INFORMATION ABOUT INFORMATION: A TAXONOMY OF VIEWS.

Author List: McKinney Jr., Earl H.; Yoos II, Charles J.;

MIS Quarterly, 2010, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 329-A5.

"Information" is poorly defined in the Information Systems research literature, and is almost always unspecified, a reflexive, all-purpose but indiscriminant solution to an unbounded variety of problems. We present a taxonomy of four views--token, syntax, representation, and adaptation--to enable scholars and practitioners to specify their concept of information. This taxonomy is normative, but we also provide a background review of the etymology and chronology of information, and we sample uses of the term in current IS research. IS research will improve as the term information, via the taxonomy we contribute, is employed more explicitly and consistently.

Keywords: adaptation; Information; representation; syntax; taxonomy; theory; token

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#292	0.211	information research literature systems framework review paper theoretical based potential future implications practice discussed current concept propositions findings provided extant
#81	0.207	applications application reasoning approach cases support hypertext case-based prototype problems consistency developed benchmarking described efficient practical address activity demonstrate effective
#222	0.193	research researchers framework future information systems important present agenda identify areas provide understanding contributions using literature studies paper potential review
#175	0.151	taxonomy systems different concept isd alternative generalization mechanistic distinction types generalizability theoretical speech richer induction original form inductive empirical organic