Relationship of the Rank of Information Systems Executive to the Organizational Role and Planning Dimensions of Information Systems.

Author List: Ragu-Nathan, Bhanu S.; Raghunathan, T. S.;
Journal of Management Information Systems, 1989, Volume 6, Issue 1, Page 111-126.
The organizational rank of the senior Information Systems (IS) officer has been suggested to influence the effectiveness of the organizational IS effort. As IS continues to gain increasing recognition as a key organizational system, a study of the various factors that contribute to its effectiveness should be particularly useful. This research explores the relationship between the reporting level of the senior IS executive and two specific aspects of IS, namely, IS organizational role and IS planning. The analysis is based on the responses of IS executives to a survey instrument. Results support the existence of significant linkages between the rank of the IS executive and the IS aspects addressed in the study. This suggests that the reporting level of the IS executive may be a key variable that management should focus on in efforts to increase the effectiveness of their information systems.
Keywords: IS organizational role; IS planning.; Rank of IS executive
Algorithm:

List of Topics

#123 0.308 information strategy strategic technology management systems competitive executives role cio chief senior executive cios sis support organization officer position ceos
#1 0.241 organizational organizations effectiveness factors managers model associated context characteristics variables paper relationships level attention environmental technological based maturity organization's relationship
#78 0.134 planning strategic process management plan operational implementation critical used tactical effectiveness number identified activities years effective developed issues empirical plans
#276 0.121 satisfaction information systems study characteristics data results using user related field survey empirical quality hypotheses important success various indicate tested
#263 0.070 instrument measurement factor analysis measuring measures dimensions validity based instruments construct measure conceptualization sample reliability development develop responses assess use