Information Management

The Strategic Dimension

By: Michael Earl (Editor)

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Hardcover | 29 September 1988

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Information technology has become a strategic resource, which has important implications for managers and management students who are faced with new opportunities and new threats Leading academics and businessmen from around the world have contributed to this volume to describe the current state of the art in IT. Topics include the place of technology in corporate strategy, the use of IT to gain competitive advantage, the formulation of information systems strategies, competitive dynamics in the use of value added networks, strategies for end-user computing, leadership in information management, and the development of IT human resources. Case studies are presented from Ford in Europe, ICI, Volvo, and the UK Inland Revenue.

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'a truly international perspective ... this is an important book which should be read by all managers who are concerned with strategic IT issues' MBA Review 'This book is valuable, because it is a collection of 16 theoretical, practical and investigative papers which not only document the state of the art, but also suggest ways ahead for research and practice.' Business Standard 'all the contributions will make interesting reading for serious students of business strategy and information systems' P.F. Pope, The Economic Journal, March 1990

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Preface	p. v
List of Contributors	p. ix
Strategy and Information Technology	p. 1
Technology and Strategic Management: a Research Review	p. 7
It and Strategic Advantage: a Framework of Frameworks	p. 33
Conclusion	p. 50
Strategy Formulation Methodologies and It	p. 54
Strategic Exploitation of Information Technology	p. 69
Using Information Technology for Competitive Advantage	p. 75
Exploiting It in Business Development: Ford in Europe	p. 87
Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage with It	p. 98
Formulating It Strategies	p. 119
Gaining Competitive Advantage from Telecommunications	p. 125
Conclusion	p. 142
Experiences in It Strategy Formulation: Imperial Chemical Industries Plc	p. 147
Conclusion	p. 156
Formulation of Information Systems Strategies: Emerging Lessons and Frameworks	p. 157
Conclusion	p. 173
Managing It Strategy	p. 175
Information Technology Strategies Today: the UK Experience	p. 179
Implementing an It Strategy: the UK Inland Revenue	p. 202
Strategies for Managing End User Computing	p. 210
Conclusion	p. 228
It Strategy and Organization	p. 231
Organization and Control of Development in Information Technology in Volvo	p. 235
Information Technology, Strategy, and Leadership	p. 242
Conclusion	p. 252
Rebuilding the Human Resources of Information Systems	p. 254
It and Strategy: Reflections and Directions	p. 273
Information Management: Some Strategic Reflections	p. 275
References	p. 290
Conclusion	p. 290
Author Index	p. 291
Subject Index	p. 293
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