Management information systems: conceptual foundations, structure, and development (2nd ed.)
Management information systems: conceptual foundations, structure, and development (2nd ed.)
Information technology assessment and adoption: understanding the information centre role
SIGCPR '85 Proceedings of the twenty-first annual conference on Computer personnel research
The successful information center: what does it take?
SIGCPR '85 Proceedings of the twenty-first annual conference on Computer personnel research
Linking mechanism supporting end-user computing
SIGCPR '85 Proceedings of the twenty-first annual conference on Computer personnel research
User development of applications: a study of a model of success
SIGCPR '85 Proceedings of the twenty-first annual conference on Computer personnel research
Some thoughts on quality issues of end-user developed systems
SIGCPR '85 Proceedings of the twenty-first annual conference on Computer personnel research
The management of end user computing
Communications of the ACM
Application Development without Programmers
Application Development without Programmers
Research issues of personal computing within the corporate environment
ACM '78 Proceedings of the 1978 annual conference - Volume 2
Quality end user-developed applications: some essential ingredients
ACM SIGMIS Database
The interaction between end user computing and task characteristics: an exploratory study
SIGCPR '93 Proceedings of the 1993 conference on Computer personnel research
The management of end-user computing: status and directions
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
SIGCPR '97 Proceedings of the 1997 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
Testing a causal model of end-user application effectiveness
Journal of Management Information Systems
The Senior Executive as Organizational Stakeholder of Microcomputer Technology
Information Resources Management Journal
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This paper examines the activities and perspectives of top executives towards end-user computing. End-user computing (EUC) is defined as "an information processing activity in which the person has direct personal control over all stage of the activity." Hence, the end user directly uses personal computers and related technology and does not necesarily have technical experience and training in the management information systems (MIS) area.The key issue is whether top executives from a unique group of users or whether they can be considered similar to other users in terms of support and control policies.A field study was conducted resulting in 239 respondents from a variety of organizations. Using the executive level of each respondent as the independent variable, eight other variables were examined such as: the extent of PC usage, exchange of data with others, use of programs developed by others, development of programs for use by others, access to corporate data remotely, etc.The data analysis show that, for the most part, executives do act and feel similar to others relative to end-user computing, which is a significant result. In other words, executives are active adopters of EUC technology and probably have a strong influence on EUC activities in their organizations. They frequently exchange PC data with others and develop programs or models for others. Therefore, considerations about executives as end users should be an important part of EUC policies, both for support and control.