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The current chapter explains challenging task in identifying the most suitable way to establish a research topic. The work demonstrates how to follow a proper research methodology in information systems. It explains what process of a research is all about and why it’s important to follow a proper research approach in order to successfully reach approached research goals. The chapter analyses variety of existing research methodologies in order to provide researcher with an overview of available within the field of information systems research methodologies.
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Mahmoud, T., Dmitriyev, V., Driha, O.M. (2018). Research Topic Identification. In: Marx Gómez, J., Mouselli, S. (eds) Modernizing the Academic Teaching and Research Environment. Progress in IS. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74173-4_4
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