Managing Microcomputers in Large Organizations

The information age is taking its toll on traditional office management techniques. According to Infosystems, "If you're cautious of 'experts' who claim to have all the answers, then you'll find comfort in the theme of 'unleashed creativity' that recurs throughout the 20 essays presented in this book....Organizations will have to devise a strategy for understanding how [a microcomputer's] performance can be monitored. Regardless of what may happen, this book provides managers with appropriate ammunition."Table of ContentsFront MatterOverviewVision and Value: Getting the Most out of MicrocomputersThe Organizational IssuesI. Small Computer Technology: Where We Are and Where WeIntroductionFaster, Smaller, Cheaper: Trends in Microcomputer TechnologyTrends in Personal Computer SoftwarePersonal Computer NetworksII. Small Computers in Large Organizations: The ImplicationsIntroductionManaging Uncontrollable GrowthManaged Innovation: Controlling End-User Computing in the Federal GovernmentPersonal Computers and the Office of the FutureIII. Managing Microcomputers: The IssuesIntroductionA Perspective for the Chief Executive OfficerManaging Microcomputers and End-User Computing: Some Critical IssuesRegaining Control Through Centralized ActionIV. Managing Microcomputers: Case StudiesIntroductionProductivity Through AutomationManaging Microcomputers in State and Local GovernmentThe User EraPersonal Computing, Not Personal ComputersControl Through PersuasionIndex