Beyond the IT Productivity Paradox (John Wiley Series in Information Systems)

Beyond the IT Productivity Paradox (John Wiley Series in Information Systems)

by Willcocks (Author)

Synopsis

The IT productivity paradox is the concept that despite massive investment and resourcing by companies and organizations worldwide, when it comes to the value of IT there seems to be little pay-off. Consolidating what is known about best practice, this book aims to provide insights into the way forward for IT. It examines in context issues including risk assessment, sourcing and outsourcing, and the organizational infrastructures which support IT functions.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 10 Dec 1998

ISBN 10: 0471986925
ISBN 13: 9780471986928

Author Bio
Leslie P. Willcocks is a Fellow in the Oxford Institute of Information Management, Templeton College, Oxford and Visiting Professor, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Information Technology and has an international reputation for his work in IT evaluation, outsourcing and information management. He is author of 12 books and over 120 refereed papers for journals including HBR, Sloan Management Review and Long Range Planning and was co-editor of Strategic Sourcing of Information Systems (1997), Wiley.
Stephen Lester is Principal Consultant with Lucidus Management Technologies and a Research Affiliate of the Oxford Institute of Information Management. Previously she worked as Technology Change Director for Lloyds Register, London, and Change Manager for Information Technology and Engineering at Cellnet, UK. Her specialist areas are service management and IT measurement issues.