A Post Publication review of "The challenges involved in establishing a research technique"

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.3103

Keywords:

Critical review, Criticism, Discipline, Information systems, Research technique

Abstract

This post-publication review offers a short review of a recent paper by Clarke (2020) and the author's response.

Author Biographies

Weng Marc Lim, Swinburne University of Technology

Adjunct Professor, Swinburne Business School, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Professor and Head of School, School of Business, Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia

Tareq Rasul, Australian Institute of Business

Senior Lecturer Australian Institute of Business

Roger Clarke, Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd

Roger Clarke is Principal of Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd, Canberra.  He is also a Visiting Professor associated with the Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation in UNSW Law, and a Visiting Professor in the Research School of Computer Science at the Australian National University.

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2020-11-23

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Lim, W. M., Rasul, T., & Clarke, R. (2020). A Post Publication review of "The challenges involved in establishing a research technique". Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 24. https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v24i0.3103

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