ABSTRACT

Does Information Technology matter? This book argues that even as Information Technology hardware, software, data and associated processes are becoming more of a commodity, it has never been more important to manage Information Technology as a strategic asset. However, managing Information Technology as a strategic asset is notoriously difficult, a

chapter 1|22 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|26 pages

IT and economic theory

chapter 3|23 pages

IT and management theory

chapter 4|24 pages

IT and the creation of Ricardian rents

chapter 5|22 pages

IT and the creation of Schumpeterian rents

chapter 6|14 pages

Conclusions