Managing Microcomputer Technology As an Organizational Resource

Organizations now recognize microcomputer technology resources as a major asset that can change the overall posture of the firm. With this widespread acceptance of microcomputers as an organizational resource, managers must focus attention on the issues that have the potential to affect the way a company functions, competes, and grows.

This book examines the important issues surrounding microcomputer technology resources and how these changes directly affect the management of an organization. Managers will better understand how to deal with such issues as: training needs, software evaluation, data integrity and security, and disaster preparedness. Khosrowpour and Amoroso provide a valuable source book about microcomputer technology which will greatly help managers appreciate the important role of this organizational resource.

Mehdi Khosrowpour is currently an Associate Professor of Information Systems at Penn State Harrisburg. He is the editor-in-charge of the Information Resources Management Journal, the annals of Cases on Information Technology Application and Management in Organizations and Information Management and consulting editor of the Information Technology Newsletter. In addition, he also serves on the editorial review boards of six other international information systems journals and has authored/edited 10 books and more than 30 articles published in various scholarly and professional journals.