IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY ON INFORMATION SYSTEM SKILL NEEDS.

Author List: Benbasat, Izak; Dexter, Albert S.; Mantha, Robert W.;

MIS Quarterly, 1980, Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 21-34.

This article presents the results of a study which analyzes skills perceived as useful by information systems (IS) managers and systems analysts in IS organizations of different levels of maturity. These IS skills were examined under two major subgroups of generalist/managerial and specialist/technical skills as well as under more detailed categories of organizations, people, society, systems, computers, and models skills. Generalist, i.e., organizational and people skills, were rated highest. Based on these rankings, which deviated little between managers and analysts and across the maturity spectrum, recommendations concerning graduate IS curriculum are suggested.

Keywords: Information systems curriculum; information systems maturity; information systems stage hypothesis

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#146	0.101	work people workers environment monitoring performance organizations needs physical useful number personal balance perceptions create computer-based technological technologies investigation achievement