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Healthcare

Fertile Ground for Action Research

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This chapter presents an example of action research in the healthcare industry. A synopsis of the project is provided, followed by a discussion of why action research was successful in this project and in this industry. Further discussion focuses on the overall use of action research to increase interactions between academic researchers and business practitioners. The authors propose the increased use of action research as a synergistic tool to improve the relevance of academic research while increasing rigor in the healthcare industry.

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  • action research
  • healthcare
  • academic research
  • relevance
  • rigor

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  1. The College of William and Mary, USA

    Rajiv Kohli

  2. Loyola College in Maryland, USA

    Ellen D. Hoadley

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  1. Texas A & M International University, Laredo, Texas, USA

    Ned Kock

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Kohli, R., Hoadley, E.D. (2007). Healthcare. In: Kock, N. (eds) Information Systems Action Research. Integrated Series in Information Systems, vol 13. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36060-7_10

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