Leslie P. Willcocks is Professor of Technology, Work, and Globalization at the Department of Management at London School of Economics, UK.

Chris Sauer is a senior tutor at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK and an associate fellow of the Said Business School, UK.

Mary C. Lacity is Curators' Professor of Information Systems and an International Business Fellow at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, US.

Presents the most interesting and compelling articles pertaining to the enactment of research methods used to study information systems from the 30-year publication history of the Journal of Information Technology (JIT)

Introduction- Leslie Willcocks, Chris Sauer and Mary Lacity.- PART VI.DESIGN SCIENCE APPROACHES.- Chapter 19: McKay, J.,Marshall, P., and Hirschheim, R. (2012), "The design construct in informationsystems design science," JIT, Vol.27, pp. 125-139.- Chapter 20: Arnott, D., andPervan, G., (2014) "A critical analysis of decision support systems researchrevisited: the rise of design science," JIT,Vol 29, pp. 269-293.- Chapter 21: Hanseth, O., andLyytinen, K. (2010), "Design theory for dynamic complexity in informationinfrastructures: the case of building the internet." JIT, Vol. 25, pp. 1-19.- Chapter 22: Heinrich, L., andRiedi, R. (2013), "Understanding the dominance and advocacy of thedesign-oriented research approach in the business informatics community: ahistory-based examination," JIT, Vol.28, pp. 34-49.- Chapter 23: Salmela, H. (2008),"Analysing business losses caused byinformation systems risk: a businessprocess analysis approach," JIT, Vol.23, pp. 185-202.- PART VI. ALTERNATIVEAPPROACHES.- Chapter 24: Price, R., andShanks, G. (2005), "A semiotic information quality framework: development andcomparative analysis," JIT, Vol. 20,pp. 88-120.- Chapter 25: Merali, Y. (2006),"Complexity and Information Systems: the emergent domain," JIT, Vol. 21. Pp. 216-228.- Chapter 26: Wilson, M. (2004),"A conceptual framework for studying gender in information systems research," JIT, Vol. 19, pp. 81-92.

This edited three volume edition brings together significant papers previously published in the Journal of information Technology (JIT) over its 30 year publication history. The three volumes of Enacting Research Methods in Information Systems celebrate the methodological pluralism used to advance our understanding of information technology's role in the world today. In addition to quantitative methods from the positivist tradition, JIT also values methodological articles from critical research perspectives, interpretive traditions, historical perspectives, grounded theory, and action research and design science approaches.

Volume 1 covers Critical Research, Grounded Theory, and Historical Approaches. Volume 2 deals with Interpretive Approaches and also explores Action Research. Volume 3 focuses on Design Science Approaches and discusses Alternative Approaches including Semiotics Research, Complexity Theory and Gender in IS Research.

The Journal of Information Technology (JIT) was started in 1986 by Professors Frank Land and Igor Aleksander with the aim of bringing technology and management together and bridging the 'great divide' between the two disciplines. The Journal was created with the vision of making the impact of complex interactions and developments in technology more accessible to a wider audience. Retaining this initial focus, the JIT has gone on to extend into new and innovative areas of research such as the launch of JITTC in 2010. A high impact journal, JIT shall continue to publish leading trends based on significant research in the field.