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. 1997 Mar-Apr;4(2):79–93. doi: 10.1136/jamia.1997.0040079

Table 1.

A Listing of Some of the Topics Researched In the Referent Disciplines According to Individual, Group, and/or Organization Area of Focus

Focus
Research Topics I G O
User cordial information system design.10,11,12,58,81,151,152 X
Empowering end users.118 X X
Behaviors lead to system success/failure.13,14 X X
Role of professional values/cultures.26,50,51 X X
Why and how people accept or resist change.15 X X
User involvement and participation.83,84,123,124,125,129,133,140 X X
User satisfaction/acceptance and attitudes.82,85,86,102,103,126,128,131,135,138,141,145,146 X X
Strategies for managing complex change.16,17,46,95,104 X
Organizational structures.18,33,34,35,40,41 X
Role of information in organizations.57,77,78,89,96 X
Total quality management in the organization.36,37,38 X
How ideas/technology are diffused through an organization.19,80 X
Organizational political process.25,91 X
Types of Organizations.24,32,59 X
Transforming health care.52,55,111,149 X
Reengineering.47,48,63,150 X X
The role of social control systems.3 X X
Organizational culture.43,44,51,62,66,116 X X X
Strategies to motivate people.59,60 X X X
Effective leadership strategies.20,56,72,73,74,75,76,87 X X X
Decision making.30 X X X
Implementation strategies.92,93,97,108,122 X X X