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PDF pending restorationCraft, Larry N.; Penrod, James I. – 1977
This paper looks into the theory, and the practice of Management Information Systems (MIS) in the university setting, suggesting that university administrators are often more interested in "soft" information than "hard" information provided by MIS. Attitudes of university administrators are discussed, as well as management styles, supporting the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Information Needs, Information Seeking
Brown, Jerry W.; Service, Allan L. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1980
Shortcomings of management information systems in managerial functions are often attributed to differences between "left brain" activities performed by machines and "right brain" activities performed in decision making. It is argued that academic management information systems should incorporate and recognize both kinds of activity. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Administration, Concept Formation, Decision Making
