ABSTRACT

Today, there are few in senior management positions who can afford to ignore modern information technology, and few individuals who would prefer to be without it. Modern IT is key to organizational performance; yet we often assume the benefits will occur without forethought or effort. As managerial tasks become more complex, so the nature of the required information systems changes – from structured, routine support to ad hoc, unstructured, complex enquiries at the highest levels of management. If taken for granted, serious implications can arise for organizations.

This fifth edition of Strategic Information Management has been brought fully up to date with recent developments in the management of information systems, including digital transformation strategy, the issues surrounding big data and algorithmic decision-making. The book provides a rich source of material reflecting recent thinking on the key issues facing executives, drawing from a wide range of contemporary articles written by leading experts in North America, Europe, and Australia. Combining theory with practice, each section is fully introduced, includes further reading and questions for further discussion.

Designed for MBA, master's level students, and advanced undergraduate students taking courses in information systems management, it also provides a wealth of information and references for researchers.

part I|127 pages

Foundations to Information Systems Strategy and Strategizing

chapter Chapter 1|25 pages

Approaches to Information Systems Planning:

Experiences in Strategic Information Systems Planning

chapter Chapter 2|26 pages

Conceptual Developments in Information Systems Strategy

Further reflections on information systems strategy

chapter Chapter 3|15 pages

On Confronting Some of the Common Myths of Information

Systems Strategy Discourse

chapter Chapter 5|43 pages

Aligning in Practice

From Current Cases to a New Agenda

part II|110 pages

Digital Strategy and Organizational Transformation

part III|96 pages

Organizing and Governing the IS Function

chapter Chapter 12|16 pages

How CIOs Manage IT During Economic Decline

Surviving and Thriving Amid Uncertainty

chapter Chapter 13|15 pages

CIO Leadership Profiles

Implications of Matching CIO Authority and Leadership Capability on It Impact

chapter Chapter 15|26 pages

Rethinking the Concept of the IS Organization

part IV|135 pages

Some Current and Emerging Challenges

chapter Chapter 18|27 pages

When Decision Support Systems Fail

Insights for Strategic Information Systems from Formula 1

chapter Chapter 19|20 pages

Strategic Opportunities
(and Challenges) of
Algorithmic Decision-making

A Call for Action on the
Long-term Societal Effects
of ‘Datification’

chapter Chapter 20|22 pages

Ethical Issues in the Big Data Industry