Book
GIS and organizations
Record details
- ISBN: 0748402047
- ISBN: 0748402055 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
print
x, 178 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Publisher: London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis, c1995.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-172) and index. |
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| Subject: | Geographic information systems |
Electronic resources
- Blackwell North Amer
In placing these questions at the heart of their book, the authors set out to stimulate and contribute to the great debate: despite the enormous growth in the acquistion of GIS technology by business and government, little is known about the impact this leading- edge technology is having.
Using case studies in a local government context, this book explores the performance of GIS in practice on the premise that any technology-led innovation will only "work" if the proper organizational and management support, infrastructure and culture exist. In doing so the authors draw on the experiences from organizational theory and management science in their quest to cast light on the processes influencing the implementation of technologies such as GIS. - Book News
An assessment of geographic information systems (GIS), taking a step back from the technologies promoted as an organizational panacea and studying the actual impact of GIS in business and local government. Using analyses from surveys and case studies, the authors explore GIS performance in practice from implementation to its use in British local government and evaluate the innovations and irrelevancies of the new technologies. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
