Turning the Corner: The Influence of Positive Thinking on the Information Systems Field.

Author List: Grover, Varun; Straub, Detmar; Galluch, Pamela;

MIS Quarterly, 2009, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page iii-viii.

The article discusses the importance of positive thinking in the field of information systems (IS). Too often the emphasis at conferences and in published papers is on relatively negative aspects such as whether IS qualifies as a discipline, an alleged identity crisis for IS, and other perceived shortcomings. The authors propose three principles for remedying this state of affairs. Scholars need to give due recognition to the successes that have been achieved in IS, they need to devote less effort to describing problems and more to solving them, and they need to act as more responsible stewards of IS.

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