Making a World of Difference

Making a World of Difference provides a context for the whole debate about the relationship of people and computers. It looks at the role of IS/IT in a modern society and the way it impacts on people, companies, economics etc.

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... an extremely stimulating, thoughtful, and engaging contribution ... (Scandinavian Journal of Management, Vol.18 2002) ...considerable strength...main value if the book lies in the numerous and wide--ranging case studies... (Organization Studies, Vol.24, No.2.) ...a rich source of inspiration for further studies... (Knowledge Management, July 2003)

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GEOFF WALSHAM is a Research Professor of Management Studies at the Judge Institute of Management Studies, Cambridge University, UK. His teaching and research is centred on the development, management and use of computer--based information systems, and the relationship of information and communication technologies to stability and change in organizations and societies. He is particularly interested in the human consequences of computerization in a global context, including both industrialized and developing countries.

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Series Preface; Preface. IT IN SOCIETY. Introduction. Contemporary Society. Computers at Work; CHANGING WAYS OF WORKING. Shifting Identity; Teaming Up; Reorganizing the Enterprise. Trust in Networks; DIFFERENT WORLDS; Culture as Context. Working Across Cultures. CONCLUSIONS. Designing for Diversity; References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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