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Strategic Planning for Management Information Systems

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  • Phillip Ein-Dor

    (Tel-Aviv University)

  • Eli Segev

    (Tel-Aviv University)

Abstract

This paper deals with strategic planning for management information systems. Specifically, those variables of the strategic plan which impact on the success or failure of MIS are identified, and propositions are formulated relating states of the variables to system conditions. The variables concerned are the system development strategy, the purpose of MIS, the priority scheme, functions assigned the system, goals, definitions of requirements and documentation of the strategic plan. Two factors predominate in determining the appropriateness of strategic plans for MIS explicitness (the degree to which the process is conscious, formal and documented) and situational fit (the degree to which the MIS is compatible with the specific organization and its members). It is concluded that there is no one optimal, strategic plan for MIS. Each organization must develop that strategy which best fits its particular situation.

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  • Phillip Ein-Dor & Eli Segev, 1978. "Strategic Planning for Management Information Systems," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 24(15), pages 1631-1641, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:24:y:1978:i:15:p:1631-1641
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.24.15.1631
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    1. Ragu-Nathan, Bhanu S. & Apigian, Charles H. & Ragu-Nathan, T. S. & Tu, Qiang, 2004. "A path analytic study of the effect of top management support for information systems performance," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 32(6), pages 459-471, December.
    2. Benjamin Mueller & Nils Urbach, 2021. "Understanding strategy assessment in IS management," Information Systems and e-Business Management, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 1245-1273, December.
    3. Byrd, Terry Anthony & Thrasher, Evelyn H. & Lang, Teresa & Davidson, Nancy W., 2006. "A process-oriented perspective of IS success: Examining the impact of IS on operational cost," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 34(5), pages 448-460, October.
    4. Robert P. King, 1986. "Management information systems for agribusiness firms: Managerial problems and research opportunities," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 2(4), pages 455-466.
    5. Rajiv D. Banker & Robert J. Kauffman, 2004. "50th Anniversary Article: The Evolution of Research on Information Systems: A Fiftieth-Year Survey of the Literature in Management Science," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 50(3), pages 281-298, March.

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