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Predictors of MS/OR Application in Small Businesses

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  • Paul Alpar

    (Department of Information and Decision Sciences, College of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Box 802451 (M/C 294), Chicago, Illinois 60680-2451)

  • Sharon Reeves

    (Department of Information and Decision Sciences, College of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago)

Abstract

Today, applying MS/OR methods usually requires the use of computers. A company may not be ready to implement MS/OR techniques unless it has allocated adequate resources to information systems and has basic transaction-oriented systems in place. We considered nine characteristics of firms and their information systems use as indicators of organizational readiness for MS/OR use. We analyzed survey data collected from 495 technology-oriented small businesses and found that the adoption of MS/OR techniques is more likely to occur if a firm uses information technology to support many of its basic transaction-oriented operations and has a large number of employees.

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  • Paul Alpar & Sharon Reeves, 1990. "Predictors of MS/OR Application in Small Businesses," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 20(2), pages 2-11, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:20:y:1990:i:2:p:2-11
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.20.2.2
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    1. Raimo, Nicola & De Turi, Ivano & Albergo, Francesco & Vitolla, Filippo, 2023. "The drivers of the digital transformation in the healthcare industry: An empirical analysis in Italian hospitals," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 121(C).

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