Management Utilization of Computers in American Local Governments Traditional concepts of management information systems (MIS) bear little relation to the information systems currently in use by top management in most US local governments. What exists is management-oriented computing, involving the use of relatively unsophisticated applications. Despite the unsophisticated nature of these systems, management use of computing is surprisingly common, but also varied in its extent among local governments. Management computing is most prevalent in those governments with professional management practices where top management is supportive of computing and tends to control computing decisions and where department users have less control over design and implementation activities. Finally, management computing clearly has impacts for top managers, mostly involving improvements in decision information. CACM March, 1978 Dutton, W. Kraemer, K. computer utilization, management information system, American local government, city government computers, county government computers, computer impacts, management computing 2.0 2.1 2.11 2.19 2.4 2.45 2.9 3.5 3.53 CA780302 JB March 28, 1978 1:46 PM 2407 4 3011 2852 4 3011 2977 4 3011 2985 4 3011 3003 4 3011 3011 4 3011 3011 4 3011 3011 4 3011 3011 4 3011 3035 4 3011 3050 4 3011 2075 5 3011 2302 5 3011 2345 5 3011 2485 5 3011 3011 5 3011 3011 5 3011 3011 5 3011