This article looks at an integrated and company‐wide decision support project and examines considerations such as the type of system to use, the characteristics it must exhibit and how to justify a substantial investment.

There are two major organisational issues to be resolved with computer‐based information systems (CBIS): who is to be responsible for CBIS, and how is the systems function itself to be organised? The practical implementation of an internal reorganisation of the systems function within...

The article examines the concepts upon which the Information Centre (IC) is based, and the practical benefits of implementation to IDV (UK) Ltd. It goes on to look at all implications of implementation including the costs of hardware, software and personnel, and the organisational and cultural...

A trend originating in the United States, and now migrating to Europe, is for chief executives of the larger organisations, and their close colleagues, to be provided with Executive Support Systems. These are desk‐top computers which provide an instant information overview of their companies,...

Managers responsible for personal data held on computer need to be aware of and comply with the terms of the Data Protection Act 1984. Registration and compliance with the eight data protection principles are essential requirements. The role of the Registrar in ensuring enforcement of the Act is...

The incidence of US corporate marketing research departments peaked in the early 1970s; marketing research is increasingly involved in marketing planning and the two functions are sometimes merged, while the establishment of computerised marketing information systems is increasing. Questionnaire...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of an organization's unlearning context and information systems (IS) capabilities on the organization's ability to challenge basic beliefs and to implement processes that are explicitly or tacitly helpful in the reception of new...

This open access book provides a broad range of insights on market engineering and information management. It covers topics like auctions, stock markets, electricity markets, the sharing economy, information and emotions in markets, smart decision-making in cities and other systems, and...