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Introduction to Design Science Research

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Design Science Research. Cases

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Design Science Research (DSR) is a problem-solving paradigm that seeks to enhance human knowledge via the creation of innovative artifacts. Simply stated, DSR seeks to enhance technology and science knowledge bases via the creation of innovative artifacts that solve problems and improve the environment in which they are instantiated. The results of DSR include both the newly designed artifacts and design knowledge (DK) that provides a fuller understanding via design theories of why the artifacts enhance (or, disrupt) the relevant application contexts. The goal of this introduction chapter is to provide a brief survey of DSR concepts for better understanding of the following chapters that present DSR case studies.

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  1. Department of Information Systems, University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

    Jan vom Brocke

  2. Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Alan Hevner

  3. Department of Information Systems, IISM - Information Systems and Marketing, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Alexander Maedche

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  1. Department of Information Systems, University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

    Jan vom Brocke

  2. Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Alan Hevner

  3. Institute of Information Systems and Marketing (IISM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

    Alexander Maedche

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vom Brocke, J., Hevner, A., Maedche, A. (2020). Introduction to Design Science Research. In: vom Brocke, J., Hevner, A., Maedche, A. (eds) Design Science Research. Cases. Progress in IS. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46781-4_1

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