Introduction: The Emergence of Information Technology as a Strategic Issue

2013 ◽  
pp. 15-16
Author(s):  
Wita Wojtkowski ◽  
J. Craig Hardesty

Through this case we ponder an inescapable issue faced by all small businesses. Of interest are both the positive and negative roles information technology plays when affecting organizational change. We tell a story of a small successful business that is evolving into a larger organization. While this subject brings with it myriad facets, we evaluate the actions taken in terms of technology, staff, and procedures. What learning difficulties did this enterprise face? How did management address these challenges? Why did the original entrepreneur not want to let go when the next generation attempted to implement support mechanisms? What was the outcome? Our case concerns a small service enterprise located in the western United States. There are numerous organizational issues presented in this case. Case Industry: Temporary Staffing and Service Business, OTI Major Technical Issue: Appropriate use of database technology Major Strategic Issue: Sustainable expansion when undergoing technological change Major Players/Leaders: CEO-owner (CO), operational manager (OM), IT technical manager (TM) Case Conclusion/ Recommendation: Inefficient compromise may result when small businesses employ IT to meet an increasingly competitive business environment.


Author(s):  
Wita Wojtkowski ◽  
J. Craig Hardesty

Through this case we ponder an inescapable issue faced by all small businesses. Of interest are both the positive and negative roles information technology plays when affecting organizational change. We tell a story of a small successful business that is evolving into a larger organization. While this subject brings with it myriad facets, we evaluate the actions taken in terms of technology, staff, and procedures. What learning difficulties did this enterprise face? How did management address these challenges? Why the original entrepreneur did not want to let go when the next generation attempted to implement support mechanisms? What was the outcome? Our case concerns a small service enterprise located in the western United States. There are numerous organizational issues presented in this case. • Case Industry: Temporary Staffing and Service Business, OTI • Major Technical Issue: Appropriate use of database technology • Major Strategic Issue: Sustainable expansion when undergoing technological change • Major Players/Leaders: CEO-owner (CO), Operational Manager (OM), IT technical Manager (TM) • Case Conclusion/ Recommendation: Inefficient compromise may result when small businesses employ IT to meet an increasingly competitive business environment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2068 (1) ◽  
pp. 012013
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Chen ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Mingzhu Li

Abstract With the development of digital technology, Computer technology, communication technology and multimedia technology gradually infiltrate into each other and become the main core of information technology. In information technology, digital, text, graphics, images, sound, video, animation and other information carriers are spread through computers and the Internet. Due to the openness, sharing, dynamic and other characteristics of the Internet, information security is threatened and interfered. Information security has become a strategic issue that people must pay attention to, which is related to social stability, economic development and national security. This paper studies a new kind of virtual track cryptography, which breaks through the traditional character memory method and transforms it into memory graphics by using mathematical modeling, and changes the surface memory method from memorizing numbers and characters to memorizing trajectory graphics, so as to make the traditional process of people memorizing passwords easier.


Author(s):  
Fernando J.B. Laurindo ◽  
Marly M. de Carvalho ◽  
Tamio Shimizu

This chapter presents a study about the effectiveness of Information Technology (IT) applications in Brazilian companies. IT has been considered a strategic issue for successful companies. On the other hand, the discussion about the results of Information Technology (IT) applications considering the return over the investments and the effectiveness of their management still remains controversial. Effectiveness evaluation allows strategic alignment between IT and company business visions and should be analyzed as a continuous process. In order to discuss these issues, in this chapter, a comparative analysis about IT strategic impacts is performed using different theoretical models. The study is based on multiple cases: financial services, telecommunications, and building materials companies. Interviews with the main actors from different levels of the organization hierarchy have been done.


2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Rosemary Griffin

National legislation is in place to facilitate reform of the United States health care industry. The Health Care Information Technology and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) offers financial incentives to hospitals, physicians, and individual providers to establish an electronic health record that ultimately will link with the health information technology of other health care systems and providers. The information collected will facilitate patient safety, promote best practice, and track health trends such as smoking and childhood obesity.


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