The changing role of the information systems executive : a critical success factors perspective

Abstract

butions of Christine V. Bullen in the areas of research design, data gathering through executive interviews, analysis of findings and conceptualization of ideas. In addition contri-butions were made by Judith A. Quillard in the executive interviewing area and Charles Dickinson in the final editing and production of this document. There is little doubt today that the job of the infor-mation systems (I/S) executive is changing. The role of the computer in major organizations has shifted signifi-cantly and so have the tasks of its chief manager. At a general level, there is a fundamental feeling throughout the profession that the "technically oriented " information systems executive of the '60's and '70's is rapidly being replaced by a "managerially-oriented " executive of the 80's. However, precisely what this means is, as yet, unclear. This