Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: A 'myth' is an "unquestioned belief … that is not supported by demonstrated facts."In the scientific endeavor to build a relevant and rigorous knowledge base, myths can be potentially dangerous, leading to the institutionalizing of unquestioned beliefs.The primary aim of this paper is to sensitize the reader to how myths are formed and propagated through research, and to warn against the dangers of doing so in IS.We look at literature in IT alignment which, despite having received continued attention, has not been wholly successful.We attribute some of this failure to the possible prevalence of myths in the literature.
Authors: Elham Mousavidin, Lakshmi Goel
Language: English
Subfield: Management Information Systems
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1557715820