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1 online resource (xxiv, 447 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword; References; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Introduction; IT-Enabled Transformation in Organizations; IT-Enabled Transformation in Electronic Markets; Overview of Chapters; References; Chapter 1 Information Integration: A Review of Emerging E-Business Technologies; 1 Introduction; 2 Information Integration; 3 Radio Frequency Identification; 4 E-Service Technologies; 4.1 Web services; 4.2 Grid services; 5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 ICTs, Organizational Change and New Modes of Organizing; 1 Introduction; 2 ICTs and Changing Organizational Forms. |
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3 Structurational Approaches to ICTs and Organizational Change4 ICT and Organizational Change in the Context of Globalization; 5 Temporality, Human Agency and Organizational Change; 6 The Role of Social Influences, Networks and Institutional Forces; 7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Exploring the Virtual Work Environment: A Process Perspective; 1 Introduction; 2 Discontinuities in the VWE; 3 Observations of the VWE; 3.1 MTI; 3.2 Intel; 3.3 MyCo and IntOrg; 4 Process Issues in the VWE; 4.1 Increased structure; 4.2 Shared practices; 4.3 Membership in multiple teams. |
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5 Implications for Research and PracticeReferences; Chapter 4 Organizational Implementation and Integration of Information Technology; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Definitions and distinctions; 1.2 Innovation; 1.3 Electronic markets; 2 Types of Integration; 2.1 Outsourcing; 2.2 Turn-key; 2.3 Reinvention; 2.4 Implementation; 2.5 Assimilation; 3 Brokers; 3.1 Implications for practitioners and policy makers; 3.2 Implications for future research; 3.3 Implications for everyday life, working life and community; 4 Conclusions; References. |
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Chapter 5 Implementing Enterprise Systems: A Review of Critical Success Factors1 Introduction; 2 A Historical Tour; 3 Enterprise Systems Implementation; 4 The Utopian Dream; 5 A Reality Check; 6 Flaws in the System!; 7 A Critical Matter; 8 Calling for Deeper Inquiry; 9 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 An Interdisciplinary Research Framework to Investigate Electronic Business Models; 1 Introduction; 2 Studying Business Models under an Interdisciplinary Approach; 2.1 Definitions; 2.2 Components; 2.3 Conceptual models; 2.4 Design methods and tools; 2.5 Taxonomies; 2.6 Adoption factors. |
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2.7 Evaluation of models2.8 Change methodologies; 3 Abstraction Levels of Business Models; 3.1 IT/IS models (data models, ontologies); 3.2 Operational models (process models, simulation models); 3.3 Organizational/inter-organizational models (firm models, network models); 3.4 Environmental models (industry reference models, market models); 4 Conclusions and Further Research; References; Chapter 7 Emerging Virtual Infrastructures in Service Delivery: Scenarios for Health Care; 1 Introduction; 2 Research Problem; 3 Scenario Methodology; 4 Analysis and Discussion. |
| Summary |
The rapid growth in the adoption and diffusion of information technologies has important implications for practitioners, academics and policy-makers. The widespread use of information technologies is challenging traditional business models and reshaping socio-economic paradigms, as well as promoting new social relations, jobs and working structures. By synthesizing prior research and providing a strong foundation for future research, the aim of this book is to contribute to our practical and conceptual understanding of the technological, behavioral, organizational, social and economic issues a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Information technology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Information technology. |
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Management information systems -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Management information systems. |
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Organizational change -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Organizational change. |
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Salazar, Angel.
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Sawyer, Steve, 1960-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Handbook of information technology in organizations and electronic markets. New Jersey : World Scientific, ©2007 9789812564788 9812564780 (DLC) 2006044627 (OCoLC)69021057 |
| ISBN |
9789812707628 (electronic book) |
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981270762X (electronic book) |
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9789812564788 |
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9812564780 |
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