Management information systems: conceptual foundations, structure, and development (2nd ed.)
Management information systems: conceptual foundations, structure, and development (2nd ed.)
Organizational factors affecting the success of end-user computing
Journal of Management Information Systems
1985 Opinion survey of MIS managers: Key issues
MIS Quarterly
Managing personal computer use: the role of corporate management information systems
Journal of Management Information Systems
Educating the CBIS user: a case analysis
ACM SIGMIS Database
Information centers: the IBM model vs. practice
MIS Quarterly
Managing the data resource: a contingency perspective
MIS Quarterly
Organizational issues of end-user computing
ACM SIGMIS Database
Effective management of end-user computing: a total organization perspective
Journal of Management Information Systems
The management of end user computing
Communications of the ACM
Some realities of data administration
Communications of the ACM
Application Development without Programmers
Application Development without Programmers
User developed computer-based applications: a model of the factors of success
User developed computer-based applications: a model of the factors of success
A field study of end user computing: findings and issues
MIS Quarterly
MIS Quarterly
Key issues in information systems management
MIS Quarterly
Quality end user-developed applications: some essential ingredients
ACM SIGMIS Database
The Senior Executive as Organizational Stakeholder of Microcomputer Technology
Information Resources Management Journal
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The importance of corporate data management cannot be overstated in today's volatile environment. Several recent studies of IS professionals have found computer-based data utilization to be one of the top five critical IS issues of the 1980s. A study was conducted with 394 end users in 21 Fortune 500 organizations. The results are alarming. Data pollution existed in every one of the firms we explored. Rekeying of corporate data was evident in half of the end users surveyed creating redundancy problems. Data management policies were not found to be widespread presenting a very real concern to practicing managers. Backup and security procedures were found to be loosely enforced on the average. Based on the findings, the authors recommend a contingency approach to managing corporate data. Recommendations are presented to IS managers which encourage a shift from computer management to data management.