{"title":"Negotiation in information systems action research","authors":"Nereu F. Kock, R. McQueen, Megan Baker, A. Rouse","doi":"10.1109/ISCNZ.1996.555292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCNZ.1996.555292","url":null,"abstract":"The paper discusses the gradual negotiation process involved in the resolution of the initiative dilemma of IS action research. This dilemma occurs when the researcher faces the decision to either take the initiative to define an opportunity for generating knowledge, and then try to find possible client organisations, or to leave this initiative to client organisations and tackle problems proposed by them. The first option may lead to the definition of a research project that does not meet the interests of client organisations, while the second may lead to a research topic beyond the researcher's area of interest or area of expertise. The dilemma is resolved through a process of negotiation. The paper proposes two models to explain this negotiation process and to resolve this dilemma: a model of the overall negotiation process, and a model of the cyclical information exchange that supports this process.","PeriodicalId":352879,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 1996 Information Systems Conference of New Zealand","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126201927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AL-Care medical information system: developing local experience","authors":"M. Al-Hashimi","doi":"10.1109/ISCNZ.1996.554948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCNZ.1996.554948","url":null,"abstract":"Medical information systems (MIS) are gaining acceptance in developed countries, and starting to diffuse in some developing countries, due to pressure exerted on improving the quality of health care for their societies, while containing health care cost on one side, and market pressure on the other side. The purpose of this paper is to report on the first Bahraini experience, with respect to a medical information system and its implications on the medical practice in Bahrain Defence Force Hospital (State of the Arabian Gulf), starting from the assessment methodologies, development and implementation strategy, user evaluation and return value. There are several reasons why the Bahraini experience is unique and different from the western world, among these are the assessment study, implementation strategy, training and support from both clinicians and management, in addition to the culture factors.","PeriodicalId":352879,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 1996 Information Systems Conference of New Zealand","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124659634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Jeffries, E. Kemp, E. G. Todd, D. Gray, B. Butler
{"title":"The role of functional prototyping in model validation","authors":"Anna Jeffries, E. Kemp, E. G. Todd, D. Gray, B. Butler","doi":"10.1109/ISCNZ.1996.555308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCNZ.1996.555308","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given as follows. A framework to guide the development of an intelligent component and its integration with an existing decision support system is proposed. The framework draws on concepts from the fields of decision support systems, knowledge based systems and intelligent decision support systems. This framework was applied to a problem in the domain of dairy farm management. A prototype intelligent decision support system was developed. The prototype was tested to assess the success of the framework in producing the desired results. The proposed development framework is a useful tool for intelligent decision support systems development from an existing decision support system. Its success is attributed to the integration of methods and techniques drawn from a number of well established methodologies.","PeriodicalId":352879,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 1996 Information Systems Conference of New Zealand","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126285479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Rahim, Afzaal H. Seyal, M. N. A. Rahman, Sophiana Chua Abdullah
{"title":"Adoption of systems development methods and techniques: experiences of Bruneian organizations","authors":"M. Rahim, Afzaal H. Seyal, M. N. A. Rahman, Sophiana Chua Abdullah","doi":"10.1109/ISCNZ.1996.555301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCNZ.1996.555301","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given, as follows. A wide spectrum of methods and techniques are currently available to aid the information systems (IS) development process. The benefits offered by these methods and techniques are also widely documented in the IS literature. Despite their publicity, several studies reported slow adoption of IS development methods and techniques within US and European organizations. However, little information is known about how these methods and techniques are being practiced within Bruneian organizations, and how successful they have been. A study was thus initiated that employed a survey approach and gathered the perceptions of Bruneian IS personnel towards a set of popular methods and techniques. Thirty six organizations out of sixty participated in the survey. Two thirds (67%) of the participating organizations reported adoption of at least one method to develop their information systems. Even though it appears satisfactory for a newly established small country like Brunei, the use of individual methods, particularly the well known ones like SSADM, and information engineering method is lower than expected. Another startling finding is the very low usage of structured methods. The use of emerging object oriented design is also limited. Surprisingly a substantial proportion of the organizations was found to use in-house methods. The implications of these findings are discussed. These findings are also compared with those of other studies and several suggestions are offered.","PeriodicalId":352879,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 1996 Information Systems Conference of New Zealand","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123817075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}