The rise of information systems at the graduate school of management, UCLA

Abstract

Among U.S. business schools, the Graduate School of Management (GSM) at the University of California, Los Angeles, was one of the pioneers in the information systems field. In this paper, I chronicle IS’s rise at GSM from its early years (1950s and 1960s) through its formative (1970s) and leadership years (1980s) and identify factors contributing to this rise and success.