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 \nBy:Alan R.Hevner  \nInformation Systems and DecisionSciences  \nCollege of Business AdministrationUniversity of South FloridaTampa,FL 33620U.S.A.ahevner@coba.usf.edu  \nSalvatore T.March  \nOwn Graduate School of ManagementVanderbilt UniversityNashville,TN 37203U.S.A.Sal.March@owen.vanderbilt.edu  \nJinsoo Park  \nCollege of Business AdministrationKorea UniversitySeoul,136-701KOREAjinsoo.park@acm.org  \nRESEARCH ESSAY  \nSudha Ram  \nManagement Information SystemsEller College of Business and PublicAdministrationUniversity of ArizonaTucson,AZ 85721U.S.A.ram@bpa.arizona.edu  \n# Abstract\n\nTwo paradigms characterize much of the researchin the Information Systems discipline:behavioralscience and design science.The behavioral-science paradigm seeks to develop and verifytheories that explain or predict human or organi-zational behavior.The design-science paradigmseeks to extend the boundaries of human andorganizational capabilities by creating new andinnovative artifacts.Both paradigms are founda-tional to the IS discipline,positioned as it is at theconfluence of people,organizations,and techno-logy.Ourobjective is to describe the performanceof design-science research in Information Sys-tems via a concise conceptual framework andclearguidelines forunderstanding,executing,andevaluating the research.In the design-scienceparadigm,knowledge and understanding of aproblem domain and its solution are achieved inthe building and application of the designed arti-fact.Three recent exemplars in the researchliterature are used to demonstrate the application  \nof these guidelines.We conclude with an analysisof the challenges of performing high-qualitydesign-science research in the context of thebroader IS community.  \nKeywords:Information Systems research meth-odologies,design science,design artifact,busi-ness environment,technology infrastructure,search strategies,experimental methods,creativity  \n# Introduction\n\nInformation systems are implemented within anorganization for the purpose of improving theeffectiveness and efficiency of that organization.Capabilities of the information system and char-acteristics of the organization,its work systems,its people,and its development and implemen-tation methodologies together determine theextent to which that purpose is achieved (Silver etal.1995).It is incumbent upon researchers in thenformation Systems (IS)discipline to \"furtherknowledge that aids in the productive applicationof information technology to human organizationsand their management\"(ISR 2002,inside frontcover)and to develop and communicate“knowl-edge concerning both the management ofinformation technology and the use of informationtechnology for managerial and organizational pur-poses”(Zmud 1997).  \nWe argue that acquiring such knowledge involvestwo complementary but distinct paradigms,behavioral science and design science(Marchand Smith 1995).The behavioral-science para-digm has its roots in natural science researchmethods.t seeks to develop and justify theories(i.e.,principles and laws)that explain or predictorganizational and human phenomena sur-rounding the analysis,design,implementation,management,and use of information systems.Such theories ultimately inform researchers andpractitioners of the interactions among people,technology,and organizations that must bemanaged if an information system is to achieve itsstated purpose,namely improving the effective-  \nness and efficiency of an organization.Thesetheories impact and are impacted by designdecisions made with respect to the systemdevelopment methodologyused and the functionalcapabilities,information contents,and humaninterfaces implemented within the informationsystem.  \nThe design-science paradigm has its roots inengineering and the sciences of the artifical(Simon 1996).It is fundamentally a problem-solving paradigm.It seeks to create innovationsthat define the ideas,practices,technical capa-bilities,and products through which the 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