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Making Information Systems Work

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  • © 1981

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  1. Trevor J. Bentley
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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Information—A Vital Resource

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Using Information

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      Pages 3-14

    3. Systems Dependency

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      Pages 15-22

    4. The Value and Cost of a Vital Resource

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      Pages 23-28

    5. Information Systems

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      Pages 29-32

  3. Information for Decision Making

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. The Basic Approach

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      Pages 35-48

    3. The Dialogue

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      Pages 49-61

    4. Information Analysis

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      Pages 62-70

    5. The Results

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      Pages 71-81

    6. The Lessons Learned

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      Pages 82-87

  4. The Computer

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. The Computermen Cometh

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      Pages 91-101

    3. The Strengths of the Computer

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      Pages 102-109

    4. The Weaknesses of the Computer

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      Pages 110-126

    5. The Place of the Computer

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      Pages 127-133

    6. The Language Barrier

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      Pages 134-141

  5. Designing Systems

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      Pages 143-143
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    2. The Framework

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      Pages 145-153
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Making Information Systems Work

  • Authors: Trevor J. Bentley

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03955-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1981

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-03955-5Published: 07 May 1981

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 229

  • Topics: Management

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