The relationship of MIS steering committees to size of firm and formalization of MIS planning

Authors:
William J. Doll;Golamreza Torkzadeh
Affiliations:
Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH;Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Venue:
Communications of the ACM
Year:
1987

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Abstract

Top-level management and directors of management information systems (MIS) have been urged to oversee information systems (IS) development efforts using MIS steering committees. Although such committees have been shown to assist with planning problems facing the MIS director, little is known about just how such committees relate to the planning process. Drawing on organizational theory literature, a conceptual model is presented that relates firm size and MIS steering committees to four IS planning practices. The results of this survey of 456 MIS directors suggest that use of an MIS steering committee is associated with more formalized and systematic MIS planning. However, some of these relationships are stronger in large firms.