In this book, Richard Harper uses the International Monetary Fund as a case study to show how thinking differently about IT systems can dramatically improve the manageability and accessibility of documents in organisations. The systems he considers uses search and retrieval applications, the use of hypertext documents and shared database applications like Lotus Notes.

Key Features * Advises how to improve the work processes and computer systems of organizations * Considers such IT systems as search and retrieval applications, the use of hypertext documents, and shared database applications * Provides the first study to reveal the inside workings of the IMF * Utilizes sociological methods to understand the technology which underpins office and commercial life
Reviews
"Richard Harper has written a pioneering analysis of the work of the International Monetary Fund...it will stand as a benchmark against which future studies will be judged." --Rod Watson, Sociology Department, University of Manchester, UK



Book Information
ISBN 9780123258403
Author Richard Harper
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight(grams) 600g