Transforming Enterprise

by Dutton, William H.; Kahin, Brian; O'Callaghan, Ramon; WYCKOFF, ANDREW W.

• ISBN13: 9780262541770
• ISBN10: 0262541777
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-01
• Publisher: Mit Pr

Summary

Innovators across all sectors of society are using information and communication technology to reshape economic and social activity. Even after the boom -- and despite the bust -- the process of structural change continues across organizational boundaries. Transforming Enterpriseconsiders the implications of this change from a balanced, post-bust perspective. Original essays examine the impact on the economy as a whole, and, in particular, the effect on productivity; the role of information technology in creating and using knowledge -- especially knowledge that leads to innovation; and new organizational models, as seen in the interlocking and overlapping networks made possible by the Internet. The authors also analyze structural changes in specific sectors, including the effect of information technology on the automotive industry, demand-driven production and flexible value chains in the personal computer industry, and new models of outsourced manufacturing in the electronics industry. The final essays examine the societal implications of the diverse ways that information technologies are used -- across individuals, groups, communities, and nations -- and considering questions of access and the digital divide.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Brian Kahin
Introductory Essays	xiii
Technological Innovation in Organizations and Their Ecosystems	1	(12)
Ramon O'Callaghan
Continuity or Transformation? Social and Technical Perspectives on Information and Communication Technologies	13	(12)
William H. Dutton
I Transforming the Economy	25	(86)
Intangible Assets and the Economic Impact of Computers	27	(22)
Erik Brynjolfsson
Lorin M. Hitt
Projecting Productivity Growth: Lessons from the U.S. Growth Resurgence	49	(28)
Dale W. Jorgenson
Mun S. Ho
Kevin J. Stiroh
The Impacts of ICT on Economic Performance: An International Comparison at Three Levels of Analysis	77	(34)
Dirk Pilat
Andrew W. Wyckoff
II Knowledge and Innovation	111	(66)
New Models of Innovation and the Role of Information Technologies in the Knowledge Economy	113	(18)
Dominique Foray
Using Knowledge to Transform Enterprises	131	(24)
Richard O. Mason
Uday M. Apte
Transformation through Cyberinfrastructure-Based Knowledge Environments	155	(22)
Daniel E. Atkins
III Networks and Organizations	177	(78)
Toward a Network Topology of Enterprise Transformation and Innovation	179	(20)
Panagiotis Damaskopoulos
IT-Enabled Growth Nodes in Europe: Concepts, Issues, and Research Agenda	199	(30)
Ramon O'Callaghan
Supernetworks: Paradoxes, Challenges, and New Opportunities	229	(26)
Anna Nagurney
IV Sector Transformation	255	(104)
Transforming Production in a Digital Era	257	(26)
John Zysman
Automotive Informatics: Information Technology and Enterprise Transformation in the Automobile Industry	283	(30)
John Leslie King
Kalle Lyytinen
The Role of Information Technology in Transforming the Personal Computer Industry	313	(22)
Kenneth L. Kraemer
Jason Dedrick
IT and the Changing Social Division of Labor: The Case of Electronics Contract Manufacturing	335	(24)
Boy Luthje
V Community and Society, Home and Place	359	(140)
Public Volunteer Work on the Internet	361	(14)
Lee Sproull
Sara Kiesler
The Internet and Social Transformation: Reconfiguring Access	375	(24)
William H. Dutton
Impersonal Sociotechnical Capital, ICTs, and Collective Action among Strangers	399	(14)
Paul Resnick
The Tech-Enabled Networked Home: An Analysis of Current Trends and Future Promise	413	(24)
Alladi Venkatesh
The Social Impact of the Internet: A 2003 Update	437	(30)
John P. Robinson
Anthony S. Alvarez
Charting Digital Divides: Comparing Socioeconomic, Gender, Life Stage, and Rural-Urban Internet Access and Use in Five Countries	467	(32)
Wenhong Chen
Barry Wellman
Appendix	499	(14)
Introductory Address	501	(2)
Rita Colwell
Keynote Address	503	(6)
John Marburger
Keynote Address	509	(4)
Donald L. Evans
Contributors	513	(2)
Index	515