Information Systems as a Reference Discipline1

Richard L. Baskerville; Michael D. Myers

doi:10.2307/4132338

Information Systems as a Reference Discipline1

Richard L. Baskerville¹; Michael D. Myers²

¹ Department of Computer Information Systems, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, U.S.A. · ² Department of Management Science and Information Systems, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

MIS Quarterly 2002

The conventional wisdom amongst information systems (IS) researchers is that information systems is an applied discipline drawing upon other, more fundamental, reference disciplines. These reference disciplines are seen as having foundational value for IS. We believe that it is time to question the conventional wisdom. We agree that many disciplines are relevant for IS researchers, but we suggest a re-think of the idea of “reference disciplines” for IS. In a sense, IS has come of age. Perhaps the time has come for IS to become a reference discipline for others.

DOI: 10.2307/4132338
Volume: 26 (1)
Pages: 1-14
Language: en
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