Daniel Robey
Abstract
A study of Computer Information Systems and Management (CISM) is described and selected results relating to changes in organizational structure in eight organizations are presented. In five of the organizations no changes in formal structure accompanied the introduction of CIS. Where organizational changes did occur, the existing structure of the organization was usually reinforced. These findings suggest that CIS is a flexible tool that is compatible with a variety of organizational design options and not a cause of design per se.
- 1 Bj~rn-Andersen, N., and Eason, K.D. Computer Information Systems and Management. (Manuscript in preparation).Google Scholar
- 2 Bj~rn-Andersen, N., and Pedersen, P.H. Computer facilitated changes in the management power structure. Accounting, Organizations, and Society. 5, 2 (1980), 203-216.Google Scholar
- 3 Blau, P.M., and Schoenherr, R.A. The Structure of Organizations. Basic Books, New York, 1971.Google Scholar
- 4 Blau, P. M., Falbe, C., McKinley, W., and Tracy, P.K. Technology and organization structure in manufacturing. Administrative Science Quarterly, 21, 1 (March 1976), 20-40.Google ScholarCross Ref
- 5 Campbell, D.T., and Stanley, J.C. Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs for Research. Rand-McNally, Chicago, 1963.Google Scholar
- 6 Child, J. Organization structure and strategies of control: A replication of the Aston studies. Administrative Science Quarterly, 17, 2 (June 1972), 163-177.Google ScholarCross Ref
- 7 Eason, K.D., Stewart, T.F.M., and Damodaran, L. Case Studies in the Impact of Computer Information Systems Upon Management. Rept. No. DHS 243, Dept. of Human Sciences, University of Technology, Loughborough, England 1977.Google Scholar
- 8 Fabozzi, F.J. (Ed.) The Impact of the Computer on Commercial Banking. Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, New York, 1975.Google Scholar
- 9 Galbraith, J. Organization Design. Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1977.Google Scholar
- 10 Hunt, J.G., and Newell, P.F. Management in the 1980's revisited. Personnel Journal, 50 ( 1971), 35-43.Google Scholar
- 11 Klatzky, S.R. Automation, size, and the locus of decision making: The cascade effect. Journal of Business. 43, 2 (April 1970), 141-151.Google ScholarCross Ref
- 12 Kling, R. Automated welfare client-tracking and service integration: The political economy of computing. Comm. A CM. 21, 6 (June 1978), 484-493. Google ScholarDigital Library
- 13 Kling, R. Information systems as social resources in policy making. Proc. 1978 ACM Natl. Conf. Washington, D.C. Dec. 1978, pp. 666-674. Google ScholarDigital Library
- 14 Kling, R. Social analyses of computing: Theoretical perspectives in recent empirical research. Computing Surveys. 12, 1 (March 1980), 61-110. Google ScholarDigital Library
- 15 Kraemer, K.L., and Dutton, W.H. The interests served by technological reform: The case of computing. Administration and Society, 11, 1 (May 1979), 80-106.Google ScholarCross Ref
- 16 Laudon, K.C. Computers and Bureaucratic Reform. Wiley, New York, 1974.Google Scholar
- 17 Leavitt, H.J., and Whisler, T.L. Management in the 1980's. Harvard Business Review. 36, 6 (Nov-Dec 1958), 41-48.Google Scholar
- 18 Markus, M.L. A political perspective on MIS implementation. Proc. Am. lnst. for Decision Sciences. 1, (Nov 1980), 215.Google Scholar
- 19 Pfeffer, J., and Leblebici, H. Information technology and organizational structure. Pacific Sociological Review. 20, 2 (April 1977), 241-261.Google ScholarCross Ref
- 20 Robey, D. Perspectives of the user interface. Proc. 17th Ann. Computer Personnel Research Conf. ACM, Boca Raton, Florida, June 1980, 21-32. Google ScholarDigital Library
- 21 Robey, The Impact of Data Systems on Organizational Management. Unpublished manuscript, Florida International University, Feb. 1979.Google Scholar
- 22 Robey, D. Computers and management structure: Some empirical findings re-examined. Human Relations, 30 (1977), 963- 976.Google ScholarCross Ref
- 23 Whisler, T.L. The Impact of Computers on Organizations. Praeger, New York, 1970.Google Scholar
- 24 Zannetos, Z.S., and Sertel, M.R. Computerized management information systems and organizational structures. Working Paper 486-70, Sloan School of Management, M.I.T., 1970.Google Scholar
Index Terms
- Computer information systems and organization structure
Recommendations
Creativity in the organization
Organizational support of employees' creative problem-solving (CPS) outputs is critical for maintaining a competitive advantage and for institutionalizing creativity. We believe that computerized creative support systems (CCSS) can be used effectively ...
Strategies for Successful Implementation of Innovation
Innovations are vital to most organizations especially in this competitive and globalized scenario. Nevertheless, the results of innovations are in many cases far from satisfactory. Several studies have shown that an organization's failure to benefit ...
Transformation of Strategic Models for Managing Human Risks of Information Security of an Enterprise as an Imperative of the Digital Industry
AbstractThis article substantiates the imperatives of transforming the information security (IS) human risk management model at a digital industry enterprise using the theories of strategic management, psychological ownership (involvement), and cultural ...
Comments