Expanding The Scope of IS Research Impact: A Framework and Guidelines
Abstract
Information Systems Research, with its sociotechnical focus has the potential to generate diverse forms of impact and advance society's grand challenges. But producing research impact beyond academia remains a challenging endeavor. In this editorial we discuss the multifaceted nature of IS research impact and offer a framework and guidelines for researchers to plan, deliver, measure, and communicate research impact while considering the research context.
Keywords
Research Impact; Societal Impact; Business Impact; Grand challenges
Cite as
Benbya, H., Möhlmann, M., & vom Brocke, J. (2025). Expanding The Scope of IS Research Impact: A Framework and Guidelines. Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS), 27(2), 344–358.Details
Publication type
Research article (journal)
Peer reviewed
Yes
Publication status
Published
Year
2025
Journal
Journal of the Association for Information Systems
Volume
27
Issue
2
Start page
344
End page
358
ISSN
1536-9323
DOI