Information Systems and Global Diversity

AvChrisanthi Avgerou

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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It is often assumed that the impact and implementation of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) will or should be the same in all situations with little regard to the particular social or cultural context. Drawing on experience and research in different societies (Europe, Latin America, etc.), this book explains the nature of organizational diversity in which ICT innovation takes place, and also develops a conceptual approach to account for it.The book draws from institutionalist concepts of organizations, the sociology of technology, current debates on globalization, and critiques of the rationality of modernity. The theoretical perspective is supported empirically by four international case studies. The author shows how the processes of ICT innovation and organizational change reflect local aspirations, concerns, and action, as well as the multiple institutional influences of globalization.

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Utgivningsdatum:2003-07-03
Mått:157 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:450 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780199263424

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Chrisanthi Avgerou is Professor in Information Systems at the London School of Economics. Her research interests include the relationship of information technology to organizational change, and the role of IT in socio-economic development.

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Review from previous edition 'By situating her inquiry at the intersection of global technical capacities and development shortcomings, Avgerou raises the ante on both subjects. Her approach does not give us easy answers but it does detect unexpected possibilities. A great book!'

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction ; PART I:THEORY ; 1. The Institutional Nature of ICT and Organizational Change ; 2. The Socio-technical Nature of Information Systems Innovation ; 3. Multiple Situated Rationalities ; 4. The Global, the Local, and the Disembedded ; PART II: INSIGHTS FROM CASE STUDIES ; 5. Pemex - Transforming a National Company ; 6. IKA - Striving to Modernize a State Bureaucracy ; 7. An Experiment of Flexible Specialization in Cyprus ; 8. Medical Drug Utilization Information Systems in the United States and Europe ; 9. The Nature and Significance of Global Diversity for Information Systems