Managers Divided: Organisation Politics and Information Technology Management
Author:   David Knights (Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK) ,  Fergus Murray (Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
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9780471935865


Pages:   290
Publication Date:   30 November 1994
Format:   Hardback
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Managers Divided: Organisation Politics and Information Technology Management


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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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Author:   David Knights (Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK) ,  Fergus Murray (Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780471935865


ISBN 10:   0471935867
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   30 November 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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.

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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.

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