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Volume 2 of the Formulating Research Methods in Information Systems (IS) series collects interesting and compelling articles from the Journal of Information Technology (JIT) pertaining to critical literature reviews and the craft of case study research.

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© 2015 Leslie P. Willcocks, Chris Sauer and Mary C. Lacity

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Willcocks, L.P., Sauer, C., Lacity, M.C. (2015). Introduction. In: Willcocks, L.P., Sauer, C., Lacity, M.C. (eds) Formulating Research Methods for Information Systems. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137509888_1

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