Information systems management in practice: 2nd edition
Information systems management in practice: 2nd edition
Management strategies for information technology
Management strategies for information technology
Key issues in information systems management: an Australian perspective—1988
Australian Computer Journal
Key issues in information systems management: an international perspective
Information and Management
Information systems management in Greece: issues and perceptions
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
The productivity paradox of information technology
Communications of the ACM
Key issues in information systems management: a Delphi study in Slovenia
Information and Management
Key issues in the management of information systems: a Hong Kong perspective
Information and Management
Evaluation of information technology: strategies in Spanish firms
European Journal of Information Systems
Does successful investment in information technology solve the productivity paradox?
Information and Management
Key issues in information systems management: an international perspective
Journal of Management Information Systems
Studies of key issues in IS management around the world
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
MIS key issues in Taiwan's enterprises
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
International Journal of Mobile Communications
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Extensive research has been conducted on the main issues that organizations face concerning Information Systems (IS) management, in order to exploit the capabilities of the rapidly evolving Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to the highest possible extent. However most of this research has been directed towards the private sector. The present study attempts to contribute to the research of the critical issues of IS management in the public sector. Based on 32 interviews with IS Managers of Greek Public Sector organizations using a structured questionnaire, the main issues and challenges that the organizations of the Greek Public Sector face concerning the whole cycle of IS management are investigated. From this investigation it is concluded that the most important IS management issue currently faced is to hire 'New IS Human Resources', followed by the issues of 'Extending Use of Office Automation' and of 'Management and Use of Data Resources'. The results shed light on the profile of the modern IS management function, which has become highly complex and multidimensional, containing many both technical and non-technical management issues, which can be either internal or external to the IS Unit. The results also show the highly horizontal nature of the IS function: its success depends more on issues concerning its cooperation and relationship with the other functions of the organization, than on issues concerning its own functional expertise. From the study of the main expected IS management issues after 3 years, it is concluded that about one third of the main agenda currently faced by IS management is expected to change within three years, confirming the highly dynamic nature of the IS management function. The results of the present study were also compared with the results of previous studies of IS management issues conducted in Greece and in USA. From the comparison were determined both similarities and differences as to the main IS management issues faced. Therefore some of the main IS management issues faced by organizations are universal, while some others are specific to particular sectoral and national contexts.