Managers Divided
Organisation Politics and Information Technology Management
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 1994
Book
Hardback
290 pages
978-0-471-93586-5 (ISBN)
Description
Identifies and analyzes the social, political and problematic nature of systems and the use of IT in contemporary society. Considers the growing complexity of IT management issues, the changing profiles and organization of the IS profession and the dominant rise of a user relations problem within modern systems development. Features a detailed, case study of a major systems project--from the early decisions involving desirability and design to launch and initial assessment. Analyzes the shift from a technological-led to a strategic and marketing-led use of IT.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-93586-5 (9780471935865)
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Persons
David Knights is a Research Professor at the University of West of England, UK, and a Guest Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He also holds Visiting Professorships in Management at the Universities of Stockholm, Sweden, and Lancaster, UK.
Fergus Murray is the author of Managers Divided: Organisation Politics and Information Technology Management, published by Wiley.
Fergus Murray is the author of Managers Divided: Organisation Politics and Information Technology Management, published by Wiley.
Content
Organizational Politics and Theories of Technological Change.
The Social Construction of Technology as Political Process.
Responses to Complexity: Developments in IT Management andUse.
The IS Specialism: Organisation, Development and Culture.
Looking into User Relations.
Business Application Software: Masculinity and the Making ofSoftware.
Building Computer Systems at Pensco: The Pensions Project.
Separate Realities: Pensco's Different Pensions Projects.
The Politics and Pain of Managing Information Systems.
Constructing Technology Context at Pensco: Systems, Staff andSystems Practices.
The Politics of User Relations: The IS Division.
Conclusion.
References.
Index.
The Social Construction of Technology as Political Process.
Responses to Complexity: Developments in IT Management andUse.
The IS Specialism: Organisation, Development and Culture.
Looking into User Relations.
Business Application Software: Masculinity and the Making ofSoftware.
Building Computer Systems at Pensco: The Pensions Project.
Separate Realities: Pensco's Different Pensions Projects.
The Politics and Pain of Managing Information Systems.
Constructing Technology Context at Pensco: Systems, Staff andSystems Practices.
The Politics of User Relations: The IS Division.
Conclusion.
References.
Index.