The authors present a contingency theory of information systems definition prior to implementation of that system. This information system must be considered from five points of view — those of the organization's human activities, the information, socio-technical, human-computer and technical. Techniques for each of the stages are demonstrated, and a simple framework for considering and coordinating these five views is explained as a story using a live case study of a distance learning unit at a polytechnic. Although the study is simple and the explanations are geared to the user, the principles are important to the computer professional because the framework is specifically designed to assist the systems analyst in reconciling the different views of the information system, thus satisfying the user.
- ISBN10 0632013168
- ISBN13 9780632013166
- Publish Date 9 August 1985
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 January 1994
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
- Format Paperback
- Pages 180
- Language English