Staffing and managerial aspects of information systems in art museums: an example of nonprofits

Staffing and managerial aspects of information systems in U. S. and Canadian art museums are examined. In general, art museums have non-professional computing staff, strong influences on the information systems function from outside the organization, and weak IS planning and control.Differences in the information systems environment of the charitable nonprofit versus the private sector are discussed. Based on the empirical results, modifications are made to the stage theory of end user computing to encompass a wider range of organizational and staffing types.