2009/01/01 by Matti Rossi, Rossi, Matti
Decision Sciences · Social Sciences · #Action research #Complex Systems and Decision Making #Construction Project Management and Performance #Design research #Information Systems Theories and Implementation #Proactive research
paper · doi:10.4230/dagsemproc.08412.6
openalex publication_date 2009/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
It is the premise of this position paper that a combination of design research and action research can be very useful for studying high performance designs. However, there has been a separation between the two approaches. A growing body of literature is recognizing these cross fertilization possibilities between AR and DR. Researchers argue for similarity between the two (J'rvinen 2007; Lee 2007; Figueiredo and Cunha 2007) as well as caution against fusion (Iivari 2007). Others suggest a middle ground stating that in some situations and contexts, the two may be integrated (Cole et al. 2005; Sein et al. 2007).