A methodology for researching the process of information management in small firms

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-65

  Swartz, Ethne ^a   Boaden, Ruth ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037631     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559710170919     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Boaden, R. and Lockett, G. (1991), “Information technology, information systems and information management: definition and development”, European Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 1 No 1, pp. 23-32.
2. Bergeron, F. and Raymond, L. (1992), “Planning of information systems to gain a competitive edge”, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 21-6.
3. Bryman, A. (1988), “Introduction”, in Bryman, A. (1988), Doing Research in Organizations, Routledge, London.
4. Brytting, T. (1990), “Spontaneity and systematic planning in small firms-a grounded theory approach”, International Small Business Journal, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 45-63.
5. Cragg, P. (1984), Small Firms with Computers-Learning from Their Experiences, University of Waikato.
6. Cragg, P. and King, M. (1993), “Small-firm computing: motivators and inhibitors”, MIS Quarterly, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 47-59.
7. Cron, W.L. and Sobol, M.G. (1983), “The relationship between computerization and performance: a strategy for maximizing the economic benefits of computerization”, Information and Management, Vol. 6, pp. 171-81.
8. Davis, G.B. and Olson, M.H. (1987), Management Information Systems: Conceptual Foundations, Structure and Development, 2nd ed, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.
9. DeLone, W.H. (1981), “Firm size and the characteristics of computer use”, MIS Quarterly, Vol. 5 No. 4, pp. 65-77.
10. DeLone, W.H. (1988), “Determinants of success for computer usage in small business”, MIS Quarterly, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 51-61.
11. Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R. and Lowe, A. (1991), Management Research: An Introduction, Sage Publications Ltd, London, 2nd ed.
12. Earl, M.J. (1989), Management Strategies for IT, Prentice Hall, London.
13. Ein-Dor, P and Segev, E. (1978), “Organizational context and the success of management information systems”, Management Science, Vol. 24 No. 10, pp. 1064-77.
14. Forsgren, R. (1989), “Increasing mail survey response rates: methods for social researchers”, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 61-6.
15. Fuller, E.C. (1985), Suggestions for a New Approach to The Implementation of Software in the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise, November 1985, Durham University Business School, unpublished paper.
16. Gill, J. and Johnson, P. (1991), Research Methods for Managers, Paul Chapman Publishing, London, 1991.
17. Goss, D. and Jones, A. (1992), “Organization Structure and SME Training Provision”, International Small Business Journal, Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 13-24.
18. Gould, S.J. (1988), The Mismeasure of Man, Penguin, London.
19. Gummeson, E. (1993), “Service productivity, service quality and profitability”, Paper delivered at “Service Superiority: The Design and Delivery of Effective Service Operations”, Eighth International Conference of the Operations Management Association, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, 25-26 May 1993.
20. Hodgkinson, S. (1990), A note on postal surveys in Management Research, Graduate Management Research, Vol. 5 No. 3, pp. 37-40.
21. ICIS (1990), Panel 2: Lessons Learned from IT Research on Small Organizations in De Gross, J, Alavi, M and Oppelland, H. (1990), Proceedings of the eleventh International Conference on Information Systems, Society for Information Management, 16-19 December 1990, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 00-00.
22. Jick, T.D. (1979), “Mixing qualitative and quantitative methods: triangulation in action”, Administrative Science Quarterly, December 1979, Vol. 24, p. 602-11.
23. Lees, J. and Lees, D. (1987), “Realities of small business information system implementation”, Journal of Systems Management, Vol. 38 No. 8, pp. 6-13.
24. Loveridge, R. (1990), “Triangulation-or how to survive your choice of business school PhD course”, Graduate Management Research, Vol. 5 No. 3, pp. 18-25.
25. Marchand, D.A. (1985), “Information management: strategies and tools in transition”, Information Management Review, 1, pp. 27-34.
26. Martin, C. (1989), “Information management in the smaller business: the role of the top manager”, International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 9, pp.187-97.
27. Mason, R. and Mitroff, I.I. (1973), “A program for research on management information systems”, Management Science, Vol. 19 No. 5, pp. 475-87.
28. Montazemi, A.R. (1988), “Factors affecting information satisfaction in the context of the small business environment”, MIS Quarterly, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 239-56.
29. Newpeck, F. and Halbauer, R. (1981), “Some advice for the small business considering computer acquisition”, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 17-24.
30. Pippino, L. and Necco, C. (1981), “A systematic approach to the small organization's computer decision”, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 8-17.
31. Pugh, D. (1988), The Aston Research Programme in, Bryman, A. (1988), Doing Research in Organizations, outledge, London.
32. Raymond, L. (1985), “Organizational characteristics and MIS success in the context of small business”, MIS Quarterly, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 37-52.
33. Raymond, L. (1987), “The presence of end-user computing in small business: an exploratory investigation of its distinguishing organizational and information systems context”, INFOR, Vol. 25 No. 3, pp. 198-213.
34. Raymond, L. (1989), “The impact of computer training on the attitudes and usage behaviour of small business managers”, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 26 No. 3, pp. 9-13.
35. Raymond, L. and Bergeron, F. (1992), “Personal DSS Success in Small Enterprises”, Information and Management, Vol. 22, pp 301-8.
36. Romano, C. (1989), “Research strategies for small business: a case study approach”, International Small Business Journal, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 35-43.
37. Rothwell, R. and Zegveld, W. (1982), “Innovation and the small and medium sized firm”, Science Policy Research Unit, Francis Pinter, London.
38. Schroder, D.M., Gopinath, C. and Congden, S.W. (1989), “New technology and the small manufacturer: Panacea or Plague?”, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 27 No. 3, pp. 1-10.
39. Stacey (1969), Methods of Social Research, Pergamon Press Ltd, Oxford.
40. Strauss, A.L. (1988), Qualitative Analysis for Social Scientists, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2nd ed.
41. Symons, V and Walsham, G. (1991), “The evaluation of information systems: a critique”, in Veryard, R. (Ed.), The Economics of Information Systems and Software, Butterworth and Heinemann, Oxford.
42. Welsh, J.A. and White, J.F. (1981), “A small business is not a little big business”, Harvard Business Review, Vol. 59 No. 4, pp. 18-32.
43. Wroe, B. (1986), “Towards the successful design and implementation of computer based management information systems in small companies”, in Harrison, M C and Monk, A F. (eds). (1986), People and Computers: Designing for Usability, Proceedings of the BCS HCI Specialist Group, York University, 23-26 September 1986, British Informatics Society Ltd, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
44. Zairi, M. (1990), “Research in advanced manufacturing technology: a problem of methodology”, Graduate Management Research, Vol. 5 No. 2, pp. 27-35.