This book has earned a glowing endorsement from Henry Mintzberg, renowned author of ‘The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning’ who has called it ‘the best scholarly effort he has seen in the field’. Lars Groth addresses a subject of key importance and takes a fresh and innovative look at the ways to build and develop organizations with the assistance of information technology. Groth uses five examples to point the way forward for those aiming to improve existing organizations with the help of new technology, as well as explaining some significant properties inherent in organizations and information technology. This book will be first to offer real answers to the confused relationship of technology, organizations and people and will set a benchmark for the future.
Book Details:
- Author: Lars Groth
- ISBN: 9780470865842
- Year Published: 2001
- Pages: 476
- BISAC: BUS042000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Management Science
About the Book and Topic:
This book has earned a glowing endorsement from Henry Mintzberg, renowned author of ‘The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning’ who has called it ‘the best scholarly effort he has seen in the field’. Lars Groth addresses a subject of key importance and takes a fresh and innovative look at the ways to build and develop organizations with the assistance of information technology. Groth uses five examples to point the way forward for those aiming to improve existing organizations with the help of new technology, as well as explaining some significant properties inherent in organizations and information technology. This book will be first to offer real answers to the confused relationship of technology, organizations and people and will set a benchmark for the future.
The book is priced at £24.95 because this is an subject relevant to both practitioners and academics and we feel we can definitely reach as wide an audience as possible with a competitive price. It is supported by the editor of the ‘Information Systems Series’, Rudy Hirschheim. The importance of the endorsement from Henry Mintzberg cannot be understated either, as he is considered to be one of THE key thinkers in the field. Also considered for publication at length by Free Press.
This is not yet another “quick-fix” book. It offers serious and sound explanations to comprehend the basic interactions between technology, organizations, and people. * Offers insight for practicing managers to take a look at their organization and decide where the greatest and least possibilities lie. * Foreword by Henry Mintzberg.
About the Author
Lars Groth is a founding partner of the Oslo-based consulting firm Pharos, and specializes in information technology-based organization, organization-oriented information technology projects, strategic planning and management of information technology. Prior to founding Pharos, Lars served as a consultant with Scandinavian IT consulting firms ISI, Enator and Avenir, working on projects including strategic planning, systems and vendor evaluations, contract negotiations and evaluation of information technology development trends. Lars earned his MA in sociology from the University of Oslo and his doctorate from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen