Organization of the Systems Functions in Engineering and Construction
Name
MIT_CISR_WP_014_Organization_of_the_Systems_Functions_in_Engineering_and_Construction_Lazear_Rockart.pdf
Size
680.23 KB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum (MD5)
ba8d87d20e64786b36191631f9d148a1
Author(s)
Lazear, Thomas
Rockart, John
Date Issued
April 1, 1976
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass.: Center for Information Systems Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation
Lazear, Thomas and John Rockart. “Organization of the Systems Functions in Engineering and Construction.” Working paper 14, Center for Information Systems Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/175278.
Series/Report no.
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper 852-76
CISR Working Paper 14
Abstract
For the management information system field, the full-scale charge of the minicomputer has rekindled the flames of controversy over centralization versus decentralization of the data processing function. This paper first examines the general arguments for and against, centralization which are found in the literature. We then analyze some of the weaknesses of these generalized arguments. Finally, we report findings concerning the centralization/decentralization question from a survey of one particular industry -- engineering and construction. We start by summarizing the major arguments pro and con centralization on data processing. The half-dozen most cited arguments in each are noted.
Terms of Use
© Authors. All Rights Reserved. No additional permission needed for educational uses.
Persistent DSpace Link
