Organizations and Technical Change: Strategy, Objectives and Involvement (Routledge series in the management of technology) - Hardcover

Preece, David A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415125146 ISBN 13: 9780415125147

Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA, 1995

Synopsis

What is "new technology" in the 1990s? How has it come to be used in particular ways in organizations? What objectives are set by organizations and which strategies guide its adoption? These are the kinds of issues this book examines, looking at the social and managerial processes behind the adoption of new technology. The book examines the key issues of flexibility, choice, and the impact of social processes both within and without the organization. Four detailed case studies illustrate the main stages of initiation, progression and feasibility, investment decision, planning systems and design, as well as the central issues of strategy, objectives and employee participation. Changes which have occurred since the earlier stage of adoption in the 1980s are highlighted. This text should be of interest to students and researchers in management, information systems and related fields.

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1Introduction Part I Adopting new technology 2 Adopting new technology: managerial strategies 3 Why is new technology introduced? 4 Adoping new technology: processes of involvement Part II Case studies in new technology adoption 5 Bramley Building Society 6 Park Hill Building Society 7 Don Ltd 8 Meadows & Butler 9 Conclusion

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415125146
• ISBN 13: 9780415125147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272