Decision Support in Organisational Transformation

Sabino Ayestaran

• 30 september 1997
• 9780412830501

Samenvatting:

The main purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion about the design of computer and communication systems that can aid the management process. Within this perspective, computer and communication technologies are seen as an amplification of the human data processing capabilities which limit the decision process.



Managers and decision makers face an escalating challenge in understanding the dynamics of their organizations. A major element in this debate is the nature of linkage, or convergence, between organizational change and transformation, corporate planning and attempts to implement the planning at all levels in the process of transformation, and the role of information technology and systems for decision support and communication in organizations. This book was concieved to address this challenge. It contains papers addressing, especially: frameworks for organizational transformation; issues in corporate growth, upsizing, mergers and acquisitions; and issues in downsizing, privatization, outsourcing and personal innovation.