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Leading academics and businessmen from around the world describe how IT has become a strategic resource, which has implications for managers and management students who are faced with new opportunities and new threats.

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Author:   Michael J. Earl
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.574kg
ISBN:  

9780198285922

ISBN 10:   0198285922
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   29 September 1988
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Strategy and information technology: technology and strategic management - a research review, John McGee and Howard Thomas; IT and strategic advantage - a framework of frameworks, Michael J. Earl; strategy formulation methodologies and IT, Michael Scott Morton. Part 2 Strategic exploitation of information technology: using information technology for competitive advantage, William King et al; exploiting IT in business development - Ford in Europe, Graham Gooding; creating and sustaining competitive advantage with IT, David Feeny. Part 3 Formulating IT strategies: gaining competitive advantage from telecommunications, David Runge and Michael Earl; experiences in IT strategy formulation - Imperial Chemical Industries plc, Derek Seddon; formulation of information systems strategies - emerging lessons and frameworks, Michael Earl. Part 4 Managing IT strategy: information technology strategies today - the UK experience, Robert Galliers; implementing an IT strategy - the UK Inland Revenue, Steve Matheson; strategies for managing end-user computing, Martin Lockett. Part 5 IT strategy and organization: organization and control of development in information technology in Volvo, Karl-Henrik Hubinette; information technology, strategy and leadership, Michael Earl et al; rebuilding of information systems - the human resources, Peter Keen. Section 6 IT and strategy - reflections and directions; information management - some strategic reflections, Michael Earl.

Reviews

'a truly international perspective ... this is an important book which should be read by all managers who are concerned with strategic IT issues' MBA Review 'This book is valuable, because it is a collection of 16 theoretical, practical and investigative papers which not only document the state of the art, but also suggest ways ahead for research and practice.' Business Standard 'all the contributions will make interesting reading for serious students of business strategy and information systems' P.F. Pope, The Economic Journal, March 1990

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