Working Paper Alfred P. Sloan School of Management Systems Analysis and Management Decisionmaking *t Systems Analysis and Management Decisionmaking Systems Analysis and Management Decisionmaking

Prioritization of Factors Affecting the Success of Information Systems with AHP (A Case study of Industries and Mines Organization of Isfahan Province)

Decisions in today's competitive and turbulent environments without access to information can confuse managers. The information system, which is planning, design and deployment as efficient and effective way, can help to improve the organization and create competitive advantage. One of the success factors and effectiveness of information systems in organizations is the organizational factors...

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Keynote Speech: The Information Age: Challenges and Opportunities for Control and Engineering

The proliferation of computational resources and data networks has enabled the conception and solution of information management problems of an unprecedented scale. These technologies expose vulnerabilities that may be exploited through happenstance or design. The engineering problems encountered in the design of networked data systems and software are familiar in the controls community: resour...

Analyzing Executive Decisionmaking Processes: Tile Methodological Contribution of Visual Mental imagery Protocols

Visual mental imagery protocols can provide step-by-step traces of executive decisionmaking. Sequences of drawings that externalize thought processes are often easier to analyze than transcriptions of tape recorded verbal protocols. The technique is of obvious use for investigating spatial problem solving behavior since such tasks are usually solved with sketches, drawings, or graphs; the metho...

Managing Geographic Information Systems in the Public Sector

Geographic information systems emerged in the 1970s and have become significant decisionmaking tools as their capabilities have been enhanced. This chapter includes a brief discussion of various GIS applications and a more detailed discussion of issues that public managers should consider when evaluating implementation of a geographic information system. GIS applications provide benefits at the...