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How Societies Embrace Information Technology: Lessons for Management and the Rest of Us
James W. Cortada
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Description for How Societies Embrace Information Technology: Lessons for Management and the Rest of Us
Paperback. This book discusses how computers are shaping contemporary society, with a tight focus on the role of corporations and governments. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
This book discusses how computers are shaping contemporary society, with a tight focus on the role of corporations and governments. It is aimed at government policymakers interested in economic development and at private-sector managers who routinely make decisions to acquire and use information technology, now a worldwide expenditure of over $2 trillion annually. The book will also interest a wide range of academics concerned with the sociology, history, economics, and the effects of IT on contemporary society, ands to the general trade market.
This book discusses how computers are shaping contemporary society, with a tight focus on the role of corporations and governments. It is aimed at government policymakers interested in economic development and at private-sector managers who routinely make decisions to acquire and use information technology, now a worldwide expenditure of over $2 trillion annually. The book will also interest a wide range of academics concerned with the sociology, history, economics, and the effects of IT on contemporary society, ands to the general trade market.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470534984
SKU
V9780470534984
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About James W. Cortada
James W. Cortada has thirty-five years of experience with IBM in various sales, consulting, and managerial positions related to information technology and its use. In particular, he helped design and deploy processes related to employee skills development, including IBM's worldwide consultant skills certification process, sales processes, and specialized training seminars. An author of more than fifty books on the management ... Read more
Reviews for How Societies Embrace Information Technology: Lessons for Management and the Rest of Us
"The book also presents ideas for educators. For instance, to encourage IT people to be naturally proactive, courses should leverage the creation and production of IT projects with solving society's problems. With some effort, this can be done in computers and society courses, at both the general and professional education level. At the professional level, IT workers with such experience ... Read more