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Excerpt from Decision Support Systems and Personal ComputingThis paper explores the relationship between Decision Support Systems and Personal Computing. The aim is to clarify the key issues relevant to helping managers make effective use of computer technology in their own Jobs. The paper suggests that there exists a useful distinction between Personal Support (ps) and Organizational Support This distinction is critical for designing a system...

Excerpt from Decision Support Systems and the Marginal Economics of EffortHowever, the argument of this paper is that the marginal economics of effort are such that a dss or any similar aid may impose costs that outweigh the perceived gains because existing incremental or heuristic strategies are extremely cheap. Managers have an investment in methodologies that have been reasonably effective, so that it may be difficult for any system to gene...

Excerpt from Decision Support Systems: A Research PerspectiveNone of these conceptions necessarily implies interactive computer systems, a D88 is defined in terms of context and use. There is no technical conception for which one cannot readily generate coun terexamples. For instance, the design architecture, mode of use and available functions of an airline reservation system are virtually the same as those in many data-based dss. If a given ...

Excerpt from Implementing Common Systems: One Organization's ExperienceThe need for user involvement is one of the cliches in the systems development literature. The case studies highlighted several questions of general relevance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-...

Excerpt from Towards a Behavioral Methodology for the Study of or/Ms. ImplementationThe paper is intended for two audiences: or/ms academics and practi cioners who have begun to extend their focusjtrom the technical to the behav ioral and researchers studying behavior in organizations whose interests run parallel to, but do not include, the study of complex computer-based projects. Parts of the material will be self-evident to one or the other...

Excerpt from Strategic Computing EducationOr/mis literatures address the implementation process, usually under the rubric of social change paradigm. However, these studies seldom target specific factors that need to be managed and only describe limited methodologies for change. They focus on unfreezing arri building a climate for change, or the role of the change agent. They focus on viewing resistance as a signal to be responded to, not suppr...

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Excerpt from Value Analysis: Justifying Decision Support Systems The overall issue the paper addresses is a managerial one What does one need to know to decide if it is worthwhile building a dss? How can executives encourage innovation while making sure money is well spent? How can one put some sort of figure on the value of effectiveness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mo...

Excerpt from Decision Support Systems and the Marginal Economics of EffortHowever, the argument of this paper is that the marginal economics of effort are such that a dss or any similar aid may impose costs that outweigh the perceived gains because existing incremental or heuristic strategies are extremely cheap. Managers have an investment in methodologies that have been reasonably effective, so that it may be difficult for any system to gene...

Excerpt from Decision Support Systems and Personal ComputingThis paper explores the relationship between Decision Support Systems and Personal Computing. The aim is to clarify the key issues relevant to helping managers make effective use of computer technology in their own Jobs. The paper suggests that there exists a useful distinction between Personal Support (ps) and Organizational Support This distinction is critical for designing a system...

Excerpt from Information Systems and Organizational Change This paper discusses long - term change in organizations in relation to information systems. The aim is to explain why inno vation is so difficult and to point towards effective strategies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Fo...

Excerpt from Building a Decision Support System: The Mythical Man-Month RevisitedGiven apl as a tool, we have been able to evolve a complex system out of simple components and respond quickly to our users' changing needs.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-ar...

Excerpt from Office: Technology and PeopleDiscussions of office technology are marked by a radical vocabulary. The Third Industrial Revolution, The Information Economy and The Office of the Future are the rallying cries. Terms such as productivity, integration, communication and even information are used almost axiomatically, with little effort at definition.Whether they take a positive or negative view of its likely impacts, the discussions s...

Excerpt from Cognitive Style Research: A Perspective for IntegrationCognitive style is a continuing area of interest in mis research. The work is often criticized for its fragmentation and lack of validity. This paper proposes the uses of a single instrument, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (mbtl). It reviews the overall issue of validity and identifies the four steps cognitive style research must ccccm plish to achieve coherence. It assesses ...

Excerpt from Strategic Computing EducationOr/mis literatures address the implementation process, usually under the rubric of social change paradigm. However, these studies seldom target specific factors that need to be managed and only describe limited methodologies for change. They focus on unfreezing arri building a climate for change, or the role of the change agent. They focus on viewing resistance as a signal to be responded to, not suppr...

Excerpt from Telecommunications and Business Policy: The Coming Impacts of Communication on Management Contents 1. Introduction, 2. Telecommunications and Industrial Markets, 3. The Ideal Computing Capability, 4. The Pace of Change: Incubation and Take-off, 5. Who is the "User"?, 6. Telecommunications and Organizational Design, 7. The Impact of Communications on Work, 8. Conclusion: Telecommunications and Business Policy, Fig...

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Excerpt from Decision Support Systems: A Research Perspective None of these conceptions necessarily implies interactive computer systems, a dss is defined in terms of context and use. There is no technical conception for which one cannot readily generate coun terexamples. For instance, the design architecture, mode of use and available functions of an airline reservation system are virtually the same as those in many data-based dss. If a give...

Excerpt from Towards a Behavioral Methodology for the Study of or/Ms. ImplementationThe paper is intended for two audiences: or/ms academics and practi cioners who have begun to extend their focusjtrom the technical to the behav ioral and researchers studying behavior in organizations whose interests run parallel to, but do not include, the study of complex computer-based projects. Parts of the material will be self-evident to one or the other...