Volume 4, Number 2 — June 1980

Research Commentary

*Invited Article:* Toward a Comprehensive Framework for MIS Research
Richard L. Nolan and James C. Wetherbe
(pp. 1-19)

Research Articles

Building an Effective Information Systems Function
William B. Miller
(pp. 21-30)

Programmer and Analyst Time/Cost Estimation
Izak Benbasat and Iris Vessey
(pp. 31-43)

Management of Large Software Development Efforts
Robert W. Zmud
(pp. 45-55)

Theory and Review Articles

The Relationship Between Organizational Characteristics and the Structure of the Information Services Function
Margrethe H. Olson and Norman L. Chervany
(pp. 57-68)