Success factors affecting computer-based information system performance in agribusiness

This study evaluates the use of critical success factors to manage computer-based information systems (CBISs). The results indicate a strong correlation between performance with respect to the critical success factors and information system effectiveness. Information systems in which high performance ratings were achieved in those areas rated most important by managers also tended to be most successful. These results indicate that the critical success factors defined in this article may provide a useful tool for managing computer-based information systems. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.