摘要:

Today's chief information officers (CIOs) are faced with several difficult tasks — meeting the changing technological needs of the MIS department, developing an efficient staff, and establishing themselves as knowledgeable executives with an important role in MIS and corporate management. This article presents the results of a survey of current CIOs, who described how they are managing their staffs, themselves, and the changing work load of the MIS department.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018908960152

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

MIS plans compete with many other potential business investments and business problems for the attention of senior management. Consequently, a strategic planning methodology should not only produce a plan linked to business planning but also should create a persuasive case for its support. This article examines the state of the art in strategic planning in terms of enterprisewide information management (EwIM), which is a set of concepts and tools that enable MIS managers to plan, organize, implement, and control information resources to meet current and future strategic goals.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018908960153

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

As innovations in computer technology continue to accelerate, a better approach to long-range planning–one that integrates this changing technology–is required. This article focuses on the technological aspect of the long-range IS planning process, which is the most crucial and the most costly in many large organizations. The article also describes a new approach – technology-driven planning–to help MIS managers prepare and plan for the technological future of their organizations.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018908960154

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

To ensure the maximum financial performance of organizations in rapidly changing environments, the coordination between strategic management objectives and information systems capabilities is of fundamental importance. This article proposes a conceptual framework for linking these 2 elements and suggests 10 hypotheses regarding this subject that merit further investigation by MIS managers.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018908960155

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Prototyping has become a valuable tool for systems development because it accelerates the development process, helps define system requirements, and encourages end-user involvement. Because prototyping is a valuable tool, a study of the training environment and characteristics of systems analysts more likely to use the tool can help IS managers formulate policies to encourage its use. This article examines a nationwide survey of 104 systems analysts in education, government, and for-profit organizations and is designed to elicit information concerning the personal characteristics and training backgrounds of systems developers who choose the prototyping technique. The study also analyzes organizational environments in which prototyping is used.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018908960156

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Fourth-generation languages (4GLs) have been widely hailed as the “saviors” of data processing problems in the 1980s and in the future. They have also been condemned as limited in application. Relatively few studies examine the organizational use of such tools without presenting it as a case study of only one organization's experience. This article discusses the results of a survey of organizations using fourth-generation languages.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018908960157

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Selecting the best, most efficient operating system for the PC is an important decision for any organization. This column examines the current offerings of three of Microsoft Corps operating environments – MS-DOS, Windows, and OS/2 /and assesses their potential as future adaptable and productive systems.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018908960158

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Although most MIS managers don't realize it, the way users react to a system often determines whether the implementation of that system is successful. Thus, MIS managers should devote more of their attention to the personal side (i.e., the users) rather than the technical side (i.e., hardware and software concerns) of systems development. This column examines the importance of userware – the user's reaction to a system –and how MIS managers can make it part of their management strategy.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018908960159

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Sometimes, a new approach can be the best solution to an old problem, especially in the MIS department. This column examines two technologies –data compression and molecular computing – that offer MIS managers new, unusual approaches to solving old, familiar problems.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018908960160

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

To protect the referential integrity of their data, users of data base management systems (DBMSs) can select one of two ways to check the consistency of their data bases. This column discusses the advantages of each of these methods–immediate checking and deferred checking – and their importance to referential integrity.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018908960161

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor