This book expertly brings together the seminal works in the field, together with editorial introductions to assist the reader in understanding the essential principles of qualitative research.

PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
An Introduction to Qualitative Research in Information Systems - Michael D Myers and David E Avison
Choosing Appropriate Information Systems Research Methodologies - Bob Galliers and Frank Land
Power, Politics and MIS Implementation - M Lynne Markus
PART TWO: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
Studying Information Technology in Organizations - Wanda Orlikowski and J J Baroudi
Research Approaches and Assumptions
The Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems - Izak Benbasat, D K Goldstein and M Mead
Interpretive Case Studies in IS Research - Geoff Walsham
Nature and Method
The Critical Social Theory Approach to Information Systems - Ojelanki Ngwenyama
Problems and Challenges
PART THREE: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
A Critical Perspective on Action Research as a Method for Information Systems Research - Richard Baskerville and Trevor Wood-Harper
A Scientific Methodology for MIS Case Studies - A S Lee
Scholarship and Practice - Lynda L Harvey and Michael D Myers
The Contribution of Ethnographic Research Methods to Bridging the Gap
CASE Tools Are Organizational Change - Wanda Orlikowski
Investigating Incremental and Radical Changes in Systems Development
PART FOUR: MODES OF ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING QUALITATIVE DATA
Information System Use as an Hermeneutic Process - Richard J Boland Jr
Symbolism and Information Systems Development - Rudy Hirschheim and Mike Newman
Myth, Metaphor and Magic