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| Title: | THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON ORGANIZATIONAL FLEXIBILITY |
| Authors: | Lucas, Henry C., Jr.
Olson, Margrethe |
| Issue Date: | Apr-1992 |
| Publisher: | Stern School of Business, New York University |
| Series/Report no.: | IS-92-25 |
| Abstract: | This paper argues that information technology can have a significant
impact on organizational flexibility. Information technology (IT)
contributes to flexibility by 1) changing the nature of organization
boundaries and the time at which work takes place and 2) altering the
nature and pace of work. IT also has important second and third order
impacts on organizations and industries. The paper presents examples to
illustrate the impact of information technology on two industries and
three companies. The paper concludes that management should consider the
use of information technology to increase flexibility and should predict
the higher order impact of their actions on the organization and their industry. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/14341 |
| Appears in Collections: | IOMS: Information Systems Working Papers
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