From control to drift : the dynamics of corporate information infastructures / Claudio U. Ciborra ... [et al.].

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Ciborra, Claudio

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.Description: xiv, 246 p. : ill. 24 cmISBN:

0198297343

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Review: "This book presents six in-depth case studies of large corporations which offer a rich picture of the main issues involved in information infrastructure implementation and management. Far from being a linear process, the use of the information infrastructure is in fact an open-ended process, in many cases out of control. Current management models and consulting advice do not seem to be able to cope with such a business landscape." "This book provides the reader with interpretations and theories that can foster a different understanding and approach. Thus, the economics of standards, complexity theory, and actor-network theory are harnessed to penetrate the issues emerging from the case studies and to generate a new conception of the information infrastructure that is relevant both for researchers and practitioners."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Open Collection	FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	Open Collection	FCUC Library	658.4038 CIB 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00013762

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"This book presents six in-depth case studies of large corporations which offer a rich picture of the main issues involved in information infrastructure implementation and management. Far from being a linear process, the use of the information infrastructure is in fact an open-ended process, in many cases out of control. Current management models and consulting advice do not seem to be able to cope with such a business landscape." "This book provides the reader with interpretations and theories that can foster a different understanding and approach. Thus, the economics of standards, complexity theory, and actor-network theory are harnessed to penetrate the issues emerging from the case studies and to generate a new conception of the information infrastructure that is relevant both for researchers and practitioners."--BOOK JACKET.

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