TY - GEN
T1 - The credibility crisis in IS
T2 - 32nd International Conference on Information System 2011, ICIS 2011
AU - Looney, Clayton Arlen
AU - Firth, David
AU - Koch, Hope
AU - Cecez-Kecmanovic, Dubravka
AU - Hsieh, J. J.Po An
AU - Soh, Christina
AU - Valacich, Joseph S.
AU - Whitley, Edgar
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The purpose of this panel involves helping the IS community devise strategies for augmenting the field's credibility. Representing different continents, educational systems, and roles, our panelists will provide a global perspective on IS credibility. Using stakeholder theory as an organizing framework, this panel will identify the key stakeholders that positively and negatively influence the IS discipline as well as strategies for leveraging these stakeholders. Spirited debates will occur concerning the role of regulators, funding sources, faculty, administrators, students, and employers in shaping the credibility of the IS discipline.
AB - The purpose of this panel involves helping the IS community devise strategies for augmenting the field's credibility. Representing different continents, educational systems, and roles, our panelists will provide a global perspective on IS credibility. Using stakeholder theory as an organizing framework, this panel will identify the key stakeholders that positively and negatively influence the IS discipline as well as strategies for leveraging these stakeholders. Spirited debates will occur concerning the role of regulators, funding sources, faculty, administrators, students, and employers in shaping the credibility of the IS discipline.
KW - And research
KW - Credibility crisis
KW - Education
KW - Enrollment
KW - Stakeholders
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84884623033&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84884623033
SN - 9781618394729
T3 - International Conference on Information Systems 2011, ICIS 2011
SP - 4426
EP - 4430
BT - International Conference on Information Systems 2011, ICIS 2011
Y2 - 4 December 2011 through 7 December 2011
ER -