Perspectives of Information Systems

This book focuses on several essential issues of information systems and their development, incorporating the latest advances in new information technology. It should prove highly useful to researchers in information technology, IS software developers and students studying information systems development.

Inhalt
I Methodologies and Metamodels for Information System Development and Their Evaluation.- 1. Framework for Information Activities.- 2. Analysis of Three IS and ISD Reference Frameworks.- II Contingency Factors and Uncertainty in Decision Making in Information System Development.- 3. Favorable Atmosphere for Effective Information Technology Decisions.- III Development of Holistic ISD Methodologies and Selection of ISD Methods and Tools.- 4. Overview of the OSSAD Methodology.- 5. Refinement of the OSSAD Methodology by Multiclient Field Testing.- 6. Technical Specification of an Information System.- 7. Decision Criteria for Information System Development Tool Selection.- IV Toward Intelligent Executive Information Systems.- 8. Strategic Decision Making.- 9. Evaluation of Executive Information Systems.- 10. Application of Knowledge-Based Technology in Executive Information Systems.- V Mobile Information Systems.- 11. Executives' Views of Mobile Information Services.- VI Exception Handling in Information Systems.- 12. Basic Concepts of Exception Handling in Office Information Systems.- VII Quality Assurance and Performance Evaluation of Information Systems.- 13. Concepts and Practices in Performance Evaluation of Office Information Systems.- 14. Analysis of the Dynamic Nature of Information Systems Performance Evaluation.- 15. Performance Evaluation of an Information System: An Experiment.