The New IS Manager for the 1990s

Abstract

This decade holds a variety of challenges for new IS managers, including increasing their knowledge of both business and technology issues and managing the IS department during times of downsizing and decentralization. As a result, these new IS managers require a new, unique set of skills and goals to help them successfully manage in the 1990s. This article describes this new skill set and how an IS employee can make the move from contributor to IS manager.

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Stewart L. Stokes

Stewart L. Stokes, Jr, is senior vice-president of QED Information Sciences Inc, Wellesley MA. He is responsible for the company's activities in management education and interpersonal skills training. Stokes previously served as the associate dean at the School of Continuing Education at Babson College in Wellesley. He received an MBA degree from Northeastern University and his BSBA degree from Babson College. He is a member of the Adult Education Association of the USA and served as chairperson of the Human Resources Development Section of the AEA. He is a member of The Academy of Management and the American Society for Training and Development, serving as a director of its Boston chapter.