Proposition d’un design de recherche pour l’analyse des processus complexes et émergents en systèmes d’information

Johanna Habib and François de Corbière ()
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Johanna Habib: IDP - Institut du Développement et de la Prospective - EA 1384 - UVHC - Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis - IAE - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - UPHF - Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France
François de Corbière: LEMNA - Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique - IEMN-IAE Nantes - Institut d'Économie et de Management de Nantes - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - UN - Université de Nantes, IMT Atlantique - SSG - Département Sciences sociales et de gestion - IMT Atlantique - IMT Atlantique - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris]

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Abstract: Simulation methods are more and more used in organization sciences. However, few researches in management of information systems integrate this methodological approach. In this paper, we first highlight simulation relevance to analyze complex and emergent phenomena. Then, the value of a research design combining two methodological approaches, case study and multi-agent simulation, is argued. Two simulation models are used to illustrate the contribution of combining both the methods, especially for improving validity of the simulation results. Qualitative foundations of the simulation improve the validity of the model built as well as they allow a better interpretation of simulation results. In return, simulation allows formulating new questions more theoretical and prospective, and also reinforces the theoretical generalization of results. Nevertheless this methodological combination leads to review the positioning of simulation in the research design. The simulation does not hold a central place in the scientific knowledge building but more a complementary place, allow to surpass the case study and to renew the researcher questions.

Date: 2018-10-15
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Published in Systèmes d'Information et Management, 2018, Numéro Spécial « Méthodes de Recherche en SI », Volume 23 (3), pp.127-153. ⟨10.3917/sim.183.0127⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/sim.183.0127

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