This study investigates the validity of two commonly used measures for the success of management support systems (MS): usage and user information satisfaction (UIS). The results of a questionnaire survey among Dutch managers are used to assess the mutual relation between both measures and...

From its inception on, the notion of management support systems (MS) has been closely linked to task structuredness. Using data collected with a survey questionnaire, this article presents the results of an empirical analysis of the relation between task structuredness and satisfaction with MS....

Moderated regression analysis is generally accepted as the most appropriate way to asses the viability of contingency models. This paper discusses some problems associated with the application of this technique. If interval data are used main effects may not be interpreted. If ordinal data are...

In this paper we extend the corporate governance literature by combining stakeholder and strategic contingency theories to provide an explanation of how owners influence the financial performance of firms. We hypothesize that ownership influences financial performance through three other...

This paper discusses the relation between characteristics of the evaluating manager and the way performance measurement and evaluation information is used. First a discussion is provided about the dependent variable. It is recognized that categorization into archetypes (e.g., evaluative styles)...