Title :
A study of the data management construct: design, construction, and utilization
Author :
Amoroso, Donald L. ; Atkinson, John ; Secor, Susan
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Bus., Colorado Univ., Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Abstract :
Data management problems in organizations are investigated. Past research indicates that data management practices are not part of the mainstream of corporate information management. Using the literature in database and information management, the authors have defined the data management construct as consisting of three theoretical entities: database design, database construction, and data utilization. A survey was administered to 49 high-level managers in large Fortune 500 firms. Each theoretical entity was tested for threats against internal validity, external validity, and scale reliability. The data were analyzed using correlation matrices. The authors found polarized, bimodal tendencies when examining data distributions. They conclude that the data management construct is robust and recommend future research directions
Keywords :
administrative data processing; commerce; data structures; database management systems; bimodal tendencies; corporate information management; data management construct; data management practices; data utilization; database construction; database design; external validity; high-level managers; internal validity; large Fortune 500 firms; scale reliability; theoretical entities; Data analysis; Educational institutions; Information management; Planning; Polarization; Reliability theory; Resource management; Robustness; Springs; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1993, Proceeding of the Twenty-Sixth Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3230-5
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1993.284226
