Journal of End User Computing articles from October 1999

Journal of End User Computing archives from October 1999

Human-Centered Research and Practice in Information Systems.
October 1, 1999... We are indebted to those who have contributed to this special issue which as a result of their efforts, brings together research and practice in information systems from the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia. The breadth of...

The Reality of User-Centered Design.(Industry Trend or Event)
October 1, 1999... It has been suggested that user-centered design approaches may be the key to matching the development of organizational information systems to a firm's business and work requirements. The information systems literature on this topic centers...

Measuring the Impact of Information Systems on Organizational Behavior.(Industry Trend or Event)
October 1, 1999... Information systems design's traditional concentration on short-term, readily quantifiable functional factors has resulted in the development of systems that are usually quite capable of manipulating data in the desired manner to produce the...

What's in a Name? Exploring the Metaphysical Implications of Data Warehousing in Concept and Practice.(Industry Trend or Event)
October 1, 1999... Data warehousing is an information technology (IT) innovation based on an evocative metaphor for physical materials management. This metaphor has implications not only for the design of corporate-wide databases but also for the meaning and...

The Human Side of Information Development: A Case of an Intervention at a British Visitor Attraction.
October 1, 1999... Information systems (IS) are growing in importance within the tourism industry, where one key application is database marketing. Evidence from the IS domain suggests systems failure may be due, at least in part, to concentration on technical...

The Wicked Relationship Between Organisations and Information Technology.(Industry Trend or Event)
October 1, 1999... The concept of the "wicked problem" is useful in coming to terms with any studies, which involve people, organisations and information technology. It helps to define the shortcomings of traditional positivist approaches in areas which display...

Information, Systems and Information Systems - Making Sense of the Field.(Review)
October 1, 1999... Information, Systems and Information Systems - Making Sense of the Field Peter Checkland and Sue Holwell Wiley, Chichester, England Copyright 1998; ISBN 0 471 95820 4 (cloth); 253 pages; 19.99 [pound sterling] The title of this book brings...