In recent years local authorities and hospitals within the UK have been subjected to substantial change, which has resulted in an explosion in the use of information systems (IS). IS managers, personnel and executives within local authorities and hospitals were interviewed in order to determine...

The information systems (IS) function dominates the delivery of information technology within UK local authorities. There is increasing evidence that many services will now be subjected to competitive tendering. Describes a research project which sought to identify the current organizational...