DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OF SMALL BUSINESSES WITH MICROCOMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION-SYSTEMS

Citation
Bs. Vijayaraman et Hv. Ramakrishna, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OF SMALL BUSINESSES WITH MICROCOMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION-SYSTEMS, Journal of systems management, 44(6), 1993, pp. 28-32
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Management,"Computer Sciences
ISSN journal
00224839
Volume
44
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
28 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4839(1993)44:6<28:DPOSBW>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
As organizations, both small and large, become more and more dependent on their Computer Based Information Systems (CBIS), any interruption in the availability of CBIS could lead to anywhere from a minor inconv enience to a permanent loss of business depending on the duration of t he interruption. Unfortunately, the seriousness of the impact of disas ter to a CBIS becomes clear to organizations only after the first disa ster strikes. For some organizations, this lesson may be too costly or too late. This paper presents the state of practices in 67 small busi nesses as it pertains to their microcomputer based CBIS disaster prepa redness.