| Description |
xv, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Field of Information Systems and its Problems. 1. The Field of Information Systems: Crucial but Confused. 2. Information Systems: The Anatomy of a Confusion -- Pt. 2. Basic Thinking: Information in Support of Purposeful Action. 3. Organizations: The Main Context of Work on Information Systems. 4. Information in Support of Action -- Pt. 3. Rhetoric and Reality in the IS Field. 5. The Information System which Won the War. 6. Soft Systems Methodology in Action Research. 7. Experiences in the Field -- Pt. 4. A Concept of the Field. 8. The Field of Information Systems |
| Summary |
This text provides a practical approach to the task of realising information systems in organizations and a coherent account of the field based on that experience |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, made available by netLibrary |
| Subject |
Information technology.
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Management information systems.
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| Author |
Holwell, Sue.
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| LC no. |
97034187 |
| ISBN |
0471958204 (cloth) |
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