Background
Swanson, E. Burton was born on August 19, 1939 in Fullerton, California, United States. Son of Edwin A. and Fern E. (Anderson) Swanson.
(A broad-ranging study of comparative environments for inf...)
A broad-ranging study of comparative environments for information systems (IS) maintenance. Considers alternative strategies for management of the maintenance process, including alternative approaches to organization design, task definition and assignment, work technique, and policies for coordination and control. The basis of this book is the field studies (based on analysis of a dozen IS organizations) from which have been developed a set of cases on IS maintenance. These twelve cases provide insight into the real-life problems--and solutions--of IS maintenance. Also considers summarizes the main concerns of IS maintenance and offers specific direction for management and further research.
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business and information systems educator
Swanson, E. Burton was born on August 19, 1939 in Fullerton, California, United States. Son of Edwin A. and Fern E. (Anderson) Swanson.
Bachelor of Science, San Jose State University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1971.
Engineer, systems analyst International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, San Jose, California, 1962-1972. Assistant professor graduate school management University of California at Los Angeles, 1974-1980, associate professor, 1980-1990, professor, since 1990.
(A broad-ranging study of comparative environments for inf...)
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Association for Information Systems, International Conference on Information Systems (co-founder).
Married Cheryl W. Snell, 1983.