Predictors of MS/OR application in small businesses

Predictors of MS/OR application in small businesses

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Article ID: iaor1990364
Country: United States
Volume: 20
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 2
End Page Number: 11
Publication Date: Mar 1990
Journal: Interfaces
Authors: ,
Keywords: information, systems
Abstract:

Today, applying MS/OR methods usually requires the use of computers. A company may not be ready to implement MS/OR techniques unless it has allocated adequate resources to information systems and has basic transaction-orientated systems in place. We consider nine characteristics of firms and their information systems use as indicators of organizational readiness for MS/OR use. We analyzed survey data collected from 495 technology-oriented small businesses and found that the adoption of MS/OR techniques is more likely to occur if a firm uses information technology to support many of its basic transaction-oriented operations and has a large number of employees.

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