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Author: Information Resources Management Association. International Conference
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9781878289261
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany experts believe that through the utilization of information technology, organizations can better manage social and economic change. This book investigates the challenges involved in the use of information technologies in managing these changes.
Author: Information Resources Management Association. International Conference
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 1244
ISBN-13: 9781878289841
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the 21st century begins, we are faced with opportunities and challenges of available technology as well as pressured to create strategic and tactical plans for future technology. Worldwide, IT professionals are sharing and trading concepts and ideas for effective IT management, and this co-operation is what leads to solid IT management practices. This volume is a collection of papers that present IT management perspectives from professionals around the world. The papers seek to offer new ideas, refine old ones, and pose interesting scenarios to help the reader develop company-sensitive management strategies.
Author: Felix B. Tan
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9781878289483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccording to a recent United Nations report, the increase in power and functionlity of IT coupled with decreasing prices have contributed to rapid IT adoption and use in both developed countries and newly industralised nations of the Asia Pacific. Information Technology Diffusion in the Asia Pacific: Perspectives on Policy, Electronic Commerce and Education provides essential reading on IT diffusion in leading countries of the Asia Pacific. By focusing on some of the different applciations and implications of IT in these nations, contributions in this book deal with aspects of IT applications in the Asia Pacific countries, and ways that information technology can assist nations in dealing with technological and electronic growth and risks involved.
Author: Asuman Dogac
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781878289575
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCurrent Trends in Data Management Technology reports on the most recent, important advances in data management as it applies to diverse issues, such as Web information management, workflow systems, electronic commerce, reengineering business processes, object-oriented databases, and more.
Author: Ben-Zion Barta
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 1997-01-31
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780412799600
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe power of modern information systems and information technology (lSIIT) offers new opportunities to rethink, at the broadest levels, existing business strategies, approaches and practices. Over the past decade, IT has opened up new business opportunities, led to the development of new strategic IS and challenged all managers and users of ISIIT to devise new ways to make better use of information. Yet this era which began with much confidence and optimism is now suffering under a legacy of systems that are increasingly failing to meet business needs, and lasting fixes are proving costly and difficult to implement. General management is experiencing a crisis of confidence in their IS functions and in the chiefinformation systems officers who lead them (Earl and Feeney, 1994:11). The concern for chief executive officers is that they are confronting a situation that is seemingly out of control. They are asking, 'What is the best way to rein in these problems and effectively assess IS performance? Further, how can we be certain that IS is adequately adding value to the organisational bottom line?' On the other hand, IS executives and professionals who are responsible for creating, managing and maintaining the organisation's systems are worried about the preparedness of general managers to cope with the growth in new technologies and systems. They see IT having a polarising effect on general managers; it either bedazzles or frightens them (Davenport, 1994: 119).
Author: Tor Jermud Larsen
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9781878289438
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOrganizations report that as much as 50% of investments in IS and IT solutions are judged to be outright failures or deemed highly unsatisfactory. Information Systems Innovation and Diffusion: Issues and Directions reports on innovation and diffusion research and presents theory-based guidelines that will increase the business value of IS/IT investments.
Author: Hal R. Varian
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-12-23
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1139456725
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Economics of Information Technology is a concise and accessible review of some of the important economic factors affecting information technology industries. These industries are characterized by high fixed costs and low marginal costs of production, large switching costs for users, and strong network effects. These factors combine to produce some unique behavior. The book consists of two parts. In the first part, Professor Varian outlines the basic economics of these industries. In the second part, Professors Farrell and Shapiro describe the impact of these factors on competition policy. The clarity of the analysis and exposition makes this an ideal introduction for undergraduate and graduate students in economics, business strategy, law and related areas.
Author: Sam Lubbe
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781878289551
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIT Investment in Developing Countries: An Asse4ssment of Practical Guideline offers an assessmentof the effectiveness of IT investment in developing countries. It quantifies IT investment expenditures and the problem of measuring the intangible benefits of IT.
Author: Edward J. Garrity
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781878289445
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInformation Systems Success Measurement focuses on insights and developments related to system success, including comparisons of system success instruments, validation of system success measures, and new and improved measures of systems success. It presents a wide range of important areas within the information systems success research agenda. This book will provide researchers and professionals with a comprehensive reference for understanding and measuring systems success in modern organizations throughout the world.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2000-10-05
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 0309172012
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe flood of information technology (I.T.) products and services entering the market place often obscures the need to nurture the research enterprise. But as I.T. becomes integrated into all aspects of society, the need for research is even greater. And the range of issues that need to be addressed is broader than ever. This new book highlights the fundamental importance of research to ensure that I.T. meets society's expanding needs. Against the background of dramatic change in the I.T. landscape, the committee examines four key questions: Is the scope of I.T. research broad enough-particularly in the arena of large-scale systems-to address government, business, and social applications? Are government and industrial sponsors providing sufficient funding for I.T. research? Is the research net big both big and diverse enough to capture sufficient financial and intellectual resources to advance the field? Are structures and mechanisms for funding and conducting research suited to the new sets of research challenges?
