Professor Frank F Land FBCS is an information systems researcher and was the first UK Professor of Information Systems. FBCS is an abbreviation for Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS The term information system (IS sometimes refers to a System of persons Data records and activities that process the data and Information in an organization He is currently emeritus professor in the Department of Information Systems at the London School of Economics (LSE). The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the

After graduating in Economics from the LSE in 1950, Land joined the London food and catering enterprise J. Lyons, working on the first electronic computer designed for business use, the LEO I. Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Joseph Lyons and Co was a British company which controlled the largest food empire in the 1930s The British LEO I ( L yons E lectronic O ffice I) Computer ran its first business application in 1951

In 1967 Land was selected for a newly established post in what later became the Department of Information Systems at LSE. Here he became involved with the development and definition of the subject and its curriculum. He chaired working parties for the British Computer Society, the National Computing Centre and the Council for National Academic Awards concerned with curriculum development. The British Computer Society ( BCS) is a professional body that represents those working in Information Technology. The National Computing Centre (NCC is a membership and research company in the UK founded on 10 June 1966 by the UK Government in order to encourage the The Council for National Academic Awards ( CNAA) was a degree awarding authority in the United Kingdom from 1965 until 1992. He worked with an international group to establish the International Federation for Information Processing's (IFIP) curriculum for information systems designers. The International Federation for Information Processing, usually known as IFIP, is an umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of Information technology At the LSE he set up the ADMIS (Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems) Masters course and developed a Ph. D. program.

In 1982 Land was appointed as the UK's first professor of Information Systems. In 1986 he moved to the London Business School as Professor of Information Management. London Business School is a leading international Business school and a constituent college of the University of London. He has served as Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania (the Wharton School), Sydney University, Bond University, Curtin University, and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia Bond University is a private University located in Robina, Queensland, Australia. Curtin University of Technology is a University with its main campus at Bentley, southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad also known as IIMA is considered to be the premier institute of management education in India

He has been awarded an honorary doctorate in science and the IFIP award for distinguished service. He has served as technical advisor to House of Commons Select Committees examining IT in the UK. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords

Land retired from full time academic work in 1992 and is currently Visiting Professor of Information Management at the LSE and at Leeds Metropolitan University. Leeds Metropolitan University is a University with two campuses in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. ^[1]

In 2003 Land was jointly awarded the Association for Information Systems' LEO Award with Dr Jack F Rockart of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for lifetime exceptional achievement,. The Association for Information Systems ( AIS) is an international professional organization serving as the premier global organization for academics specializing in The award recognised seminal contributions to research, theory development, and practice in Information Systems. ^[2]

Bibliography

• Caminer, D. T. , Aris, J. B. B. , Hermon, P. M. R. , Land, F. F. (1996). User-Driven Innovation: The World’s First Business Computer. London: McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-009501-9. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, ( is a Publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City.

• Land, F. F. (1996). "Systems Analysis for Business Applications", Resurrection, Summer issue 1996.

• Land, F. F. , (1997). "LEO, the First Business Computer: A Personal Experience". In Glass, R. L. , editor. In the Beginning: Recollections of Software Pioneers, pages 134–153. IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA. IEEE Computer Society is an organizational unit of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE

• Caminer, D. T. , Aris, J. B. , Hermon, P. M. , Land, F. F. (1998). LEO: The Incredible Story of the World’s First Business Computer. New York: McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-009501-9. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, ( is a Publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City.

• Land, Frank. ,(1999). "A contingency based approach to requirements elicitation and systems development. ", Journal of Systems and Software 40, no. 1, pp. 3-6.

• Land, Frank. ,(1999). "A historical analysis of implementing IS at J. Lyons. " In Rethinking management information systems. Edited by Currie, W. L. ; Galliers, R. D. Oxford University Press, pp. 310-325, ISBN 0-198775334.

• Land, Frank. ,(1999). "From IT application to organisational transformation", Journal of Systems and Software 40, no. , pp. 183-184.

• Land, Frank; Farbey, B. ; Targett, D. ,(1999). "Evaluating investments in IT: Findings and a framework. " In Beyond the productivity paradox: Assessment issues. Edited by Willcocks, L. P. ; Lester, S. , pp. 183-215. Wiley, ISBN 0-471986925.

• Land, Frank; Farbey, B. ; Targett, D. ,(1999). "IS evaluation: A process of bringing together benefits, costs and risk. " In Rethinking management information systems. Edited by Currie, W. G. ; Galliers, R. D. , pp. 204-228. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-471986925.

• Land, Frank; Farbey, B. ; Targett, D. ,(1999). "Moving IS evaluation forward: Learning themes and research issues", Journal of Strategic Information Systems 8, no. 2, pp. 189-207.

• Land, Frank; Farbey, B. ; Targett, D. ,(1999). "The moving staircase: Problems of appraisal and evaluation in a turbulent environment", Information Technology and People 12, no. 3, pp. 238-242.

• Land, Frank (1999). "A Historical Analysis of Implementing IS at J. Lyons. " In Currie, W. G. ; Galliers, R. D. , editors. Rethinking Management Information Systems, pp. 310–325. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-471986925.

• Land, Frank. ,(2000). "Evaluation in a Sociotechnical Context. " In . Organizational and Social Perspectives on Information Technology, Edited by Baskerville, R. ; Stage, J. ; DeGross, J. I. , pp. 115-126, Kluwer Academic, ISBN 0-792378369

• Land, Frank. ,(2000). "The first business computer: A case study in user-driven innovation", IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 22, no. 4, pp. 16-26.

• Land, F. ; Mathiassen, L. ; Galliers, Robert D. ; Cushman, M. ; Baskerville, R. ,(2001). "Collaboration between academics and practitioners using action research. " Paper presented at IFIP TC8/WG8. 2 Working Conference on Realigning Research and Practice in Information Systems Development: The Social and Organizational Perspective, Boise, Idaho, 27-29 July 2001.

• Land, Frank; Mathiassen, L. ; Galliers, B. ; Cushman, M. ; Baskerville, R. ,(2001). "Collaboration between academics and practitioners using action research. " In Realigning research and practice in information systems development: The social and organizational perspective. Edited by Russo, N. L. ; FitzGerald, B. ; DeGross, J. I. pp. 467-470. Kluwer Academic, ISBN 0-792374207.

• Land, Frank; Clegg, C. W. ; Chu, C. ; Smithson, S. ; et al. ,(2002). E-business Prospects: Findings from an Expert Panel. Department of Trade and Industry. The Department of Trade and Industry was a United Kingdom government department which was disbanded with the announcement of the creation of the Department for Business

• Land, Frank; Aris, J. B. ; Mellor, A. ,(2003). "LEO Conference Report", Journal of Strategic Information Systems 12, no. 4, pp. 253-398.

• Land, Frank. ,(2004). "The darker side of knowledge management", The Software Practitioner 14, no. 5.

• Land, F. ; Baskerville, R. L. ,(2004). "Socially Self-destructing Systems. " In The Social Study of ICT: Innovation, Actors and Contexts. Edited by Avgerou, C. ; Ciborra, C. ; Land, F. , pp. 263-285. Oxford University Press.

• Land, Frank; Damodaran, L. ; Nicholls, J. ; Henney, A. ; et al. ,(2004). "Sociotechnical explorations of e-Government in the UK - report on a scoping study led by the e-Democracy Study Team of the British Computer Society Sociotechnical Group. " Paper presented at Proceedings of 4th European E-Government Conference, Dublin, June 2004.

• Avgerou, Chrisanthi; Ciborra, C. ; Land, F (eds. ). ,(2004). The social study of ICT: Innovation, actors and contexts. Oxford University Press, 2004.

• Land, Frank. ,(2005). "Leo II and the Model T Ford", Resurrection 36, pp. 17-23.

• Land, Frank; Mitleton-Kelly, E. ,(2005). "Complexity and information systems. " In Management information systems. 2nd edition. 1. Edited by Davis, G. Blackwell, 2005.

• Land, Frank; Nolas, S-M. ; Amjad, U. ,(2005). "Introducing knowledge management as both desirable and undesirable processes. " In Encylopedia on knowledge management. Edited by Schwartz, D. G. Idea Group, 2005.

• Land, Frank; Nolas, S-M. ; Amjad, U. ,(2005). "Theoretical and practical aspects of knowledge management: broadening the view. " In Encyclopedia on Knowledge Management. Edited by Schwartz, D. G. Idea Group, 2005.

• Land, Frank. ,(2006). "Foreword. " In Thinking informatically: A new understanding of information, communications, and technology. , pp. 4-12. Edited by Bryant, A. Edwin Mellen Press, ISBN 0-773457046.

• Land, Frank. ,(2006). "Leo II and the Model T Ford", Computer Journal 49, no. 6, pp. 650-656.

• Land, Frank; Sørensen, Carsten; Avison, D. ; Bjørn-Andersen, N. ; et al. ,(2006). "Enid Mumford: a tribute", Information Systems Journal 16, no. 4, pp. 343-382.

• Land, Frank; Amjad, U. Q. ; Nolas, S-M. ,(2006). "The ethics of knowledge management", International Journal of Knowledge Management 3, no. 1, pp. 1-9.

• Land, Frank; Nolas, S-M. ; Amjad, U. Q. ,(2007). "Knowledge management: the darker side of KM", Ethicomp Journal 3, no. 1.

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References

1. ^ Frank Land. Association for Information Systems. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign
2. ^ Professor Frank Land receives 2003 award for lifetime exceptional achievement in Information Systems. LSE (2004-01-05). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign
3. ^ Professor Frank Land - Publications. LSE. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign

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