Publications
With our publications we cover the most diverse research areas that arise in the field of man, task and technology. In addition to traditional Business Information Systems topics such as knowledge management and business process management, you will also find articles on current topics such as blended learning, cloud computing or smart grids. Use this overview to get an impression of the range and possibilities of research in Business Information Systems at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Type of Publication: Article in Collected Edition
Reference Models for Standard Software - Scientific Myths Instead of Practical Reality?
- Author(s):
- Schütte, Reinhard
- Editor:
- Bergener, Katrin; Räckers, Michael; Stein, Armin
- Title of Anthology:
- The Art of Structuring. Bridging the Gap Between Information Systems Research and Practice
- pages:
- 125-136
- Publisher:
- Cham: Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
- doi:10.1007/978-3-030-06234-7_12
- Citation:
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Abstract
Information models have been an important research topic in information systems for decades, and reference modelling has been an important subfield since the 1990s at the latest. Reference models are propagated in particular for the documentation, selection and implementation of standard application systems. There are few empirical studies in information systems on the actual usage of information models in general and reference models in particular. This article is dedicated to the empirical studies on the use of reference models and draws critical arguments from the perspective of the software manufacturers and the application company using the model as to why reference application system models are not used in corporate practice. In reality, the hopeful claims of researchers have not been proven, so their statements are more assertive than substantiating, which is scientifically disappointing. Information systems should be less concerned with myths and more with reality and consider how reference modelling research needs to be adapted to the practice-oriented nature of the discipline.