Sociotechnical Design - 16th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2021, Proceedings |
Editors | Leona Chandra Kruse, Stefan Seidel, Geir Inge Hausvik |
Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH |
Pages | 174-187 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030824044 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2021 |
Event | 16th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 4 Aug 2021 → 6 Aug 2021 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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Volume | 12807 LNCS |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
Conference | 16th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2021 |
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City | Virtual, Online |
Period | 4/08/21 → 6/08/21 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Keywords
- Design science
- Graphic
- IS artifact
- Knowledge contribution