Perspectives in business informatics#

Bergstra Jan#

Abstract

A precise terminology concerning insourcing and outsourcing is outlined taking care of the many differences of opinion to be found in existing work. Based on that a theory of decision taking is formulated which can be used in matters of informatics planning.

An attempt is made to formulate which long term objectives might appropriately be considered to belong to the area of business informatics, or, a phrase which I have come to prefer: business informaticology. In particular I will contemplate the question which part of business schools are likely to end up inside schools of informaticology, rather than in schools with a major emphasis on business management, economics, accounting, and marketing.