Information Systems Management Issues: Controlling Proliferation

Abstract

Information systems management issues continue to be a popular research topic.  Understanding such issues is important in the allocation of scare resources.  However, issues shift over time, are not often clearly delineated, and depend on respondent vocabularies.  These problems have lead to an ever increasing list of issues that can blur understanding as well as make survey design a larger challenge.  This study examines perceptions of issue importance to develop a preliminary definition of issue categories.  With further refinement, the issue categories can mitigate difficulties of vocabulary, lessen technology bias, and allow for a clearer descriptive framework.