Design science research for decision support systems development: recent publication trends in the premier IS journals

Australasian Journal of Information Systems

Shah J Miah²  Don Kerr¹  Michael McGrath³ 

[1] Faculty of Art and Business University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia;College of Business, Victoria University, Footscray Park Campus, Melbourne;College of Business, Victoria UniversityMelbourne, Australia

关键词: Design Science Research;    DSS;    Construction Centric Design Science;    Human Centric Design Science;    IS Research;   

DOI  :  10.3127/ajis.v20i0.1482

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: University of Canberra * Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents a contemporary literature review of design science research (DSR) studies in the domain of decision support systems (DSS) development. The latest studies in the DSS design domain claim that DSR methodologies are the most popular design approach, but many details are still yet to be revealed for supporting this claim. In particular, it is important to thoroughly investigate the trends in either the form or deeper insights in use of DSR in this field. The aim of this study is to analyse the existing DSS design science studies to reveal insights into the use of DSR, so that we can outline research agenda for a special issue, based on findings of analysis. We selected articles (from 2005 to 2014) that were published in seven selected premier IS journals (ranked as A* in the ABDC journal ranking). The selected 57 sample articles are representative of DSS design studies that used DSR in theorising, designing, implementing, and evaluating DSS solutions. We discuss the theoretical positions of DSR for DSS development through six categories: DSS artefacts, DSR methods, DSR views, user involvement, DSS design innovations and problem domains. The findings indicate that new studies are needed to fill the knowledge gap in DSS design science, for more solid theoretical basis in near future.

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