THE EFFECTS OF MANAGEMENT STYLES AND USER PARTICIPTION ON MIS SUCCESS OVER DIFFERENT SYSTEM GROWTH STAGES

although some researchers do not have any doubl on the effectiveness of user participation in MIS success, research findings show such relationships could not be consislent in all different conditions . Present paper investigates the relation between user participation , on MIS success in light of managerial styles over systems growth stges . six product - oriented companies were elected which had a minimum condition of having 1000 empoyees and have been experiencing al leasl an MIS for 5 years to be a candidate . Asum of 48 managers and 55 users in MIS department were selected to answer four standard questionnaires . Results showed 1) user participation only were effected in system develiopment stage, 2) there is no effect of managerial styles on user participation and systems success , 3) managerial styles , user participation and systems success differs in MIS growth stages and finally 4) the relationships and systems success differs over MIS growth stages.

Keywords:

MIS srccess , user participation , management styles , MIS growth stages