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Establishing a Model to Identify Information Systems in Nontraditional Organizations

Establishing a Model to Identify Information Systems in Nontraditional Organizations. Jean S. Adams, D.Sc. Outline. Terminology Motivation In the news Literature Tool Development Overview of Study Motivation for Educators. Traditional Organization. Medium to Large Organizations

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Establishing a Model to Identify Information Systems in Nontraditional Organizations

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  1. Establishing a Model to Identify Information Systems in Nontraditional Organizations Jean S. Adams, D.Sc.

  2. Outline • Terminology • Motivation • In the news • Literature • Tool Development • Overview of Study • Motivation for Educators

  3. Traditional Organization • Medium to Large Organizations • Business settings - Office settings • Sales • Manufacturing • Accounting • Computer adoption = IS adoption • IS research focus on automated systems.

  4. Nontraditional Organization • Smaller organizations < $100,000.00 • Unique settings • Research should focus on the individuality of organizations and not on applying standards developed in a different setting. (El Louadi, 1998).

  5. FIS - Farm Information Systems • What Information systems exist on Small Farms in Pennsylvania? • Identify • Classify

  6. Motivation • Why do you think they have information systems? • We all live in an information society. • “Today’s agriculture exists in the context of an information society, and so the gathering, processing, and outputting of information is one of the most important roles of the modern farmer” (Case & Rogers, 1987). • Information is a new farm commodity.

  7. In the News • E. coli contamination • Mad Cow • Food Safety - Agri-terrorism • NAIS - National Animal Identification System • Animal health surveillance by identifying and tracking specific animals. (RFI)

  8. Literature - FIS • A tool to assist farms in forward planning, risk management, and the control functions of farm management. • Doye, Jolly, Hornbaker, Cross, King, Lazarus, Yeboah, Rister, (2000) • Used by Large farms to support farm management. • Steglin/Smith/Putler/Batte/Ascough/Baker/Jones/Schnitkey/Case… • Large farms > $100,000 of agricultural related income.

  9. FIS Research • Focus on Large Farms - Traditional Org. • Computer Adoption = FIS Adoption • Research focused on automated systems • No Tools to study the unique nature of a small farm. How do I identify a small farm FIS if I don’t know what I am looking for?

  10. Tool Development • Step 1 - Find an IS model that was not contingent on technology. • Step 2 - Find a model related to farm management. • Step 3 - Merge the two models to develop a tool to look at small farm information systems.

  11. Alter Work System Framework Alter 2002

  12. Farm Management - Kay Control Planning Implementation Kay 1999

  13. Planning Implementation Control FIS Research Tool

  14. Study Overview • Exploratory - Quantitative • 100 Participants • FIS exist - • Financial • Crop • Livestock • Business Process • Manual and computer based • Technology present in 50%

  15. Conclusions • Combining two established and accepted models provided an exploratory tool to begin discovery in unique settings. • This approach can be used in other settings to isolate and identify information gaps.

  16. Motivation for Educators • PA had 58,000 farms in 2004 - (NASS) • 14,600 had gross sales less than $100,000 • In 2003 NASS started recording computer usage on all farms. • Opening market - Entrepreneurial • Need to help students relate to different environments. (Real world examples)

  17. Thank you for your time. Any questions?

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