在过去半个世纪中,信息系统(informationsystems,IS)研究所涉及的范围不断扩张,研究主题也不断受到越来越多IS学者的关注。本文在前人研究的基础上,开发了新的Is研究主题的分类体系。通过对2000—2009年发表在我国18种与IS相关的学术期刊上的765篇论文进行实证分析,发现国内IS的研究主题比较广泛,涉及信息系统技术、组织、社会等多方面;发现“特定的信息系统”、“方法和技术”、“组织学习和知识管理”、“电子商务”、“电子政务”等8个热点主题,并对它们的发展趋势进行了分析。这些发现可以对IS学者了解中国IS领域的特点以及今后的研究方向选择等提供一些有用的启示。
The research scope of Information Systems (IS) has been expanded during the past half century. Meanwhile, an increasing number of IS scholars are studying the issues of IS research themes. Based on previous studies, we developed a new classification framework of IS research themes. A total of 765 IS papers published in 18 Chinese leading journals from 2000 to 2009 are examined. Our analyses reveal that the IS research themes have a broad coverage, involving the technological, organizational and societal aspects of Information Systems. In addition, we identified and analyzed the development trends of eight prevailing research themes including specific information systems, methods/techniques, organizational learning and knowledge management, e-commerce, e-government, etc. These findings could help IS scholars better understand the characteristics of IS discipline in China and provide some insights for their future research.