Information Technology in Context

List of Figures, List of Tables, List of Contributors, Statement of Endorsement, Preface, Introduction: IT in Developing Countries, PART I: ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT, 1. Information Systems and Human Activity in Nepal, 2. The Role of Thai Values in Managing Information Systems: A Case Study of Implementing a MRP System, 3. On the Design of Management Assistance Systems for SMEs in Developing Countries, 4. Strategic Use of Information Technology Requires Knowing How to Use Information, 5. Development of a Technology Intelligence Information System in Mexico: A Case Study, 6. Getting Value from IT Investments: Experiences from Two Organisations, 7. Whatâs in Information Technology? Issues in Deploying IS in Organisations and Developing Countries, PART II: SECTORAL CONTEXT, 8. Health Information Systems in Mongolia: A Difficult Process of Change, 9. Made-in-Nigeria Systems Development Methodologies: An Action Research Project in the Health Sector, 10. Analysis of Wireless Health Care Information Systems in Developing Countries, 11. Institutional Intervention in the Adoption of Computer-based Information Systems (CBIS): The Case of the Nigerian Banking Industry, 12. Competitive Advantage in the Software Industry: An Analysis of the Indian Experience, PART III: WIDER CONTEXT, 13. Information Technology, Information Systems and Public Sector Accountability, 14. Urbanisation and Megacities in Developing Countries: The Management Challenge, 15. Local Language Software in South Asia, 16. Managing Roadblocks to the ECOWAS Trade Statistics Network, 17. Information Technology in Africa: The Policy of the World Bank, 18. Information and Communication Technology Policy in Africa: A Critical Analysis of Rhetoric and Practice, 19. IT Globalisation and Cultural Diversity