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The Determinants of Information Resource Management: Substantiating a Construct

The Determinants of Information Resource Management: Substantiating a Construct
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Author(s): Paul M. Chalekian (University of Nevada, Reno, USA)
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 2
Source title: Emerging Trends and Challenges in Information Technology Management
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-019-6.ch227
ISBN13: 9781616921286
EISBN13: 9781466665361

Abstract

This study analyzed the primary function of state-level information resource management (IRM) entities. As technology has advanced, states have changed the way they use these entities that are often mandated by law to control state agencies’ information technologies (IT). Specifically, the state information resource policy entities have evolved into coordinating rather than controlling roles. A contemporary IRM construct is poised to receive validity as consistency was found across the descriptors. With a substantiated construct, the elevated positioning of IRM decision-makers and the importance of chief information officers among cabinet-level staff may be reinforced.

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