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Factors affecting the level of success of community information systems
journal contribution
posted on 2006-03-29, 17:25 authored by Crispin Coombs, Neil Doherty, John Loan-ClarkeThe factors that influence the ultimate level of success or failure of systems development
projects have received considerable attention in the academic literature. However, previous
research has rarely targeted different instances of a common type of system within a
homogenous organisational sector. This paper presents the results of a survey of IM&T
Managers within Community Trusts to gain insights into the factors affecting the success of
Community Information Systems. The results demonstrate that the most successful
operational systems were thoroughly tested prior to implementation and enjoyed high levels
of user and senior management commitment. Furthermore, it has been shown that there is a
relationship between the level of organisational impact and systems success, with the most
successful systems engendering changes to the host organisation’s culture, level of
empowerment and clinical working practices In addition to being of academic interest, this
research provides many important insights for practising IM&T managers.
History
School
- Business and Economics
Department
- Business
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73845 bytesCitation
COOMBS, C., DOHERTY, N. and LOAN-CLARKE, J., 1999. Factors affecting the level of success of community information systems. Journal of Management in Medicine, 13(2), pp. 142-153.Publisher
© EmeraldPublication date
1999Notes
This article was published in the journal, Journal of Management in Medicine [© Emerald]. The definitive version is available at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/jmm.htm.ISSN
0268-9235Language
- en