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Entering Action Design Research

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New Horizons in Design Science: Broadening the Research Agenda (DESRIST 2015)

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In the execution of an Action Design Research (ADR) project, we experienced challenges in how to enter into the ADR research stages effectively. In this paper, we present how we addressed these challenges by extending the ADR model with two expanded up-front activities and multiple entry points. Our research on inter-organizational social networks is briefly described as the project context for application of the extended ADR model.

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  1. Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department, MUMA College of Business, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Matthew T. Mullarkey & Alan R. Hevner

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Correspondence to Matthew T. Mullarkey .

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  1. Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland

    Brian Donnellan

  2. Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

    Markus Helfert

  3. Intel Labs Europe, Leixlip, Ireland

    Jim Kenneally

  4. Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA

    Debra VanderMeer

  5. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

    Marcus Rothenberger

  6. Universität St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Robert Winter

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Mullarkey, M.T., Hevner, A.R. (2015). Entering Action Design Research. In: Donnellan, B., Helfert, M., Kenneally, J., VanderMeer, D., Rothenberger, M., Winter, R. (eds) New Horizons in Design Science: Broadening the Research Agenda. DESRIST 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9073. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18714-3_8

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