Perspectives of Information Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Methodologies and Metamodels for Information System Development and Their Evaluation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Framework for Information Activities

      • Esa Auramäki, Mauri Leppänen, Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 3-21

   3. Analysis of Three IS and ISD Reference Frameworks

      • Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 23-49

3. Contingency Factors and Uncertainty in Decision Making in Information System Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. Favorable Atmosphere for Effective Information Technology Decisions

      • Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 53-63

4. Development of Holistic ISD Methodologies and Selection of ISD Methods and Tools

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Overview of the OSSAD Methodology

      • David W. Conrath, Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 67-89

   3. Refinement of the OSSAD Methodology by Multiclient Field Testing

      • Mauri Leppänen, Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 91-109

   4. Technical Specification of an Information System

      • Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 111-125

   5. Decision Criteria for Information System Development Tool Selection

      • Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 127-138

5. Toward Intelligent Executive Information Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139

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   2. Strategic Decision Making

      • Vesa Savolainen, Shuhua Liu

      Pages 141-149

   3. Evaluation of Executive Information Systems

      • Kari Partanen, Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 151-171

   4. Application of Knowledge-Based Technology in Executive Information Systems

      • Shuhua Liu, Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 173-194

6. Mobile Information Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195

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   2. Executives’ Views of Mobile Information Services

      • Seppo Puuronen, Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 197-214

7. Exception Handling in Information Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215

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   2. Basic Concepts of Exception Handling in Office Information Systems

      • Heikki Saastamoinen, Vesa Savolainen

      Pages 217-236

8. Quality Assurance and Performance Evaluation of Information Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237

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Information system science, defined broadly, is highly interdisciplinary because it can be seen as the effective analysis, design, delivery, use, and impact of infor­ mation technology in organizations and society. Many basic as well as advanced books on information systems and their development apply approaches and theo­ ries from such disciplines as technology, management science, economics, math­ ematics, psychology, sociology, and philosophy. Such new branches of information system science as mobile information systems, multimedia informa­ tion systems, telematic commerce, and cooperative work support systems have incorporated theories from such disciplines as organization science, education sciences, communication science, and musicology. Objectives and Uses of This Book This book focuses on various issues in information systems and their develop­ ment, as well as on the advanced utilization of new information technology. The fields and issues that are analyzed in this book have not been discussed in the same context in the current scientific literature, although they are becoming more important in information systems development. This book includes both theoreti­ cal foundations and practical approaches for each topic, and therefore it is of rel­ evance both to scientists of information systems and to practitioners in information systems development, introduction, and use. Large companies and software houses will also find this book useful in its discussion of methods for evaluating information technologies, systems, methodologies, and tools. Our col­ leagues have expressed a need for this kind of book. We offer new perspectives on key topics in information systems research.

• Information Technology (IT)
• Mobile Computing
• calculus
• decision making
• information system
• performance
• performance evaluation
• quality assurance
• system development

• Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

  Vesa Savolainen

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