• My Research

• IS research as a discipline

• Some classical readings /Journals in IS

• Top IS Classical Articles

• Top IS Classical Books

• Top IS Journals

#My Research                                                                                                                        Top

I have looked at a variety of topics for my research before settling down on current one, which is: Strategic Role of Information Systems Leadership in Organizations: An Investigation in Indian Context.

In the journey to this topic, I sojourned at various junctions ranging from e-governance to entrepreneurship .  In fact, all things new-economy (?) interest me a lot.  I have been following new economy very closely.  (, (Also, I was the co-founder of the first venture ever from and incubated by IIM Bangalore).  I am at complete ease with the new web technologies and trends.

Some of the topics that I looked at, before coming to a screeching halt at the current topic: 

• Entrepreneurship in IT
• E-governance
• Geographical/Regional factors in development of hi-tech entrepreneurship. For example, why is Silicon Valley, Israel, or Bangalore so successful in IT growth.
• Innovation by Indian IT start-ups – original vs. derivative work.  Are Indian IT start-ups just sweatshops or innovation powerhouses?
• Hi-tech entrepreneurship vs. traditional industrial entrepreneurship: What are the differences?
• Has hi-tech industry brought about a paradigm shift in Entrepreneurship?
• Infrastructure index of an economy for hi-tech Entrepreneurial Development.

• Presented a paper on 'Entrepreneurship in IT' at the Biennial conference of EDI, Ahmedabad held on 8th-10th Nov, 2000.  (mail me for the paper at webmaster@anuragjain.com)
• Invited to the 2001 ENTREPRENEURSHIP DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM held in Jonkoping, Sweden from June 13-17, 2001. Greifswald, Germany.

#IS research as a discipline                                                                                               Top
(Ref: Benbasat, and Weber)
Information Systems is relatively a new area when compared to other more traditional management areas such as Finance, Marketing etc.  The opportunities and challenges, therefore, and hence excitement of doing research, are much more.

The discipline of MIS started somewhere in mid-60s.  But in the beginning, the boundaries between Computer science and MIS were quite blurred and MIS' had a tough time finding an identity for itself.

MIS discipline got a big philip in 1977 when MIS Quarterly published its inaugural issue.  And then in December 1980, first International conference on Information Systems was held.

A brief timeline of MIS Discipline:
Mid-60s : Evolution of MIS as a separate discipline.
1977     : Inaugural issue of MIS Quarterly.
1980     : First International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) held.
1980s    : Focus of IS research shifts from 'what-to-study' to 'how-to-study'.
1984     : Harvad Business School's 75th Anniversary Research Colloquium.
1984:    : European IS Research meet at Manchester.
1989     : Harvad Business School's Research Colloquium on Qualitative Research.
1989     : Harvad Business School's Research Colloquium on Experimental Research.
1990     : European IS Research meet at Copenhegen.
1991     : Harvad Business School's Research Colloquium on Survey Research.

#Some Recommended reads in IS Literature                                                                         Top
(Ref: Citation classics from the information systems literature; Kent A. Walstrom, Lori N.K. Leonard, Information & Management 38 (2000) 59-72)

     Top IS Classical Articles

• Ackoff, R.L., 1967, `Management Misinfornation Systems,' Management Science , December, pp. B-147-B-156.

• Dearden, 1972, `MIS is a Mirage,' Harvard Business Review , January-February, pp. 90-99.

• Kriebel, 1972, `The Future of MIS,' Business Automation , June, pp. 18-19.

• Adams, W., 1972, `New Role for Top Management in Computer Applications,' Financial Executive , April, pp. 54-56.

• Allen, B.R., 1972, `Computer Security: Part I.,' Data Management , January, pp. 18-24.

• Allen, B.R., 1972, `Computer Security: Part II.,' Data Management , February, pp. 25-30.

• Andrus, 1971, `Approaches to Information Evaluation,' MSU Business Topics , Summer, pp. 40-45.

• Mason, R.O. and Mitroff, I.I., 1973, `A Program for Research on Management Information Systems,' Management Science , January (19:5), pp. 475-487.

• Mason, R.O., 1969, `A Dialectical Approach to Strategic Planning,' Management Science , April (15:8), pp. B403-B414.

• Lucas, H.C., 1975, Why Information Systems Fail , Columbia University Press: New York.

• Churchman, C.W. and Schainblatt, A.H., 1965, `The Researcher and the Manager: A Dialectic of Implementation,' Management Science , (11:4).

• Gorry, G.A. and Scott-Morton, M., 1971, `A Framework for Management Information Systems,' Sloan Management Review , (13:1), pp. 55-57.

• Proceedings of the First International Conference on Information Systems, 1980.

• Mason, R.O. and Mitroff, I.I., 1973, `A Program for Research on Management Information Systems,' Management Science , January (19:5),

• Zmud, R.W., 1979, `Individual Differences and MIS Success: A Review of the Empirical Literature,' Managment Science , February (25:2),

• Dickson, G.W., Senn, J.A., and Chervany, N.L., 1977, `Research in Management Information Systems; The Minnesota Experiments,' Management Science , May (23:9), pp. 913-923.

• Benbasat, I. and Schroeder, R.G., 1978, `An Experimental Investigation of Some MIS Design Variables, MIS Quarterly , June (2:2), pp. 43-54.

• Zmud, R.W., 1978, `An Empirical Investigation of the Dimesionality of the Concept of Information,' Decision Sciences , April (9:2), pp. 187-196.

• Benbasat, I.W. and Dexter, A.S., 1979, `Value and Events Approaches to Accounting: An Experimental Evaluation,' Accounting Review ,October (54:4), pp. 735-749

• Churchman, C.W., 1971, The Design of Inquiring Systems , Basic Books: New York.

• Churchman, C.W., 1968, The Systems Approach , Delacorte Press: New York.

• Anthony, R.N., 1965, Planning and Control Systems: A Framework for Analysis , Harvard University, Graduate School of Business Administration.

• Davis, G.B., 1974, Management Information Systems: Conceptual Foundations, Structure and Development , McGraw-Hill: New York.

• Keen, P.G.W. and Scott Morton, M.S., 1978, Decision Support Systems: An Organizational Perspective , Addison-Wesley: Reading, MA.

• Lucas, H.C., 1975, Why Information Systems Fail , Columbia University Press: New York.

• Anthony, R.N., 1965, Planning and Control Systems: A Framework for Analysis Harvard University Press: Boston, MA.

• Alter, S., 1980, Decision Support Systems: Current Practice and Continuing Challenges , Addison-Wesley: Reading, MA.

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