Cases on Information Technology and Organizational Politics & CultureRelease Date: April, 2006. Copyright © 2006. 413 pages.
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-411-8, ISBN13: 9781599044118, ISBN10: 1599044110, EISBN13: 9781599044132 | | TopDescriptionCases on Information Technology and Organizational Politics and Culture documents real-life cases describing issues, challenges, and solutions related to information technology, and how it affects organizational politics and culture. The cases included in this book cover a wide variety of topics, such as: an integrated online library resources automation project, IT within a government agency, the politics of information management, and many others. Cases on Information Technology and Organizational Politics and Culture provides a much needed understanding of how management can deal with the impact of politics and culture on the overall utilization of information technology within an organization. Lessons learned from these cases are very instrumental in providing a better understanding of the issues and challenges involved in managing information technology, and its impact on organizational politics and cultures. TopTable of Contents and List of Contributors|
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| USCInfo: A High Volume, Integrated Online Library Resources Automation Project
(pages 1-26)
Mathew J. Klempa (Computer Information Systems Consultant, USA), Lucy Siefert Wegner (University of Southern California, USA)
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| A Case Study of IT Chargeback in government Agency
(pages 27-44)
Dana Edberg (University of Nevada, Reno, USA), William L. Kuechler Jr. (University of Nevada, Reno, USA)
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| The Politics of Information Management
(pages 45-55)
Lisa Petrides (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA), Sharon Khanuja-Dhall (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA), Pablo Reguerin (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA)
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| A DSS Model that Aligns Business Strategy and Business Structure with Advanced Information Technology: A Case Study
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| The Columbia Disaster: Culture, Communication& Change
(pages 76-97)
Ruth Guthrie (California Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA), Conrad Shayo (California State University, San Bernardino, USA)
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| AMERIREAL Corporation: Information Technology and Organizational Performance
(pages 98-109)
Mo Adam Mahmood (University of Texas at El Paso, USA), Gary J. Mann (University of Texas at El Paso, USA), Mark Dubrow (University of Texas at El Paso, USA)
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| The Australasian Food Products Co-Op: A Global Information Systems Endeavour
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| Better Army Housing Management Through Information Technology
(pages 136-148)
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| Success in Business-to-Business E-Commerce: Cisco New Zealand's Experience
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| Call to Action: Developing a Support Plan for a New Product
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| Success and Failure in Building Electronic Infrastructures in the Air Cargo Industry: A Comparison of The Netherlands and Hong Kong SAR
(pages 176-186)
Ellen Christiaanse (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Jan Damsgaard (Aalborg University, Denmark)
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| Corporate Collapse and IT Governance within the Australian Airlines Industry
(pages 187-202)
Simpson Poon (Charles Sturt University, Australia), Catherine Hardy (Charles Sturt University, Australia), Peter Adams (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
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| Social Construction of Information Technology Supporting Work
(pages 203-219)
Isabel Ramos (Universidade do Minho, Portugal), Daniel M. Berry (University of Waterloo, Canada)
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| Cross-Cultural Implementation of Information System
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| DSS for Strategic Decision Making
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| Emergency: Implementing an Ambulance Despatch System
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| Seaboard Stock Exchange's Emerging E-Commerce Initiative
(pages 264-280)
Linda V. Knight (DePaul University, USA), Theresa A. Steinbach (DePaul University, USA), Diane M. Graf (Northern Illinois University)
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| Ford Mondeo: A Model T World Car?
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| Network Implementation Project in the State Sector in Scotland: The Influence of Social and Organizational Factors
(pages 298-310)
Ann McCready (Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland), Andrew Doswell (Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland)
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| Implementation of a Network Print Management System: Lessons Learned
(pages 311-329)
George Kelley (Morehead State University, USA), Elizabeth A. Regan (Morehead State University, USA), C. Steven Hunt (Morehead State University, USA)
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| Managing the NICS Project at the Royal Canadian University
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| Improving PC Services at Oshkosh Truck Corporation
(pages 345-367)
Jakob Holden Iversen (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA), Michael A. Eierman (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA), George C. Philip (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA)
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| LXS Ltd. Meets Tight System Development Deadlines via the St. Lucia Connection
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| IT in Improvement of Public Administration
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| Library Networking of the Universidad de Oriente: A Case Study of Introduction of Information Technology
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TopAuthor(s)/Editor(s) BiographyMehdi Khosrow-Pour Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (DBA) received his Doctorate in Business Administration from the Nova Southeastern University (FL, USA). Dr. Khosrow-Pour taught undergraduate and graduate information system courses at the Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg for 20 years where he was the chair of the Information Systems Department for 14 years. He is currently president and publisher of IGI Global, an international academic publishing house with headquarters in Hershey, PA and an editorial office in New York City ( www.igi-global.com). He also serves as executive director of the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) ( www.irma-international.org) and executive director of the World Forgotten Children’s Foundation ( www.world-forgotten-children.org). He is the author/editor of over twenty books in information technology management. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Information Resources Management Journal, the Journal of Cases on Information Technology, the Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations and the Journal of Information Technology Research and has authored more than 50 articles published in various conference proceedings and journals. TopReviews and TestimonialsPresents 25 real-life cases that illustrate various aspects of the relationship between information technology and organizational politics and culture. Reference and Research Book News Volume 22, Number 1 (Feb 2007) |
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