Interview with Steve Creason, MIS

This is the second interview in the podcast series.

Assistant professor Steve Creason shared his views about Management Information Systems and the changing roles of work. Our conversation was so interesting that it went much longer than expected. Therefore, you get TWO podcasts in one (each about 20 minutes).

MCpodcast_02Creason1 (streaming MP3)

• 1:45 How much technology and how much management?
• 2:52 You have to understand Profit and Loss!
• 4:36 You need a lot more business education than you need technology education.
• 5:28 Outsourcing
• 8:10 You want to concentrate on your core business.
• 9:15 What's important data, and what's less important data?
• 10:35 Government makes decisions based on consensus....
• 11:30 On the verge on a shift in the way our economy works.
• 13:00 We need to teach managers to manage by task rather than by hour.
• 15:30 Remote work in a team environment.
• 17:00 Getting managers and professors to teach to the capability of the technology.
  
  

MCpodcast_02Creason2 (streaming MP3)

• 0:45 No longer tethered to the desk.
• 2:35 Being "on call" through technology.
• 3:40 Managing by time causes the problem.
• 5:30 Working class has easier.
• 6:30 Preserving the knowledge capital with an aging population.
• 7:30 McDonalds' expert systems
• 9:08 Knowledge narratives
• 10:00 Company historians.
• 12:00 Managing a company versus managing customer expectations.
• 17:14 No one knew what Enron did.
• 18:30 How much does it cost to keep your customers?
• 21:10 The biggest failure in online.
• 22:00 What does eBay really sell?
• 23:00 The MIS program.