Criteria of progress for information systems designtheories

According to Kuhn, science and progress are strongly interrelated. Inthis paper, we define criteria of progress for design theories. A broad analysis of theliterature on information systems design science reveals that there is no consensuson the criteria of progress for design theories. We therefore analyze differentconcepts of progress for natural science theories. Based on well-founded criteriastemming from the philosophy of science and referring to natural science theories,we develop a set of criteria of progress for design theories. In summary, our analysisresults in six criteria of progress for design theories...