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Thomas H. Davenport Information Ecology (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)
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- Book Title
- Information Ecology
- Publication Name
- Information Ecology : Mastering the Information and Knowledge Environment
- Title
- Information Ecology
- Subtitle
- Mastering the Information and Knowledge Environment
- Contributor
- Laurence Prusak (With)
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0195111680
- EAN
- 9780195111682
- ISBN
- 9780195111682
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Genre
- Business & Finance
- Topic
- Computing & Internet
- Release Year
- 1997
- Release Date
- 20/11/1997
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 6.5in
- Item Width
- 9.6in
- Item Weight
- 19.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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According to virtually every business writer, we are in the midst of a new "information age," one that will revolutionize how workers work, how companies compete, perhaps even how thinkers think. And it is certainly true that Information Technology has become a giant industry. In America, more that 50% of all capital spending goes into IT, accounting for more than a third of the growth of the entire American economy in the last four years. Over the last decade, IT spending in the U.S. is estimated at 3 trillion dollars. And yet, by almost all accounts, IT hasn't worked all that well. Why is it that so many of the companies that have invested in these costly new technologies never saw the returns they had hoped for? And why do workers, even CEOs, find it so hard to adjust to new IT systems? In Information Ecology , Thomas Davenport proposes a revolutionary new way to look at information management, one that takes into account the total information environment within an organization. Arguing that the information that comes from computer systems may be considerably less valuable to managers than information that flows in from a variety of other sources, the author describes an approach that encompasses the company's entire information environment, the management of which he calls information ecology. Only when organizations are able to combine and integrate these diverse sources of information, and to take them to a higher level where information becomes knowledge, will they realize the full power of their information ecology. Thus, the author puts people, not technology, at the center of the information world. Information and knowledge are human creations, he points out, and we will never excel at managing them until we give people a primary role. Citing examples drawn from his own extensive research and consulting including such major firms as A.T. & T., American Express, Ford, General Electric, Hallmark, Hoffman La Roche, IBM, Polaroid, Pacific Bell, and Toshiba Davenport illuminates the critical components of information ecology, and at every step along the way, he provides a quick assessment survey for managers to see how their organization measures up. He discusses the importance of developing an overall strategy for information use; explores the infighting, jealousy over resources, and political battles that can frustrate information sharing; underscores the importance of looking at how people really use information (how they search for it, modify it, share it, hoard it, and even ignore it) and the kinds of information they want; describes the ideal information staff, who not only store and retrive information, but also prune, provide context, enhance style, and choose the right presentation medium (in an age of work overload, vital information must be presented compellingly so the appropriate people recognize and use it); examines how information management should be done on a day to day basis; and presents several alternatives to the machine engineering approach to structuring and modeling information. Davenport makes explicit what many managers already know in their gut: that useful information flow depends on people, not equipment. In Information Ecology he paves the way for all managers to build a more competitive, creative, practical information environment for their companies.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195111680
ISBN-13
9780195111682
eBay Product ID (ePID)
687025
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Information Ecology : Mastering the Information and Knowledge Environment
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.5in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
9.6in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Prusak, Laurance
Lc Classification Number
Hf5548.2.D3724 1997
Reviews
"An important, must-read book about managers and their information needs."--F. Warren McFarlan, Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University"Information Ecology defines mobilization for the future, a topic that is clearly thought provoking and one that we must all address if true information technology return on investment is to occur."--Ralph J. Szygenda, Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, General Motors Corporation"Tom Davenport's Information Ecology is one of the two or three most important information books to be published this year and perhaps for many years to come. It's a must-read for information systems executives, architects, planners, developers, and project leaders."--Allan E. Alter, Computer World, "Information Ecology defines mobilization for the future, a topic that isclearly thought provoking and one that we must all address if true informationtechnology return on investment is to occur."--Ralph J. Szygenda, Vice Presidentand Chief Executive Officer, General Motors Corporation, "An important, must-read book about managers and their informationneeds."--F. Warren McFarlan, Albert H. Gordon Professor of BusinessAdministration, Harvard University, "An important, must-read book about managers and their information needs."--F. Warren McFarlan, Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University, "Tom Davenport's Information Ecology is one of the two or three most important information books to be published this year and perhaps for many years to come. It's a must-read for information systems executives, architects, planners, developers, and project leaders."--Allan E. Alter, ComputerWorld, "Tom Davenport's Information Ecology is one of the two or three mostimportant information books to be published this year and perhaps for many yearsto come. It's a must-read for information systems executives, architects,planners, developers, and project leaders."--Allan E. Alter, ComputerWorld, "Information Ecology defines mobilization for the future, a topic that is clearly thought provoking and one that we must all address if true information technology return on investment is to occur."--Ralph J. Szygenda, Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, General MotorsCorporation
Copyright Date
1998
Topic
Knowledge Capital, Management Information Systems, Information Management, Enterprise Applications / General
Lccn
96-045169
Dewey Decimal
658.4/038
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Computers, Business & Economics
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