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• Observing Organizational Environments: A Systematic Approach for Information Analysts AI翻译
  作者：Kendall, Kenneth E.; Kendall, Julie E.
  作者单位：University of Nebraska System; University of Nebraska Lincoln; University of Nebraska System; University of Nebraska Lincoln
  摘要：Information Analysts observe the elements of an organization in order to gain information unavailable through interviewing and the investigation of hard data. In the past he process of observation has been intuitive at best. This article describes and develops a systematic methodology for analyzing the internal organizational environment. The approach is based on a framework used in film criticism called mise-en-scene analysis. Seven major concrete and abstract elements which influence organiz...
• Evaluating Information System Effectiveness - Part I: Comparing Evaluation Approaches AI翻译
  作者：Hamilton, Scott; Chervany, Norman L.
  作者单位：University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  摘要：While the use and costs of Management Information Systems (MIS) have become highly visible, little attention has been paid to assessing and communicating system effectiveness. Evaluation of system effectiveness is difficult due to its multidimensionality. its quantitative and qualitative aspects, and the multiple. and often conflicting, evaluator viewpoints. This article provides an overview of what system effectiveness means and how it should be measured. It is the first of two articles to ap...
• The Management of Information Resources - A Challenge for American Business AI翻译
  作者：Edelman, Franz
  摘要：Managing the resources - people, machines, technologies, and ideas - required to deal with business information has become a task so large and complex that a new perspective is needed for both management and professional communities. This article develops a framework for a better understanding of what needs to be done and why, based on a historical view of the information management arts and sciences. This framework is also based on a resulting organizational structure with the potential of av...
• A Behavioral Analysis for Planning MIS Implementation AI翻译
  作者：Nichols, Mary Lippitt
  作者单位：University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; University of Kansas
  摘要：Planning for a successful MIS implementation requires understanding the effects of the introduction of a new system or; the work lives of potential adopters. The effects can be assessed by the MIS practitioner/change agent if the agent will first obtain a thorough and specific understanding of the task activities performed by potential adopters, the interactions they engage in as they perform their tasks, and their preferences for, or feelings about, those activities and interactions. An inter...
• Data Processing Control: A State-of-the-Art Survey of Attitudes and Concerns of DP Executives AI翻译
  作者：Merten, Allan G.; Severance, Dennis G.
  作者单位：University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
  摘要：Organizations continue to increase their use of computers in strategic, tactical, and operational information systems. During the last few years, corporate and data processing management have often expressed concern over the potential for computer system failure and abuse. This article presents the results of a survey of data processing executives which addressed both the characteristics and quality of data processing control systems. The survey was performed as a component of a comprehensive ...
• Word Processing in a Major Corporation: Policies, Plans, and Management AI翻译
  作者：West, Thomas W.; Mullins, Carolyn J.
  作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
  摘要：At Indiana University in the late 1970's, the demand for word processing, the burden on the University's text processors, and the variety of commercial equipment demanded coordination. In 1978 a task force studied and made recommendations on the future of word processing throughout the corporation. As a result of these efforts, the Office of Information and Computer Services (OICS) assumed leadership and developed a small consulting team to assist users in choosing and installing word processi...
• Untitled AI翻译
  作者：Dickson, Gary W.
• Key Recurrent Issues in the MIS Implementation Process AI翻译
  作者：Ginzberg, Michael J.
  作者单位：New York University
  摘要：Previous analyses of the MIS implementation process have focused on the conduct of individual process stages as explanatory of successful or unsuccessful implementation. Process stages, however, involve multiple issues, and it is unlikely that all issues are equally important for good performance at a stage. This article attempts to identify generic implementation issues those issues which arise at many process stages. An empirical analysis identified six such issues, and suggested that three ...
• UNTITLED AI翻译
  作者：Dickson, Gary W.
• Manager or Technician? The Nature of the Information Systems Manager's Job AI翻译
  作者：Ives, Blake; Olson, Margrethe H.
  作者单位：Dartmouth College; State University of New York (SUNY) System; Binghamton University, SUNY; New York University
  摘要：The role of the information systems manager has evolved in twenty years from that of a technician managing a relatively unimportant service function into that of a vice presidential-level, general manager whose department can substantially impact the entire organization. In this article we trace, by example, the historical evolution of the job, and through an observational study of six information systems managers, examine the position today. The analysis includes the daily activities of the m...