Why Information Systems Fail
A Case Study Approach
Chris Sauer(Author)
Blackwell Science Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 31. December 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-632-02829-0 (ISBN)
Description
There is no evidence of a decline in the high rate of failure of information systems. This book discusses some of the reasons for failure and the problems of developing information systems in organisations. It is based on an understanding of the limitations preventing developers from adequately managing the organisational environment of their systems. An extended and detailed real case study is presented to illustrate this theory.
There is no evidence of a decline in the high rate of failure of information systems. This book discusses some of the reasons for failure and the problems of developing information systems in organisations. It is based on an understanding of the limitations preventing developers from adequately managing the organisational environment of their systems. An extended and detailed real case study is presented to illustrate this theory.
There is no evidence of a decline in the high rate of failure of information systems. This book discusses some of the reasons for failure and the problems of developing information systems in organisations. It is based on an understanding of the limitations preventing developers from adequately managing the organisational environment of their systems. An extended and detailed real case study is presented to illustrate this theory.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
30 illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-02829-0 (9780632028290)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Author
Department of Computer Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Content
The fact of failure, the concept and the response; The basis for an organization-theoretic understanding of information systems; A framework for understanding information systems development cases; The case research method; The case study - Mandata; The case analysis; An analysis of the limitations of development methodologies; Implications and conclusions.