A method for taxonomy development and its application in information systems

A fundamental problem in many disciplines is the classification of objects in a domain of interest into a taxonomy. Developing a taxonomy, however, is a complex process that has not been adequately addressed in the information systems (IS) literature. The purpose of this paper is to present a method...

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Published in:European journal of information systems 2013-05, Vol.22 (3), p.336-359
Main Authors: Nickerson, Robert C, Varshney, Upkar, Muntermann, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business and Management
Business Information Systems
Classification
Information systems
Information Systems and Communication Service
Innovation/Technology Management
Knowledge
Literature reviews
Methods
Ontology
Operations Research/Decision Theory
Research Article
research methodologies
Researchers
Science
Studies
Subject fields
Taxonomy
taxonomy development
typology
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Summary:A fundamental problem in many disciplines is the classification of objects in a domain of interest into a taxonomy. Developing a taxonomy, however, is a complex process that has not been adequately addressed in the information systems (IS) literature. The purpose of this paper is to present a method for taxonomy development that can be used in IS. First, this paper demonstrates through a comprehensive literature survey that taxonomy development in IS has largely been ad hoc. Then the paper defines the problem of taxonomy development. Next, the paper presents a method for taxonomy development that is based on taxonomy development literature in other disciplines and shows that the method has certain desirable qualities. Finally, the paper demonstrates the efficacy of the method by developing a taxonomy in a domain in IS.
ISSN:0960-085X
1476-9344
DOI:10.1057/ejis.2012.26