An Empirical Assessment of the Information Resource Management Construct.

Author List: Lewis, Bruce R.; Snyder, Charles A.; Jr., R. Kelly Rainer.;

Journal of Management Information Systems, 1995, Volume 12, Issue 1, Page 199-223.

The concept of information resource management (IRM) has been surrounded by confusion for almost two decades. This study first defines the IRM construct as a comprehensive approach to planning, organizing, budgeting, directing, monitoring, and controlling the people, funding, technologies, and activities associated with acquiring, storing, processing, and distributing data to meet a business need for the benefit of the entire enterprise. The study then operationalizes the IRM construct by developing a measurement instrument. The instrument demonstrates acceptable content validity as well as construct validity and reliability. Eight dimensions underlying the IRM construct were found via exploratory factor analysis chief information officer, planning, security, technology integration, advisory committees, enterprise model, information integration, and data administration. The instrument serves two functions: (1) to create a coherent, theoretical foundation for further research on the IRM construct, and (2) to provide reference norms for practicing managers to use to assess the extent of IRM implementation in their organizations.

Keywords: information resource management;management of information technology

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#263	0.198	instrument measurement factor analysis measuring measures dimensions validity based instruments construct measure conceptualization sample reliability development develop responses assess use
#124	0.119	validity reliability measure constructs construct study research measures used scale development nomological scales instrument measurement researchers developed validation discriminant results
#252	0.108	management practices technology information organizations organizational steering role fashion effective survey companies firms set planning focus committees executives managing committee
#251	0.081	implementation erp enterprise systems resource planning outcomes support business associated understanding benefits implemented advice key implementing scope functional post-implementation implementations
#86	0.077	methods information systems approach using method requirements used use developed effective develop determining research determine assessment useful series critical existing
#126	0.064	data database administration important dictionary organizations activities record increasingly method collection records considered perturbation requirements special level efforts administrators analyzed