This paper presents the results of an analysis of the literature published between 1998 and 2004 in four of the journals of greater ISI impact factor in the area of information systems (Information Systems Research, Journal of Information Technology, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, and MIS Quarterly). Based on the method of exploration proposed by García and Ramírez, the study used citation analysis, keywords analysis, words analysis, co-citation analysis, co-keywords analysis, and social networks analysis. The number of analyzed articles was 665. The main conclusions indicate a significant relation between published articles, and a knowledge structure constituted of a core and some peripheral groups. In general, this study confirms the strong direction of the research towards organization, management and business subjects, and in particular, emphasizes the research topics: performance, implementation, innovation and strategy.
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