Overview
- Focuses on the information system as an organizational rather than a technological phenomenon
Examines both the formal (designed, explicit) and the informal (human, variable) aspects of information systems
Maintains throughout a human perspective on information systems
Includes end of chapter exercises and discussion issues, together with selected further reading
Part of the book series: Information Systems Series (INSYS)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Introduction
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The tasks of information systems development
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Concepts, models, approaches and methodologies
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The organizational and management context
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About this book
The approach proceeds from a simple description of fundamental development tasks within a life-cycle perspective, to a critical presentation of current practices and their theoretical foundations.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
TONY CORNFORD is Senior Lecturer in Information Systems at the London School of Economics. His research interests have developed around the adoption of innovative information technologies in organizations and the uses made of them, and include studies of EDI, groupware and interorganizational systems.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Developing Information Systems
Book Subtitle: Concepts, Issues and Practice
Authors: Chrisanthi Avgerou, Tony Cornford
Series Title: Information Systems Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14813-4
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: C. Avgerou and A. Cornford 1998
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-73231-1Due: 03 June 1998
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XI, 288
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave