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Showing 1 to 20 of 2306 for “"Information Systems"”.
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Integrating geographic information systems into transit passenger information systems
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1991.
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Information systems in organisations
… and the social and organisational impact of information systems. From this research it is clear that information systems have immense potential to change organisations. The conventional view focuses on the value that organisations can obtain through greater efficiency or new activities made …
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Effective information systems planning
Information Systems (IS) managers need to optimize and balance multiple objectives, manage resources, prioritize projects, enforce alignment with business goals, etc. while making IT investment decisions. These decisions are not made in isolation but must be part of a coherent plan in order to …
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Antecedents Of Information Systems Backsourcing
… why IS outsourcing clients decide to backsource. Information Systems (IS) backsourcing is a business practice in which a company takes back in-house assets, activities, and skills that are part of its IS operations and were previously outsourced to one or more outside information service …
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Performance of distributed information systems
… is an increasing use of distributed computer systems to provide services in both traditional telephony as well as in the Internet. Two main technologies are Distributed Object Computing (DOC) and Web based services. One common DOC architecture investigated in this thesis is the Common Object …
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Information leaks and information systems.
… has received limited focus within the field of information systems. This study surveyed current college students in order to understand what factors may play a role in encouraging students to show a degree of concern in regards to information leaks. Factors such as concernment about the national …
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Scale-free information systems networks
… of various deterministic scale-free models. Information Systems networks are a set of individual Information Systems that exchange meaningful data among themselves. However, for various reasons, they do not naturally grow in a scale-free manner. In this topic, we will specifically examine a …
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Defining flexibility for information systems
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1988.
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Rethinking systems use in information systems research – theories on individuals’ use of multiple information systems
While individuals use multiple information systems (IS) every day, research on IS use predominantly investigates use with respect to only one information system at a time. In light of this “single-IS paradigm” (Gerlach & Cenfetelli, 2022), theoretical and empirical insights into the nature and …
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A study of the approaches and attitudes of information systems executives to measuring information systems effectiveness
The purpose of the research is to examine the attitudes of IS executives to the current and future importance of some of the approaches to measuring IS efficiency and IS effectiveness in large Australian organisations. The study identified the nature of IS effectiveness approaches along the lines …
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User innovation in information systems practice.
Information systems practice in this thesis is seen to involve the everyday use of technology for information purposes. It involves individuals or user groups and specialists in applying and adapting information technology resources. The inclusion of groups other than the Information Systems …
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Information systems framework for enterprise agility
Modern day enterprises operate and transact in an increasingly dynamic business environment. As a result, they are vulnerable to spontaneous changes and uncertainties. These usually reduce effectiveness and optimal performances in enterprises, and can have negative impacts such as loss of …
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Consumer Adoption of Health Information Systems
… However, widespread adoption and usage of these systems by consumers is yet to happen, which underscores the need for a systematic study to identify the factors that drive consumer adoption and usage of these HIT systems.</p> <p>This dissertation focuses on the mechanisms underlying consumer …
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An analysis of community information systems
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1987.
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Future past: integrated preservation information systems
… and objectives. A comprehensive, integrated information base is essential to sustaining the viability of this diverse cultural heritage and to promoting a national preservation agenda. The collective experiences and practices of local preservation efforts, when assembled into a readily …
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Modeling Error in Geographic Information Systems
Geographic information systems (GISs) are a highly influential tool in today's society, and are used in a growing number of applications, including planning, engineering, land management,and environmental study. As the field of GISs continues to expand, it is very important to observe and account …
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Information Systems Scholarship: An Examination of the Past, Present, and Future of the Information Systems Academic Discipline
… investigates the topic of scholarship in the Information Systems (IS) discipline through a series of three papers. The papers, presented in Chapters 2, 3, and 4, each delve into a specific chronological period of IS scholarship which are delineated into the past, present, and future. Chapter 2 …
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Modelling and analysis of parallel information systems.
… of modelling and analysis of parallel information systems. The research was motivated by the recent developments in networks and powerful, low-cost, desk top multiprocessors. An integrated approach for the construction of parallel information systems was developed which focussed on …
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Implementation strategies for integrated office information systems.
… into the implementation of computer-based office information systems in organizations. The research methods employed are both qualitative and quantitative, and include fifteen case studies and a postal survey. A review of the literature and the case study research indicated that organizations are …
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Organisation development and successful information systems development
This thesis represents a qualitative study of the Information Systems Development (ISD) process and puts forward the argument that IS development leads to Organisation Development (OD). The thesis argues that an OD perspective should be incorporated into the main ISD paradigm and provide the basis …
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