Information, Systems and Information Systems : Making Sense of the Field, Har...

Information, Systems and Information Systems : Making Sense of the Field, Hardcover by Checkland, Peter; Holwell, Sue, ISBN 0471958204, ISBN-13 9780471958208, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This book concerns itself with information technology, information systems, and the interaction between the two. The authors' aim is to develop a coherent and defensible concept of information systems which matches experience. During this pursuit, their discussion ranges from "Information Systems: The Anatomy of a Confusion" to "Soft Systems Methodology in Action Research" and also covers some of the history of computer technology in the 20th century. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.