Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, Management Information Systems

Gordon B. Davis is the Honeywell Professor of Management Information Systems in the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He pioneered in the academic field of information systems, beginning in 1967 with the first formal degree program in the United States. He participated in and helped form most of the academic associations related to the field. He has served as advisor, co-advisor, or committee member to over 100 doctoral students, lectured in 25 countries, held visiting professorial appointments in Europe and Asia, written 21 books, and published over 200 articles, monographs and book chapters. His book, Management Information Systems: Conceptual Foundations, Structure, and Development, has been recognized as a classic text. He has received recognition as an ACM Fellow, AIS Fellow, and AIS LEO award (for lifetime achievement in the field of information systems). He has a doctorate from Stanford University and honorary doctorates from the University of Lyon, the University of Zurich, and the Stockholm School of Economics.

• Absorptive Capacity and Information Technology Accounting Use of Information TechnologyACMADAAgency Theory Applied to Information SystemsAgile DevelopmentAISAITPAllocating Resources to IT/ISApplication Service Provision (ASP)Artificial IntelligenceASCIIAssessment of Management Information System FunctionAssociations and Societies for Information Systems ProfessionalsAsynchronous Transmission ModeAuditing of Information SystemsAuthenticationAutomated Teller MachineBar CodeBatch ProcessingBiometricsBlog (weblog)Bulletin BoardsByteC and C++Capability Maturity Model®® (CMM®®) and CMM Integration (CMMI®®)Careers in Information TechnologyCase: Computer-Aided Software/System EngineeringCD-ROM and DVDCellular Technology in Information SystemsCertified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)Chief Information OfficerClient/Server ArchitectureCobolCoding of Data for Information ProcessingCognitive Science and Information SystemsComplexity and Information SystemsCompressionComputer ForensicsComputer Hardware ArchitectureComputer Operating SystemComputer ProgramComputer-Supported Cooperative WorkCritical Success FactorsCross-Cultural Issues In MisCryptography (Crypto)Customer Relationship ManagementData AdministrationData DictionaryData MiningData Modeling, LogicalData Modeling, PhysicalData Structure(s)Data WarehousingDatabase Management SystemDebugging of Computer ProgramsDecision Support SystemsDesktop PublishingDigital CashDigital ConvergenceDigital DivideDigital Rights ManagementDigital SignaturesDistributed SystemsDocument Image Processing SystemsE-CommerceE-Commerce Business-to-Business SystemsE-Commerce Clicks and MortarEducation and Training in Use of Information TechnologyE-GovernmentElectronic CommunicationElectronic Data InterchangeElectronic Funds TransferEmailEncryptionEnd-User ComputingEnterprise Architecture and Information TechnologyEnterprise Systems (Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP)ER DiagramsErgonomicsErrors in Information SystemsEthics of Computer UseExecutive Information SystemsExpert SystemsExplanation SystemsExtranetFailure of Information System ApplicationsFile Transfer ProtocolFlowchart Fortran Genetic Algorithms Global Positioning System (GPS)Graphical User InterfaceGraphics in Information SystemsGrid ComputingGroup Decision Support SystemsHistory of Organizational Use of Information Technology to 1980 Humans as Information ProcessorsHuman-Computer InteractionHypermedia/HypertextICISIdentity TheftIFIPImplementation of Information SystemsInference EngineInformation AssuranceInformation ConceptsInformation GoodsInformation OverloadInformation RetrievalInformation System MethodologiesInformation SystemsInformation System Stage HypothesisInnovation and Information TechnologyInput DevicesInstant MessagingIntegrated Services Digital NetworkInterfaceInternetInternet AuctionsInternet-Based Selling and Information SystemsInter-Organizational SystemsIntranetIt OutsourcingKnowledge BaseKnowledge Management SystemsKnowledge Work, Use of Information TechnologyLegacy SystemsLinguistics and ComputersLocal Area NetworksMacro ProgramMake or Buy for SoftwareMalwareManagement Information SystemManufacturing Use of Information TechnologyMarkup LanguagesMetrics for Assessment of Information SystemsMultimediaNeural NetworksObject-Oriented Database Management SystemsObject-Oriented Programs and SystemsObject Role ModelingOffice AutomationOLEOn-Demand ComputingOnline Analytic ProcessingOnline SystemsOntologyOpen DocOpen SourceOpen SystemsOptical Character RecognitionOrganization Structure of the IS/IT FunctionOutput DevicesPersonalization TechnologiesPhishingPlanning for Information SystemsPortable Data Format (PDF)PortalPrivacy in Information SystemsProcessing Methods for Information SystemsProgramming LanguagesProtocolsPrototypingPunched CardsRadio Frequency IdentificationReengineering and Information TechnologyRelational DatabaseReport GeneratorsRequirements Determination for Information SystemsRisk Assessment and Risk ManagementRisk Management of Information SystemsSearch EngineSemantic WebSIMSmart CardsSociotechnical Concepts Applied to Information SystemsSoft Systems MethodologiesSoftwareSoftware AgentsSoftware EngineeringSoftware Engineering InstituteSoftware MaintenanceSoftware Package SolutionsSpamSpeech Recognition and SynthesisSpywareSQLStandards for Information TechnologyStorage of Digital DataStrategic Alignment Between Business and ITStrategic Use of Information TechnologyStructured ProgrammingSuccess of Information Systems: Measuring the Effectiveness of Information SystemsSupply Chain ManagementSystem Concepts Applied to Information SystemsSystem SoftwareSystems Analysis and DesignTask/System FitTCP/IPTeams in System DevelopmentTechnology Acceptance ModelTechnology Acceptance: Unified ModelTelecommutingTeleworkTransaction ProcessingTrust In Information TechnologyUbiquitous ComputingUnified Modeling Language (UML)User Evaluation of Information SystemsVirtual OrganizationVirtual RealityVirtual TeamVirtual WorkVirusVoice Over Internet ProtocolWeb ServicesWifiWireless ComputingWorldwide WebXML (Extensible Markup Language)