Preserving knowledge on IS business value: what literature reviews have done

G. Schryen, Business \& Information Systems Engineering (BISE) 52 (2010) 225–237.

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The economic relevance of information systems has been studied for many years and has attracted an abundance of research papers. However, the ?productivity paradoxon? of the 90s, Carr?s widely recognized paper ?IT doesn?t matter?, and several studies that do not find a positive correlation between IS investments and economic performance reveal long-lasting difficulties for IS researchers to explain ?IS business value?. Business executives and researchers also continue to question the value of IS investments. This raises the question of whether literature reviews have tapped their potential to address the concerns by covering key research areas of IS business value and preserving their key findings. In order to address this question, this paper identifies and describes 12 key research areas, and synthesizes what literature reviews published in pertinent academic outlets have done to preserve knowledge. The analysis of 22 literature reviews shows that some crucial areas have not been (sufficiently) covered. They provide fertile areas for future literature reviews. As this work is based on the results of more than 200 research papers, it is capable of drawing a comprehensive picture of the current state-of-the-art in IS business value research.
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Business \& Information Systems Engineering (BISE)
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52
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4
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225-237
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Schryen G. Preserving knowledge on IS business value: what literature reviews have done. Business \& Information Systems Engineering (BISE). 2010;52(4):225-237.
Schryen, G. (2010). Preserving knowledge on IS business value: what literature reviews have done. Business \& Information Systems Engineering (BISE), 52(4), 225–237.
@article{Schryen_2010, title={Preserving knowledge on IS business value: what literature reviews have done}, volume={52}, number={4}, journal={Business \& Information Systems Engineering (BISE)}, publisher={Springer}, author={Schryen, Guido}, year={2010}, pages={225–237} }
Schryen, Guido. “Preserving Knowledge on IS Business Value: What Literature Reviews Have Done.” Business \& Information Systems Engineering (BISE) 52, no. 4 (2010): 225–37.
G. Schryen, “Preserving knowledge on IS business value: what literature reviews have done,” Business \& Information Systems Engineering (BISE), vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 225–237, 2010.
Schryen, Guido. “Preserving Knowledge on IS Business Value: What Literature Reviews Have Done.” Business \& Information Systems Engineering (BISE), vol. 52, no. 4, Springer, 2010, pp. 225–37.
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