Multinational Diversity in IS Research: The Effects of Education on Publication Outlets
- 1 December 2011
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Information Technology
- Vol. 26 (4), 313-322
- https://doi.org/10.1057/jit.2011.21
Abstract
Diversity issues in management information systems (MIS) research have received abundant attention over the last 20 years. This paper extends the debate on the limited diversity in the research methods of MIS researchers to include the global research community. The argument of methodological exclusiveness on a global scale is argued to be the result of educational influence on faculty in each region. Leading universities throughout three major regions of the world were evaluated to show the educational influence of faculty causing the expansion of methodological exclusion on a global scale. The paper concludes with recommendations for addressing the issues discussed to further facilitate collaboration among researchers internationally.Keywords
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