Gregor and Jones have proposed components for design theories, building on theory concepts from behavioural sciences … and prior publications. Their design theory structure addresses IT artefacts in general, not specific to any type, such as … theories. The authors are building on this and believe that specialised design theory structures for different types of …

There is a long tradition within qualitative research of theory being central and of critical importance. Qualitative … research theory often equates with the methodologies used but this is a complex relationship, plagued by lack of consensus … among scholars regarding how theory and methodology are related. This article furthers the debates on how theories are used …