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作者：Davis, Gordon B.
作者单位：University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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作者：Scott, James H.
作者单位：Procter & Gamble
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作者：Miller, William B.
摘要：The small number of truly successful Information Systems departments is well known. Part of the problem clearly lies in the management and direction of the Information Systems department in an organization. The organizations with successful Information Systems departments appear to have some elements in common. These elements include defining the department's role and responsibilities, structuring its basic approach, establishing management direction, developing a plan, and development of good...
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作者：Olson, Margrethe H.; Chervany, Norman L.
作者单位：New York University; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
摘要：Although much has been written about the centralization versus decentralization of information services, relatively little is known about how the structure of an organization influences the level of centralization or decentralization. This paper presents the results of a study which examined the organizational context of the information services function. The authors attempted to identify those organizational characteristics that are associated with the structure of the information services fu...
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作者：Nolan, Richard L.; Wetherbe, James C.
作者单位：Harvard University; University of Houston System; University of Houston; University of Houston System; University of Houston; Texas Tech University System; Texas Tech University; Idaho State University
摘要：A comprehensive framework for Management Information Systems (MIS) that attempts to define the domain of MIS research is proposed. The framework draws extensively from existing MIS frameworks and organizational theory concepts and definitions. Validation of the framework is accomplished by categorizing a cross-section of MIS literature within the framework.
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作者：Dickson, Gary W.
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作者：Zmud, Robert W.
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
摘要：The high development and maintenance costs, and the late delivery experienced by many organizations when developing large software systems is well documented. Modern software practices have evolved to overcome many of the technical difficulties associated with software development. To a large extent, however, the high costs and schedule slippages can be traced to management, not technical, deficiencies. This article develops an approach for managing the software development effort that exploit...
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作者：Benbasat, Izak; Vessey, Iris
作者单位：University of British Columbia
摘要：The ability to estimate the personnel time and costs required for the completion of programming and systems projects is an important managerial tool for the information systems department. This article presents a survey of the estimation techniques found in the literature by describing each technique and discussing its strengths and weaknesses. Some empirical evidence on how the various program and programmer/analyst characteristics affect project time and cost are also reported.
