Its mission is to "develop concepts and frameworks to help executives address the IT-related challenges of leading increasingly dynamic, global, and information-intensive organizations.
"[1] The Center for Information Systems Research has done groundbreaking research in the areas of managerial computing, executive support systems, critical success factors, IT governance, IT portfolio management, operating model, and enterprise architecture.
[2][3] The Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) was established in 1974 by the MIT Alfred P. Sloan School of Management.
[4] Over the years the Center for Information Systems Research has published a series of about 400 working papers, and has held many seminars and conferences.
Other researchers and (former) faculty members associated with the Center for Information Systems Research are John F. Rockart, Dale L. Goodhue, Stuart Madnick, JoAnne Yates, Wanda Orlikowski, Peter Weill, Jeanne W. Ross, and Cynthia Beath.