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An important topic in the modeling for IS development concerns quality of obtained models, especially when these models are to be used in global scopes, or as references. So far, a number of model quality frameworks have been established to assess relevant criteria such as completeness, clarity, modularity, or generality. In this study we take a look at how a research process contributes to the characteristics of a model produced during that process. For example: what should be observed; what research methods should be selected and how should they be applied; what kind of results should be expected; how they should be evaluated, etc. We report a result on this concern by presenting how we applied Design Science Research to model business strategy.
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Giannoulis, C., Zdravkovic, J. (2014). A Design Science Perspective on Business Strategy Modeling. In: Bider, I., et al. Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling. BPMDS EMMSAD 2014 2014. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 175. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43745-2_29
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