Decision models for information systems management

Information systems management decision problems such as information security, outsourcing, disaster recovery, software, hardware and vendor selection are extremely complex and can adversely impact the performance of the firm. The October 2007 issue of ISF (Information System Frontier) makes a contribution to theory and practice of IS management by presenting eight papers that present frameworks and models that have immediate application to various classes of IS decision problems. The Samoilenko paper, 'Information Systems Fitness and Risk in IS Development: Insights and Implications from Chaos and Complex Systems Theories) outlines a framework and principles for analyzing IS fitness and risk based on chaos and complexity theory. Alaranta and Henningsson's paper 'An Approach to Analyzing and Planning Post-Merger IS Integration: Insights from Two Field Studies' outlines a framework and approach for post-merger information systems integration planning.