Human resource implications of adopting IT

Adopting IT would usually imply implementing and applying some form of equipment for staff to use in order to achieve the objectives of the organization. Equipment would usually imply some form of computer hardware in possibly a local area network configuration, or perhaps a wide area network. In th...

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Published in:Aslib proceedings 1992-09, Vol.44 (9), p.299-303
Main Author: Norton, Bob
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computerized information work
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Information system management
Information work
Sciences and techniques of general use
Services
User needs
User services
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Summary:Adopting IT would usually imply implementing and applying some form of equipment for staff to use in order to achieve the objectives of the organization. Equipment would usually imply some form of computer hardware in possibly a local area network configuration, or perhaps a wide area network. In the past this may have been the cabling of dumb terminals located at the workplace to a central mainframe or minicomputer. In the future this may involve the networking of the new, exciting 486 processor with microcomputers in a more decentralized configuration. The 486 processor may well have quite a far-reaching impact not only on what staff can do and how they do it, but also on the DP MIS IT departments, as well as on the organization's budget.
ISSN:0001-253X
1758-3748
DOI:10.1108/eb051289