Scaling issues in IS staffing-a city government example

Author

Johnson, J. Stanly

Author_Institution

Municipality of Anchorage, AK

fYear

1997

fDate

27-31 Jul 1997

Firstpage

742

Abstract

Summary form only given as follows. Traditional IS organizational structures cannot simultaneously support the growth of networks and demands for other new technologies, while decreasing costs. This paper examines the transition to a more flexible structure that can be scaled to meet these new demands-using the Municipality of Anchorage as a case study

Keywords

government data processing; information systems; public administration; Anchorage; IS organizational structures; IS staffing scaling; city government; flexible structure; networks growth; new technologies; Cities and towns; Costs; Environmental management; Flexible structures; Information management; Instruments; Intelligent networks; Local government; Paper technology; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3574-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1997.653624

Filename

653624

Link To Document

https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2423007