Information Systems and Global Diversity
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 3 July 2003
- ISBN 9780199263424
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages280 pages
- Size 234x157x15 mm
- Weight 450 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This book studies the intertwined processes of information systems and organizational change within the current trend of economic globalization. It highlights the significance of local context and points out the institutional forces and the multiple rationalities that influence the implementation and use of information technology in diverse organizational settings.
MoreLong description:
It is often assumed that the impact and implementation of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) will or should be the same in all situations with little regard to the particular social or cultural context. Drawing on experience and research in different societies (Europe, Latin America, etc.), this book explains the nature of organizational diversity in which ICT innovation takes place, and also develops a conceptual approach to account for it.
The book draws from institutionalist concepts of organizations, the sociology of technology, current debates on globalization, and critiques of the rationality of modernity. The theoretical perspective is supported empirically by four international case studies. The author shows how the processes of ICT innovation and organizational change reflect local aspirations, concerns, and action, as well as the multiple institutional influences of globalization.
Review from previous edition 'By situating her inquiry at the intersection of global technical capacities and development shortcomings, Avgerou raises the ante on both subjects. Her approach does not give us easy answers but it does detect unexpected possibilities. A great book!'
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I:Theory
The Institutional Nature of ICT and Organizational Change
The Socio-technical Nature of Information Systems Innovation
Multiple Situated Rationalities
The Global, the Local, and the Disembedded
Part II: Insights from Case Studies
Pemex -- Transforming a National Company
IKA -- Striving to Modernize a State Bureaucracy
An Experiment of Flexible Specialization in Cyprus
Medical Drug Utilization Information Systems in the United States and Europe
The Nature and Significance of Global Diversity for Information Systems
