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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1994
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ486832 |
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Table of Contents:
- Effective Information Systems: What's the Secret? Kirkham, Sandi Communication Audits Context Effect Cultural Context Informal Organization Information Systems Models Organizational Communication Organizations (Groups) Problems Systems Analysis Systems Development User Needs (Information) Argues that false assumptions about user needs implicit in methodologies for building information systems have resulted in inadequate and inflexible systems. Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology is examined as a useful alternative. Its fundamental features are described, and examples of models demonstrate how the methodology can facilitate analysis of communication requirements. (Contains three references.) (KRN)