Guest Editorial

Abstract

The introduction of computers into most forms of business and everyday life has had a significant impact on the way we think of work, society and information. The study of information systems takes as its starting point the idea that computers are technical systems that operate within complex social environments and that it is therefore essential to consider this environment alongside the technology itself. Thus topics covered by information systems include managing new technologies, strategy formulation for linking an organisation's business objectives with its technology requirements and introducing computer based administrative systems in developing countries.