Key issues in information systems management: A Delphi study in Slovenia

Abstract

Formerly one of the Yugoslav republics, Slovenia declared its independence in June 1991. Together with Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland, Slovenia belongs to the group of leading IS technology markets among the new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe. The Delphi technique was used by the authors to compile a list of the key issues in information systems (IS) management in Slovenia, to quantify them, and, through iterations, to strengthen consensus about their importance. The results are presented and compared with those obtained in similar studies in the USA. The findings indicate profound differences in IS management issues between Slovenia and the USA and these differences are believed to be largely applicable to other new Central and Eastern European democracies.