Information Management The Organizational Dimension [Hardcover]

The purpose of this book is to take an informed, dispassionate and constructive look at the challenges of IT and to offer insight, analysis and guidance on the ever changing IT environment, focusing in particular on managerial and organizational issues. These include centralization versus decentralization; relations between users and specialists; managing the IS function ; outsourcing versus internal capabilities; project management and systems application; and an assessment of Business Process Redesign at both the conceptual and empirical level.

Section I: Organizational Horizons
Foreword
1. Exploring the Relationship Between Information Technology and Organizational Structure,Jeffrey L. Sampler
2. Groupware in Decision Support,Paul Anand
3. Knowledge Strategies: Propositions from Two Contrasting Industries,Michael J. Earl
4. Business Process Reengineering: A Phenomenon of Organization,Michael J. Earl
5. Information Systems in Global Business: Evidence from European Multinationals,Michael J. Earl and David F. Feeny
Section II: Mobilizing the Organization
Foreword
6. Strategic Information Systems: Some Organization Design Considerations,Blake Ives and Michael Vitale
7. Innovating with Information Technology,Martin Lockett
8. An Organizational Approach to IS Strategy-Making,Michael J. Earl
9. Relationships between Strategy and Business Process Reengineering: Evidence from Case Studies,Michael J. Earl, Jeffrey L. Sampler, and James E. Short
Section III: Organizing the IS Function
Foreword
10. Configuring the IS Function in Complex Organizations,Michael J. Earl, Brian Edwards, and David F. Feeny
11. Organizational Arrangements for IS: Roles of Users and Specialists,David F. Feeny, Michael J. Earl, and Brian Edwards
12. The Role of the Corporate IT Function in the lC!