Stephen D. Tansey

Business, Information Technology and Society (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive volume introduces the nature and the impact of the new information and communication technologies on business and society. Emphasizing the global impact, it draws upon examples from the USA, Europe, and Japan as well as the newly industrialized countries of the Pacific Rim. Applying a systems thinking approach, author Stephen D. Tansey covers:

• the environment of computing
• the IT industry, government and the information economy - and the recent development of e-government initiatives
• the need to regulate computing
• the role of IT in the workplace: its effect on organizations and jobs
• the impact of IT on society at large.

Written for students studying business or IT, this book is an invaluable resource offering topical insights into the ways in which information technology is shaping our work and our lives. Without assuming any prior knowledge of either business or IT, this key text provides a unique, essential guide.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134652082
• Artikelnr.: 47887834

Autorenporträt

Stephen Tansey is Associate Senior Lecturer in Information Systems and Politics at Bournemouth University. Author of the Routledge book, Politics, The Basics a best seller now in its second edition. He has been teaching Information Technology and Business for twenty years.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: The Environment of Computing 1. The IT Industry and
the Information Economy 2. Government and the Information Economy 3.
Regulating Computing Part 2: The Work Place and IT 4. IT and Organizations
5. IT and Jobs Part 3: IT and the Environment 6. IT and Society: The Need
for Choice

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Introduction Part 1: The Environment of Computing 1. The IT Industry and the Information Economy 2. Government and the Information Economy 3. Regulating Computing Part 2: The Work Place and IT 4. IT and Organizations 5. IT and Jobs Part 3: IT and the Environment 6. IT and Society: The Need for Choice