Are MIS Frameworks Premature?

Abstract:Research on mis has been guided by the belief that the building and use of definitional frameworks should precede theoretical and experimental studies, with applications or uses of these results coming last. A reversal of this sequence is proposed, with uses of mis being scientifically studied first, leaving the search for definitions for the future. The success of this strategy is illustrated with the history of the derivative as a broad analog of the mis concept.Key Words and Phrases:: Mis researchframeworksheuristicsdecision supportvalue added Additional informationNotes on contributorsManfred KochenManfred Kochen is a Professor of Information Sciences, Research Scientist at the Mental Health Research Institute in the School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Computer and Information Systems in the Graduate School of Business Administration, and Chairman of Sociotechnological Systems Studies in the Ph.D. program on Urban, Technological, and Environmental Planning, all at the University of Michigan. He received the Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University in 1955 and the B.S. from M.I.T. in 1950. Author of over two hundred professional articles and eight books, including Principles of Information Retrieval (Wiley, 1974) and Information for Action (Academic Press, 1975), and previously area editor of JACM, he is currently managing editor of Human Systems Management. The author worked with von Neumann as programmer-analyst from 1953 to 1955 and at the IBM Research Center from 1956 to 1964 prior to coming to Michigan. He is interested in cognitive learning, artificial intelligence, the science of science, and representation of knowledge.

• 저널Journal of Management Information Systems · 2(3) · 92–100
• 토픽Complex Systems and Decision Making · Management Science and Operations Research
• DOI10.1080/07421222.1985.11517740
• 저자Manfred Kochen