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How information systems change who holds power—and what it takes to make them work.
This nonfiction study examines how top management support, user involvement, and organizational politics shape the success or failure of computer-based systems. Through a detailed look at a real division’s rollout, it reveals how data access, performance evaluation, and symbolic value can alter relationships, routines, and outcomes.
The book blends theory with a concrete case to show how a production-control system and planning tools influenced authority, information flow, and resistance. It explains why offices, plants, and headquarters may clash or cooperate as digital tools redefine accountability and decision-making. You’ll see how careful design, inclusive participation, and awareness of organizational history can reduce pushback and improve results.- How access to information can shift power, alter communications, and change behavior.
- How performance metrics and data availability affect accountability and action.
- How language, symbols, and appearances of technology shape perceptions and resistance.
- How history and organizational politics influence implementation strategy and success.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book takes an in-depth look at the contrasting fortunes of a novel production planning system implemented in two factories of the same division within a major corporation. Through the study of historical company documents and interviews with people who worked on the project, the author examines how concepts of politics and power help explain resistance to organizational change, particularly when it comes to new technologies. The author argues that the system's success or failure at each factory was significantly affected by how well it aligned with pre-existing power structures, reflecting struggles over resources, influence, and the allocation of rewards. This book will be of interest to anyone who has ever wondered why employees or colleagues resist new technologies or ways of doing things, or why some changes succeed while others fail. By shedding light on these dynamics, this book makes an important contribution to the business and management literature on the implementation of new technologies. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331457022_0
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