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MIS
Dissertations |
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WHAT IS THIS DATABASE? |
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For 17 years, the MIS
Quarterly published
a listing of MIS Dissertations to provide an updated source index to
the
MIS dissertation literature. The listings in the MIS Quarterly began in
1981 with a list spanning the years 1973-1980. Yearly lists were
published through 1999. This database contains all reported
dissertations
from the MIS Quarterly listings and all dissertations subsequently
reported.
One of the difficulties has been to draw the boundary between
MIS dissertations
and dissertations that use the domain of MIS but are essentially
outside
the field. The general rules for inclusion are:
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Dissertations in an established MIS program. The rule is based on
the idea that MIS dissertations reflect what MIS programs and graduates
taking MIS positions are doing.
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Dissertations in programs that are not clearly defined as MIS but some
of their students are considered MIS and take MIS positions.
Inclusion
is based on the topic of the dissertation.
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Dissertations outside MIS groups that match the domain of MIS.
The
would be considered good MIS research if done within an MIS
group.
The reason for including them is because of the absence of MIS programs
in some universities and because they are of interest to the MIS
research
community.
Generally excluded are dissertations that are primarily computer
science,
decision sciences, or artificial intelligence. Also excluded are
applications of MIS in areas such as education, health care, etc.,
where
the emphasis is on the application domain rather than MIS.
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Abstract Information |
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Abstracts of most of the dissertations can be found in
Dissertation
Abstracts, available in university libraries and accessed through
CD-ROM
and online access search procedures. Dissertation abstract
identification
numbers are provided in the listing if they were available.
Complete
dissertations are available through University
Microfilms International. |
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My dissertation isn’t listed, there is an
error, or
I would like to add information — what do I do? |
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If you find an error in your listing or would like to add
information
(such as advisor name or UMI abstract number), send an e-mail to Jan
DeGross (degro003@umn.edu). Please indicate that you
are correcting a listing already in the database.
If your dissertation is NOT CURRENTLY listed, please provide
the following
information:
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Name as it appears on dissertation
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Title of Dissertation
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University/College granting degree
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Year degree granted
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Dissertation advisor(s)
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UMI Abstract Number
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