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The Intelligent Organisation
Driving Systemic Change with Information
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Bridging information systems and organisational behaviour, this book is essential for students of Information Systems, Knowledge Management, and Organisational Theory.
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Ideal for master’s and undergraduate students in Information Systems, Knowledge Management, and Organisational Theory, as well as leaders and professionals interested in leveraging information for transformational organisational performance.
This book proposes a radically different way of designing organisations to capitalise on the potential offered by contemporary information capability.
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The Intelligent Organisation proposes a radically different way of designing organisations to capitalise on the potential offered by contemporary information capability. Integrated, coherent information is taken as a competitive advantage enabling synthesis of behaviour and processes in an organisation designed backwards from its customers to achieve desired outcomes. An Intelligent Organisation uses information to drive learning and adaptation at the level of individuals, tasks, processes and the whole organisation, to deliver transformational changes in business performance.
This fully updated second edition explores how to enable this change through systemic reinvention. Drawing on proven organisational applications exploiting data, information and management science, and grounded in tested theory, this book is not about incremental improvement but about fundamentally rethinking the whole. Building on the first edition, two chapters have been added to apply the ideas of the Intelligent Organisation to the individual as well as to the nation. Further discussion on the current issues around technology and ethics have been incorporated, as well as review questions and improved pedagogy. The text is supported by updated case studies throughout and a dedicated website, www.intelligentorganisation.com, with support materials for lecturers.
Uniquely bridging the gap between information systems and organisational behaviour, The Intelligent Organisation will be of particular significance to master’s and undergraduate students of Information Systems, Knowledge Management and Organisational Theory.
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Brian Collins CB, FREng, Professor of Engineering Policy at UCL, praises the book for its practical yet theoretically grounded approach, highlighting its value for CEOs aiming to exploit organisational knowledge for purposeful value creation and agile leadership. The book is described as challenging but essential for leaders seeking to harness data for informed decision-making and organisational learning that transforms the entity itself.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781138368484
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 17 September 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: 2nd edition
Illustration: 86 Line drawings, black and white; 86 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 544g
Pages: 266
About the Author
John Beckford is a partner in Beckford Consulting and Visiting Professor both in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at University College London, UK, and in the Centre for Information Management, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK.
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