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Steps to the Future: Fresh Thinking on the Management of It-Based Organizational Transformation
Contributor(s): Sauer, Christopher (Author), Yetton, Philip W. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0787903582     ISBN-13: 9780787903589
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
OUR PRICE: $52.25  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1997
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Annotation: Information technology promises much but, as many businesses are finding, it often fails to deliver. Representing the new wave of thinking about IT, this thought-provoking collection assembles leading researchers from four continents, including Dan Robey, Robert Zmud, Robert Galliers, Claudio Ciborra and Robert Benjamin, among others. Writing with deep knowledge of both IT and business, they examine why many IT-based transformation efforts disappoint, and offer a variety of creative, practical solutions for managers, executives and consultant alike.

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BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Information Management
- Computers | Management Information Systems
- Business & Economics | Management - General
Dewey: 658.403
LCCN: 96051899
Series: Jossey-Bass Business & Management
Physical Information: 6.36" H x 1.18" W x 9.34" L (1.32 lbs) 352 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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IT solutions from the leading edge

Information technology promises much but, as many businesses arefinding, it often fails to deliver. Representing the new wave ofthinking about I.T., this thought-provoking collection assemblesleading researchers from four continents, including Dan Robey, Robert Zmud, Claudio Ciborra and Robert Benjamin. Writing with deepknowledge of both I.T. and business, they persuasively argue forthe integration of the core business unit and the I.T. function, advocate a new role for I.T. professionals, stress the importanceof managing outcomes rather than process, and provide practicalguidelines for turning new ideas into new management practices.
 
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