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作者:ORLIKOWSKI, WJ
摘要:This paper presents the findings of an empirical study into two organizations' experiences with the adoption and use of CASE tools over time. Using a grounded theory research approach, the study characterizes the organizations' experiences in terms of processes of incremental or radical organizational change. These findings are used to develop a theoretical framework for conceptualizing the organizational issues around the adoption and use of these tools-issues that have been largely missing f...
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作者:PINSONNEAULT, A; KRAEMER, KL
作者单位:University of California System; University of California Irvine
摘要:This article reviews studies that examine the impact of information technology (IT) on the number of middle managers in of organizations. Contradictory evidence is found to suggest, paradoxically, that IT both increases and decreases the number of the middle managers. This ''empirical paradox'' is resolved by looking at the effects of IT on middle managers as contingent upon the degree of centralization of computing decisions, and of organizational decisions more broadly. When both computing d...
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作者:TRAUTH, EM; FARWELL, DW; LEE, D
作者单位:Suffolk University
摘要:Recent changes in information systems technologies, applications, and personnel require us to reconsider the skills for tomorrow's IS professionals. This study uses data from four groups-IS managers, end-user managers, IS consultants, and IS professors-to identify the key skills and knowledge that will be required of future IS professionals. These requirements were then compared with current IS academic programs. The results reveal that despite a shared vision of the future IS professional, th...
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作者:BELCHER, LW; WATSON, HJ
作者单位:University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要:Corporate-wide efforts to eliminate unnecessary expenses prompted Conoco's decision to assess the benefits and costs of its executive information system (EIS). Because there was no accepted methodology for doing this, one was developed and successfully used. First, system usage statistics were collected in order to identify which applications were being used in each department, who was using them, and how often. Key users were then interviewed to further support the assessment of the tangible ...
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作者:WATSON, HJ; FROLICK, MN
作者单位:University of Memphis
摘要:Executive information systems (EISs) are challenging applications to develop, and many organizations are unsuccessful in their efforts, A major problem is determining the information requirements for the system. A multi-stage study was conducted to explore (1) methods used to determine the information requirements for the initial and ongoing versions of an EIS; (2) how frequently the methods are used; (3) how useful the methods are; and (4) in what situations the methods are useful or not usef...
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作者:IVES, B
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作者:CULNAN, MJ
摘要:Strategic uses of information technology based on personal information may raise privacy concerns among consumers if these applications do not reflect a common set of values. This study addresses what differentiates consumers who object to certain uses of personal information from those who do not object. Data collected by questionnaire from young consumers are used to identify a research approach for investigating attitudes toward the secondary use of personal information for direct marketing...