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Abstract
Within the evolving field of information systems much research focuses on creating models and frameworks. What is lacking in the literature is a discussion of how to assess the value of the many different frameworks. As a case study of how to evaluate conceptual frameworks, this article surveys five representative knowledge acquisition (KA) frameworks. These are categorized as being development-oriented, selection-oriented, and variable-oriented according to their objectives. Each is described in sufficient detail to reveal its contributions and relative limitations. This comparative study shows that none of these frameworks can be regarded as a general characterization of KA phenomena. In the interest of creating a general KA framework, we suggest four criteria to guide its development and evaluation. Such a framework would subsume the existing disparate frameworks and serve as a valuable tool for KA researchers.