...Jonny Holmström Institutions Networks Communication technology Information technology These are the best of times, and the worst of times, to study information and communication technologies (ICT). On the one hand ICT penetrates many aspects of our lives while the complexity...

... in the implementation process. The second section of the book presents various theories as analytical frameworks for studying a range of aspects of ICT and its usage. The section begins with Hanseth's chapter on mentally moving our framework of knowledge from systems network thinking to knowledge as a complexity...

.... We argue that ICT facilitated development has led to the formation of new, and more complex, networks of relations where ICTs act as a common point of interest and where the roles of these diverse actors are redefined in this process. The example of Oracle and the installation of an ERP system...

...Giuseppe Mantovani; Anna Spagnolli Discusses some issues related to the networking of an institution and presents the results of a field study. Institutions are bound not only to profit‐making but also to values and norms which shape their everyday lives; the introduction of computer technologies...

...Alon Peled Develops a “politics‐first” theoretical framework to explain why, how, and when innovative IT projects are implemented successfully in public organizations. Explains how individuals who share a technological interest find each other in issue‐networks. Describes why and how the interests...

...Martin Brigham Bloomfield , B.P. , Coombs , R.   Knights , D., Littler, D. Editors . Information Technology and Organizations. Strategies, Networks and Integration . Oxford University Press , 1997 . 186pp , ISBN: 0 19 828939 1   £30.00 Hardback Computer...

...Judith Légaré; Sylvie Douzou Considers that complexity of relationships between organizational,human and technical factors involved in any technological change increases in cases of network‐based information technologies (NBIT), due to the multiplicity of institutional levels and the diverse nature...