Making a World of Difference : IT in a Global Context

Geoff Walsham

ISBN 10: 0471877247 / ISBN 13: 9780471877240

Published by Wiley & Sons, Wiley Mär 2001, 2001

About this Item

Neuware - 'Making a World of Difference' stellt die aktuelle Diskussion um die Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Computer in einen globalen Zusammenhang. Autor Geoff Walsham untersucht die Rolle von IS und IT in der modernen Gesellschaft und ihren Einfluß auf Menschen, Unternehmen, Volkswirtschaften, usw. Da dieses Umfeld sich rasant verändert, ist es wichtig, sich nicht zu stark auf aktuelle Technologien (z.B. Internet) und Konzepte (z.B. Wissensmanagement) zu konzentrieren, sondern sie vielmehr als eine Möglichkeit unter vielen anderen zu betrachten. Deshalb behandelt dieses Buch u.a. auch Entwicklungen in China Japan, Thailand und Indien.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making a World of Difference : IT in a Global Context
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Wiley Mär 2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471877247
• ISBN 13: 9780471877240
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 187H x 35D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 187 millimeters height by 35 millimeters depth
• Weight: 538 grams

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Synopsis

Information Technology has become an essential component of contemporary society, allowing much faster and more widespread communication, not least through the growth of the Internet. However, many issues concerned with the human aspects of the use of IT remain problematic despite technological advances. An enhanced ability to collect and process data, or to communicate electronically across time and space, does not necessarily lead to improved human communication and action. This book explores the social aspects of computerisation, using a wide range of detailed case studies, analysed from a variety of conceptual viewpoints. A further distinctive feature of the book is that it draws on empirical material from across the world as a whole, including non-Western countries. It is argued that we should be using IT to support a world in which diversity and difference are respected.
Synopsis
Making a World of Difference provides a context for the whole debate about the relationship of people and computers. It looks at the role of IS/IT in a modern society and the way it impacts on people, companies, economics etc. Prof. Walsham readily acknowledges that this environment is rapidly changing and that it is therefore important not to focus too closely on current technologies or one particular system of thought, but consider them as one of many other alternatives. It is structured to be of use for academics and business audience - Part 1 is holistic and reflexive, while Parts 2 and 3 are written for the busy manager who can consider the key issues independently.

About the Author

GEOFF WALSHAM is a Research Professor of Management Studies at the Judge Institute of Management Studies, Cambridge University, UK. His teaching and research is centred on the development, management and use of computer-based information systems, and the relationship of information and communication technologies to stability and change in organizations and societies. He is particularly interested in the human consequences of computerization in a global context, including both industrialized and developing countries.