ABSTRACT
A survey was taken among MIS managers responsible for systems development, to determine if differences between private and public organizations reported in the literature existed. The results suggest that 1] the negative image of the public sector as an employer, compared to private industry, is not as intense as the literature suggests, 2] sector differences become more prevalent for MIS managers as they move up the organizational hierarchy and 3] public MIS managers are facing a greater threat to the control of computerized information systems. The implications of these findings on the recruitment and retention of MIS personnel are discussed.
INDEX TERMS
Categories and Subject Descriptors:
Computing Milieux -Computers and Society - Organizational Impacts (K.4.3);
Information Systems -Models and Principles - User/Machine Systems (H.1.2): Human factors;
Computing Milieux -Management of Computing and Information Systems - Project and People Management (K.6.1): Systems development;
Computing Milieux -Computers and Society - Social Issues (K.4.2);
General Terms:
Human Factors,
Management,
Performance
