Information as a resource in the national health service

Management information systems and strategic performances: The role of top team composition

“…Governmental authorities have to design the MIS to provide a broad range of information to health care managers. Thus, top management teams can face the challenge of balances and coordinates patients, financial, organizational and community needs (Fuller-Love & Cooper, 1996;Brittain & Macdougall, 1995;Shortell et al, 1996).…”

“…Second, the present study offers a more integral explanation of the alignment between MIS design and performance by explicit consideration of different characteristics of the TMT (Hagan et al, 2007). Third, we test our hypotheses in a setting where similar organizations have to achieve multiple strategic performances, albeit to different extents (Madorrán & Val Pardo, 2005;Brittain & Macdougall, 1995). Thus, this context provides an opportunity to analyze the interactive effect of TMT diversity and MIS design on strategic performance, as it control the diversity as an antecedent of management information use and processing (Yoo & Alavi, 2001).…”

Managers’ perception of information management and the role of information and knowledge managers: The Malaysian perspectives

“…Several studies were also found conducted in various geographical location such as UK, USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore (Broady-Preston & Hayward, 1999, 2000de Alwis & Higgins, 2001;Oppenheim, 1997), and Canada (Choo, 1994). Others focused on different business sectors such as finance and banking, retail and distribution, manufacturing and telecommunications (Broady-Preston & Hayward, 2000; Oppenheim, 1997), health (Brittain Macdovigall, 1995) and educational institutions (Loughridge, 1996). On the other hand, very little research can be found focusing on similar area in the Malaysian context.…”

“…Previous studies have been conducted on information use by managers in decision-making (Abell, 1994;BroadyPreston & Hayward, 1999;de Alwis & Higgins, 2001;Reid, Thomson, & Wallace-Smith, 1998) and environmental scanning as part of information seeking activities in businesses (Choo, 1994). A number of conceptual works was found available on information behavior in various managerial activities (Brittain & Macdovigall, 1995;Butcher, 1998;Oppenheim, 1997;Taylor & Farrell, 1994). Several studies were also found conducted in various geographical location such as UK, USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore (Broady-Preston & Hayward, 1999, 2000de Alwis & Higgins, 2001;Oppenheim, 1997), and Canada (Choo, 1994).…”

From black bag to black box: will computers improve the NHS?

“…Other assessments have addressed the strategic approach taken by the NHS and have criticised lack of coordination, the diversity of systems, misapplication of equipment at local level, and a lack of properly qualified staff 4. Running alongside the more considered criticisms has been a stream of “shock-horror” allegations of money wasted on NHS computer schemes5 and statements by professional bodies distancing themselves from initiatives with which their members were cooperating 6.…”