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• Popperian Falsificationism in IS: Major Confusions and Harmful Influences 

  Mao, Mingsong; Siponen, Mikko; Nathan, Marco (Association for Information Systems, 2023)

  The current relation between Popper’s philosophy of science and Information Systems (IS) is complex and often confused. On the one hand, many influential members of the IS community claim that much IS research follows ...

• Demystifying beliefs about the natural sciences in information system 

  Siponen, Mikko; Klaavuniemi, Tuula (SAGE Publications, 2021)

• Research Perspectives : Reconsidering the Role of Research Method Guidelines for Interpretive, Mixed Methods, and Design Science Research 

  Siponen, Mikko; Soliman, Wael; Holtkamp, Philipp (Association for Information Systems, 2021)

  Information systems (IS) scholars have proposed guidelines for interpretive, mixed methods, and design science research in IS. Because many of these guidelines are also suggested for evaluating what good or rigorous research ...

• Positionality statements in science 

  Karhulahti, Veli-Matti (F1000 Research Ltd, 2024)

  The goal of this essay is to clarify positionality as an epistemological scientific concept and address related misunderstandings to help researchers assess whether statements thereof contribute to their work. Positionality ...

• Demystifying the Influential IS Legends of Positivism 

  Siponen, Mikko; Tsohou, Aggeliki (Association for Information Systems, 2018)

  Positivism has been used to establish a standard that Information Systems (IS) research must meet to be scientific. According to such positivistic beliefs in IS, scientific research should: 1) be generalizable, 2) focus ...