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In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research
Edited by: David Coghlan & Mary Brydon-Miller

Since the 1950s, the process of introducing information systems (IS) in large organizations has been marred by reports of persistent underperformance and failure. While it emerges that this is due, in no small part, to an inability to foster an integrated approach to change, it is unfortunate that much IS-related inquiry has failed to adequately address ...

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  Coghlan, D., & Brydon-Miller, M. (2014). Information systems. In The SAGE encyclopedia of action research (pp. 441-443). SAGE Publications Ltd, https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446294406.n184
  
  Coghlan, David, and Mary Brydon-Miller. "Information Systems." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, edited by Coghlan, David, and Mary Brydon-Miller, 441-43. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2014. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446294406.n184.
  
  Coghlan, D. and Brydon-Miller, M. 2014. Information Systems. In: David Coghlan and Mary Brydon-Miller Editors, 2014. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London: SAGE Publications Ltd. pp. 441-443 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446294406.n184> [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].
  
  Coghlan, David and Mary Brydon-Miller. "Information Systems." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research. Edited by London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2014, pp. 441-43. SAGE Research Methods. 27 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446294406.n184.
  
  Coghlan, David, and Mary Brydon-Miller (2014). Information systems In:Information systems The SAGE encyclopedia of action research London: SAGE Publications Ltd; 2014:441-443. doi:10.4135/9781446294406.n184
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