This wide-ranging volume presents in-depth research into the effect of new information technologies on organizational structure, assesses their progress towards transformation and describes the changes they are making to long-established business process roles, cultures and working practices. The book is based upon a series of rolling surveys carried out between 1989 and the present day, and funded by leading organizations such as IBM and KPMG. It provides a detailed picture of a sector in transition during a period of anxiety and doubt dominated by restructuring, downsizing and experimentation with re-engineering. As the ”lean and mean” emerge, they must now ask themselves if their competencies will enable them to survive into the next decade as competitors, such as Sainsburys, Virgin, Microsoft and Ford position themselves to become major players in the sector. This book is a major contribution to the debate on the growth of knowledge work, the need for core organizational competen… More >>

Information Technology, Organizations and People

How can we best understand why the application of information and communication technology in organizations succeeds or fails? Calling on technical, organizational, social, psychological and economic perspectives, this book provides a fresh and comprehensive framework for answering this question…. More >>

Information and Communication Technology in Organizations: Adoption, Implementation, Use and Effects

The role of chief information officer (CIO) takes on many forms, and is contingent on many factors. Environmental factors such as size, industry, or organizational structure; senior management s interpretation of the value of information technology to the overall operation of the firm; and industry-based regulations, all contribute to the function of this role. Strategic Use of Information Technology for Global Organizations provides valuable insights into the role of CIO s, their necessary interaction with other parts of the organization and the external relationships with vendors and suppliers. Strategic Use of Information Technology for Global Organizations emphasizes the need for balance between management and technology in the role of CIO. It focuses on this role as not only an expert on information technology, but as a leader in the appropriate application of IT…. More >>

Strategic Use of Information Technology for Global Organizations

Terrorist organizations use many technologies as they plan and stage attacks. This book explores the purpose and manner of the use of communication and computer technologies, their net effect, and security forces’ possible responses. The authors conclude that, instead of developing direct counters to these technologies, exploiting their use and the information they manage to enable more direct security force operations is a more promising option…. More >>

Network Technologies for Networked Terrorists: Assessing the Value of Information and Communication Technologies to Modern Terrorist Organizations

Implementing Enterprise 2.0 provides detailed practical insights into how to create substantial business value with web technologies, supported by numerous case studies of successful implementation and lessons learned. Implementing Enterprise 2.0 can be used to gain a clear understanding of Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 in organizations, identify opportunities for value creation, provide a structured view of benefits and risks, establish governance initiatives, create and communicate a clear Enterprise 2.0 strategy for your organization, and design and implement successful projects…. More >>

Implementing Enterprise 2.0: A Practical Guide To Creating Business Value Inside Organizations With Web Technologies

* Presents assessment methods for organization and management processes.
* Provides special tools and techniques for managing and organizing R&D, new product, and project-oriented challenges.
* Includes real-world case studies…. More >>

Management of Technology : Managing Effectively in Technology-Intensive Organizations

This thoroughly revised and updated second edition of The Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations offers health care executives and managers a balanced analysis of health care information systems. Written by John Glaser-a renowned expert in the field of health care information technology-this important resource shows health care professionals how to use IT to reduce costs, respond to the demands of managed care, develop a continuum of care, and manage and improve the quality of service to patients, payers, and physicians…. More >>

The Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations

Thoroughly Updated Sixth Edition!

Social networks are transforming how people communicate, work, and play. This comprehensive new edition highlights this new technology and scores of others that are changing how organizations operate and compete in the current global environment.

The cover depicts two examples of social network. The larger image is a visualization of the trust relationships in a web-based social network. The smaller figures are default avatars from Second Life, a multi-layered, 3D virtual world that is imagined, created, and owned by its residents.

See chapter 4 for more information on social networks.

For more information on Second Life, visit second life.com or see Second Life: the Official Guide by Rymaszewski et al. at www. sybex.com/go/secondlife

For more information on the trust network, visit trust.mindswap.org… More >>

Information Technology for Management: Transforming Organizations in the Digital Economy