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Benjamin, Robert I.

Research Interests (11)

List of Topics (11)

Topic Weight Topic Terms
0.478 systems information management development presented function article discussed model personnel general organization described presents finally
0.248 information strategy strategic technology management systems competitive executives role cio chief senior executive cios sis
0.238 information management data processing systems corporate article communications organization control distributed department capacity departments major
0.142 business large organizations using work changing rapidly make today's available designed need increasingly recent manage
0.133 change organizational implementation case study changes management organizations technology organization analysis successful success equilibrium radical
0.129 information types different type sources analysis develop used behavior specific conditions consider improve using alternative
0.117 research information systems science field discipline researchers principles practice core methods area reference relevance conclude
0.117 technology organizational information organizations organization new work perspective innovation processes used technological understanding technologies transformation
0.116 satisfaction information systems study characteristics data results using user related field survey empirical quality hypotheses
0.102 users end use professionals user organizations applications needs packages findings perform specialists technical computing direct
0.100 planning strategic process management plan operational implementation critical used tactical effectiveness number identified activities years

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Article Keywords (21)

Management information systems 2 applications software 1 cost performance 1 centralization/ decentralization. 1
change agent 1 Change management 1 distributed processing 1 end user computing 1
functional architecture 1 future IS professionals 1 information systems strategic planning 1 information systems technology 1
IS education 1 IS function 1 IS implementation 1 IS management 1
IS personnel 1 management techniques 1 office systems 1 operational computing 1
technology trends 1

Articles (3)

Change Agentry - the Next IS Frontier. (MIS Quarterly, 1996)
Authors: Abstract:
    We wrote this essay to stimulate IS specialists' efforts to become more effective - and more credible - agents of organizational change. The essay describes what we believe to be a view of the IS specialists' change-agent role that is very commonly held by IS specialists. We believe that this role, while well-intentioned and supported by structural conditions in IS work, often has negative consequences for organizations and for the credibility of IS specialists. Further, it does not fit the emerging structural conditions of IS. We describe two alternative models of what it means to be a change agent, their potential consequences, and the structural conditions that support or inhibit behavior in that role. We conclude that increased behavioral flexibility of IS specialists - the ability to switch roles in different circumstances - would improve organizational effectiveness and IS specialist credibility. Finally, we discuss the implications of our analysis for research, teaching, and practice.
Changing Role of the Corporate Information Systems Officer. (MIS Quarterly, 1985)
Authors: Abstract:
    This article examines the evolving role of the chief information officer. It reviews current thinking on this role and then tests three hypotheses described by Rockart, et al., through a survey conducted with 25 large organizations. The results indicate that IS responsibility is rapidly being distributed, and that the senior IS executive is emphasizing staff responsibilities and is becoming proactive in business strategy issues.
Information Technology in the 1990s: A Long Range Planning Scenario. (MIS Quarterly, 1982)
Authors: Abstract:
    This article describes a reasonable scenario for information technology, and its use within a major organization in the year 1990. The scenario is based upon a model used at Xerox to portray the use of Information Systems (IS) internally within the corporation in the year 1990. Assumptions are made about the technology and economics, and by coupling these with observed trend lines from historical data, predictions about the 1990 IS organization, technology, investment requirements, and support structure are drawn. Estimates are developed for the extent of distributed processing at four levels of the organizational hierarchy. Finally, a number of conclusions which deal with the changing nature of the IS technology and role of IS management are described.