Topia!: Business: Management: Management Science: Management Information Systems: Online Articles (21) WorkingPapers (topiasearch) The development and use of Executive Information Systems - The results of a study that contributes to the body of knowledge of EIS and should be of interest to both the academic and professional EIS communities. A Framework For MIS Effectiveness - by Jamal Munshi, Sonoma State University. Academy of Business Administration, 1996 International Conference, July 10-17, Athens, Greece. An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Information Systems Productivity and the Role of Outsourcing Policy - a detailed perspective of the IS outsourcing policy decisions with specific focus on business strategy and financial considerations, which have been generally treated separately in this context. By Yogesh Malhotra. DSS -- A Brief History of Decision Support Systems - by D.J. Power. DSS -- What is a Decision Support System? - by D.J. Power. Effective Virtual Teams Through Communities Of Practice - This paper examines the nature of virtual teams. It presents a framework for categorising them and argues that Communities of Practice might help overcome some of the barriers to their effective use. Networking on the Network - by Phil Agre. Information systems development as action research - soft systems methodology and structuration theory - Ph.D. thesis by Jeremy Rose. Incorporating General Systems Theory to help Analyse and Understand a Collaborating Group's Dynamics - By Ranjit Makwana and Nick Bryan-Kinns. We have taken Activity Theory, and incorporated the ideas of feedback from General Systems Theory to develop a framework which allows us to describe and analyse collaborating groups. Task groups and communities compared - Can results from task groups be transferred to communities? By Janine Swaak, Carla Verwijs, and Ingrid Mulder. Online Articles on Information Technology and Broadband - A collection of articles on broadband operations, engineering, and marketing as well as telemedicine and information technology (IT). Some of the articles are feature length where as others are editorial. Understanding IT - via Information Capturing and Object Class Browser. The Architecture of Enterprise Information Systems - presents a set of patterns and components that try to supply a structural and clear vision to the problem and solution of creating Enterprise Information Systems. By Moises Daniel Diaz. Reducing Dependence on Proprietary Systems - Practical information for managers who wish to reduce their shop's dependence on a single proprietary technology or platform.By John Repici. Additional categories: Auto Accessories wilson sports poor credit loans state flags cheap electric bicycles

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