Perspectives on Information Systems

Complementary assets include:

• Complementary assets include:
• Organizational investments, e.g.
• Appropriate business model
• Efficient business processes
• Managerial investments, e.g.
• Incentives for management innovation
• Teamwork and collaborative work environments
• Social investments, e.g.
• The Internet and telecommunications infrastructure
• Technology standards

• Technical approach
• Emphasizes mathematically based models
• Computer science, management science, operations research
• Behavioral approach
• Behavioral issues (strategic business integration, implementation, etc.)
• Psychology, economics, sociology

• Management Information Science
• Combines computer science, management science, operations research and practical orientation with behavioral issues
• Four main actors
• Suppliers of hardware and software
• Business firms
• Managers and employees
• Firm’s environment (legal, social, cultural context)