{"product_id":"from-control-to-drift","title":"From Control to Drift","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirms are investing considerable resources to create large information infrastructures able to fulfil their varied information-processing and communication needs. The more the drive towards globalization, the more such infrastructures become crucial. The 'wiring' of the corporation should be done in a way that is aligned with its corporate strategy -- it is global and generates value.This book presents six in-depth case studies of large\n\u003cbr\u003ecorporations -- AstraZeneca, IBM, Norsk Hydro, Roche, SKF, and Statoil -- which offer a rich picture of the main issues involved in information infrastructure implementation and management. Far from being a\n\u003cbr\u003elinear 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 tha 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\n\u003cbr\u003efrom the case studies and to generate a new conception of the information infrastructure that is relevant both for researchers and practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44059059781870,"sku":"9780199246632","price":123.93,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780199246632.jpg?v=1706221170","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/from-control-to-drift","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}