MIS Quarterly articles from March 1995

MIS Quarterly archives from March 1995

The evolution of IS job skills: a content analysis of IS job advertisements from 1970 to 1990. (information systems)
March 1, 1995... Introduction What are the requisite knowledge and skills for IS personnel? This is an often asked and important question. It is widely advocated that organizational, functional, and managerial skills are becoming increasingly important for...

Electronic document management: challenges and opportunities for information systems managers.
March 1, 1995... Introduction For the most part, computer systems have handled facts organized into data records. Far more valuable and important to organizations are the concepts and ideas contained in documents. Reports drawn from the computerized database...

Early expert systems: where are they now?
March 1, 1995... Introduction Expert systems, one of the earliest branches of artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve widespread commercial viability, present managers with a paradox. The technology, which applies AI-derived specialized symbolic reasoning...

Exploring the factors associated with expert systems success.
March 1, 1995... Introduction Expert systems (ES) are being widely deployed throughout industry, government, and other types of institutions. Many organizations have now developed hundreds of ESs to assist in a wide variety of areas (Liebowitz, 1990; Sviokla,...

The impact of job performance evaluations on career advancement prospects: an examination of gender differences in the IS workplace.
March 1, 1995... Introduction Understanding and eliminating barriers to advancement for various subgroups in the information systems (IS) workplace is of increasing concern to organizations. This is critical not only because of the increased interest in better...