Toward managing information systems professionals better
Thomas W. Ferratt, Ritu Agarwal · 1996
Prior research sugges[s that the way information systems (IS) professionals are managed ,affects their productivity.An important question that arises is, "How do we manage better'?'This article is intended to stimulate research and informative debate on this question.We present a theoretical framework that builds on theory and research on job design.leadership, goal setting, reasoned action, and management education and development.We identi@ and propose answers to two critical issues for organizing prior research and saggest directions for tither research what are effective methods of managing IS professionals and what is an effective management education and development program for iirst-line supervisors of IS professionals?Keyword.x