Strategic Information Systems Planning Paradoxes

Abstract

Unfortunately, the factors that stimulate the need for planning stymie its success. This is known as the “Planner's Paradox” — the more difficult planning is, the more necessary planning is. The information age makes planning more critical and more complicated.

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Carol Clark

Carol Clark Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. She is the immediate past president of the Midwest Business Administration Association. She can be reached at [email protected] or [phone].

Jeff Clark

Jeff Clark is a Professor of Computer Information Systems at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. He has served three terms as the president of the Society for the Advancement of Information Sytems. He can be reached at [email protected] or [phone].

Stanley Gambill

Stan Gambill is an Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.

Bridget Fielder

Bridget Fielder is a business analyst providing support for the financial systems areas at Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation.