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

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ACM SIGCPR Computer Personnel, Volume 14, Issue 1-2

Pages 66 - 75

https://doi.org/10.1145/147114.147125

Published: 01 November 1992 Publication History

Abstract

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.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/BF01210602

Index Terms

Staffing and managerial aspects of information systems in art museums: an example of nonprofits
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Management of computing and information systems
      1. Information system economics
      2. Project and people management
        Project staffing

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Ferns W(1995)Lifenet: A knowledge-based decision support tool for the risk assessment of adolescent suicideExpert Systems with Applications10.1016/0957-4174(94)00059-59:2(165-176)Online publication date: Jan-1995
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