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| Title: | THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ORGANIZATION DESIGN |
| Authors: | Lucas, Henry C., Jr.
Baroudi, Jack |
| Issue Date: | 1993 |
| Publisher: | Stern School of Business, New York University |
| Series/Report no.: | IS-93-48 |
| Abstract: | This paper introduces a set of information technology variables which
can be used in designing organizations. We first look at traditional
design variables and then present a series of options enabled by modern
information technology. We use these IT design variables to describe
four prototypical organizations which are beginning to appear in the
workplace: virtual, negotiated, traditional and vertically integrated.
It is argued that an organization designer must also consider how
structure and technology influence job tasks and people in order to be
successful. The paper discusses potential implementation difficulties,
particularly in motivating traditional organizations to take advantage
of IT design variables. The paper concludes that the design of
information technology and the design of organizations is largely
becoming the same task. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/14315 |
| Appears in Collections: | IOMS: Information Systems Working Papers
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