An Empirical Assessment of the Stages of DP Growth

This study attempts to validate the stages of growth hypothesis by analyzing data concerning the benchmarks that were prescribed by Nolan [15]. Although the hypothesis was not validated using the entire set of benchmarks for each stage, individual benchmarks were related to various DP management iss...

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Published in:MIS quarterly 1983-06, Vol.7 (2), p.59-70
Main Author: Drury, D. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correlation coefficients
Data management
Data processing
Internal audits
Questionnaires
Sales growth
Statistical significance
Technological innovation
Technology planning
Theory and Research
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Summary:This study attempts to validate the stages of growth hypothesis by analyzing data concerning the benchmarks that were prescribed by Nolan [15]. Although the hypothesis was not validated using the entire set of benchmarks for each stage, individual benchmarks were related to various DP management issues. The joint relationship of user awareness and technology to various management issues was also assessed. In addition, the planning and control techniques that have been used in the stages of growth literature were factor analyzed. The factor groupings were compared with those groupings that the stages of growth idea associate respectively with early and late states of DP evolution.
ISSN:0276-7783
DOI:10.2307/248913