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If a management information system is designed with social and behavioural design principles in mind, it is more likely to be effective and to be adaptable than if only technical principles are considered. This chapter seeks to acquaint systems designers and users with some of these social and behavioural principles.
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© 1981 Andrew M. McCosh, Mawdudur Rahman and Michael J. Earl
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McCosh, A.M., Rahman, M., Earl, M.J. (1981). Behavioural Principles of Systems Design. In: Developing Managerial Information Systems. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07350-4_2
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