Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0750666552, Hardcover)

Research in Information Systems helps supervisors and their students get the most out of the PhD experience. It can be used as a basis of courses for supervisors and their research students.

This book covers:
. the supervisor - student relationship
. practical, social and academic issues
. different models for PhD programs, including US, UK, Latin and Scandinavian models.

Many vignettes of personal experiences and reflections provide context for the material. The book is written by experts - leading international academics in the field of information systems. They all have had wide experience of research supervision over many years in many countries.

* The only handbook available specifically for Information Systems, and written for both research supervisors and their students
* Content agreed and approved by an international panel of experts, ensuring worldwide relevance
* Includes real life anecdotes to educate, entertain, and contextualise