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End User Computing and End User Development: Exploring Definitions for the 21st Century

End User Computing and End User Development: Exploring Definitions for the 21st Century
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Author(s): Sandra Barker (University of South Australia, Australia)
Copyright: 2007
Pages: 4
Source title: Managing Worldwide Operations and Communications with Information Technology
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-929-8.ch058
ISBN13: 9781599049298
EISBN13: 9781466665378

Abstract

Since the 1980s end user computing (EUC) and end user development (EUD) have grown at an extraordinary rate. Many researchers have developed or used definitions in terms of the users and the management issues concerned. However, as we move head first into the 21st century it appears that these definitions are either confusing or out of date. As end user computing continues to impact on businesses around the world, students in the fields of business and management need to be aware of how EUC and EUD impact on their future careers. This paper examines the plethora of definitions from the last 25 years of literature from a student and academic perspective and looks at how students have made attempts towards the development of clearer definitions for the future.

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