TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - Strasser, Artur T1 - Delphi Method Variants in Information Systems Research: Taxonomy Development and Application JF - Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods N2 - Delphi is a frequently used research method in the information systems (IS) field. The last fifteen years have seen many variants of the Delphi Method proposed and used in IS research. However, these variants do not seem to be properly derived; while all variants share certain characteristics, their reasoning for differentiation inconsistently varies. It seems that researchers tend to create “new” Delphi Method variants, although the underlying modification of the Delphi Method is, in fact, minor. This leads to a heterogeneity of Delphi Method variants and undermines scientific rigor when using Delphi. The study addresses this deficit and (1) identifies different variants of Delphi and determines their characteristics, (2) critically reflects to what extent a clear distinction between these variants exists, (3) shows the clearly distinguishable Delphi Method variants and their characteristics, (4) develops a proposed taxonomy of Delphi Method variants, and (5) evaluates and applies this taxonomy. The proposed taxonomy helps clearly differentiate Delphi Method variants and enhances methodological rigor when using the Delphi Method. KW - Delphi KW - Delphi method characteristics KW - Delphi method variants KW - Information systems research KW - Taxonomy Y1 - 2017 UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-11648 SN - 1477-7029 SS - 1477-7029 U6 - https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-1164 DO - https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-1164 VL - 2017 IS - 15(2) SP - 120 EP - 132 ER -