The Place of Information Technology in Management and Business Education - TC3 WG3.4 International Conference on the Place of Information Technology in Management and Business Education 8-12th July 1996, Melbourne, Australia (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)

The 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).

General

Imprint:	Chapman and Hall
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Release date:	1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	Ben-Zion Barta
Editors:	Arthur Tatnall
Authors:	Peter Juliff
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	234
Edition:	1997 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-412-79960-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > General Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General
LSN:	0-412-79960-X
Barcode:	9780412799600

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