Exercising control over information systems (IS) projects is a challenging task. This seems to be particularly true for senior executives who commonly represent key project owners and who are ultimately held accountable for project performance despite their scarce time and often limited project-related knowledge. While prior studies have almost exclusively focused on the role of line and projec...

This paper provides a preliminary report of a study of the thinking styles of mid-level and senior information technology executives from the United States. Contrary to popular belief, a significantly smaller proportion of these executives prefer analytic thinking, and a significantly larger proportion prefer holistic thinking, than would be expected. This reality, coupled with a common (mis)pe...

BACKGROUND Stress among "the executives" often arises from the demands of leadership and other social responsibilities. AIM This study aims to determine factors associated with stress and minor psychiatric morbidities among Nigerian executives. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 337 management cadre staff attending a health workshop, from various private organizations and belonging to differen...

Stockholders and customers both challenge executives to produce products and services at lower cost and higher quality. In response to this need executives have implemented quality improvement programmes. One widely applied programme is Six Sigma, which promises massive cost-reduction, and improved quality of products and services. Six Sigma methodology is a business strategy for operations imp...