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Favorable Atmosphere for Effective Information Technology Decisions

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Information Technology (IT) decisions must be based on a thorough understand­ing of the organozation’s purpose and work requirements, including the contin­gency factors of the information systems development activities. Other preconditions of successful IT decisions include a proper analysis of decision alternatives and design measures, and specification of alternative implementation plans. IT decision are based on the organization’s long-term needs, but the deci­sion-maker should continuously be aware of the state of the contingencies and change them when necessary. This chapter follows the research results of Savolainen (1986, 1991, 1997).

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Savolainen, V. (1999). Favorable Atmosphere for Effective Information Technology Decisions. In: Perspectives of Information Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1464-9_3

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