Information Systems Research

Mohammed Ali is a Lecturer in Digital Business and Information Systems and the programme lead for Business Management with Innovation and Technology at the University of Salford Business School, UK. He is a Senior Fellow of Higher Education with extensive teaching experience. His research interests fall under the socio-technical and system complexities of information systems and digital disruption and he has published widely in the area of digital transformation, digital technologies for higher education, and information systems to facilitate remote work and for managing crisis situations. He is currently involved in various academic projects that aim to promote research-informed teaching in areas such as complex issues in information systems development, systemic practice in information systems action research, sociotechnical issues in information systems adoption and digital innovation and sustainability theories.

• Chapter 1: Historical Background of IS Research.- Chapter 2: Research Philosophies in IS Research.- Chapter 3: Applications of Research Designs in IS Research.- Chapter 4: Applying Contemporary IS Theory to Study Social Paradigm Shifts and Global Changes.- Chapter 5: Methodological Approaches to Studying the Multidisciplinary Areas of IS.- Chapter 6: Application of Research Methodologies in Contemporary IS Research.- Chapter 7: Data Collection Procedures for Contemporary IS Research.- Chapter 8: Piloting and Feasibility Studies in IS Research.- Chapter 9: Planning for the Analysis Phase: A Framework of Data Analysis Procedures.- Chapter 10: Analytical Methods Used in Contemporary IS Research.- Chapter 11: Analytical Tools Used in Information Management, Digital Business, ICT and Information Science.- Chapter 12: Data Protection, Confidentiality and Anonymity.- Chapter 13: Ethical Procedures and Processes in IS Research.- Chapter 14: Writing and Transferring the Findings in IS Research Projects.