Human Factors In Management Information Systems

Download or read book Human Factors in Information Systems written by Snodgrass, Coral R. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many factors contribute to the way people view and use information, including task requirements, organizational settings, and personality characteristics. Today it is generally accepted that people are an integral element of an information system. System development methodologies include various kinds of people ? managers, analysts, programmers, support staff ? in the development process. IT could be wasted if various aspects of human behavior were not seriously accommodated. Human Factors in Information Systems addresses pertinent issues by including the most recent research in the discipline, which can be utilized by businesses and organizations when implementing information systems into their policies, procedures and daily tasks.