THE APPLICATION OF THE CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE TO INVESTIGATE EMAIL USAGE: CONTRIBUTION TO THEORY AND PRACTICE

In the past years, a number of academics criticized MIS research for its low practical contributions. One approach to overcome this issue is the critical incident technique. The goal of this project is to demonstrate the application of the critical incident technique to study user interaction with email systems. The outcome is a set of practical recommendations together with a valid theoretical framework.

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