Changing gears : the strategic implementation of technology

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Author:

Carlopio, James.

ISBN:

9781403904829

Personal Author:

Carlopio, James.

Publication Information:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Physical Description:

xii, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Pt. I. Strategic Preparation -- Ch. 1. Strategic Knowledge and Awareness: New Business Models and Emerging Workplace and Technological Innovations -- Ch. 2. Matching and Selection: Analysis of Workplace and Technological Innovation -- Ch. 3. Decision: Technology Acquisition -- Pt. II. Implementation -- Ch. 4. Knowledge and Awareness -- Ch. 5. Segmenting the Internal Market -- Ch. 6. Persuasion, Decision, Commitment -- Ch. 7. Roll-Out -- Ch. 8. Confirmation: The Measurement of Change -- Ch. 9. Beyond Implementation.

Abstract:

"Many change-management programmes designed to implement new technology are unsuccessful. James Carlopio draws upon a number of perspectives in change management and organisational strategy to show that failure is often not to do with technical factors but is more to do with people and social system factors. He presents a new approach to implementing technology based upon the persuasion and commitment of the main stakeholders." "Carlopio argues that senior managers should take organisational sensitivities and characteristics into account and build a communication and training and development strategy that will support the implementation of change. In this way, members of an organisation will be encouraged to embrace the new technology, and it will become a part of their corporate mindset."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Technological innovations.

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol032/2002190988.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol052/2002190988.html

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Many change management programmes designed to implement new technology are unsuccessful. The author draws upon a number of perspectives in change management and organisational strategy to show that failure is often not to do with technical factors but because of resistance of the workforce. He presents a new approach to implementing technology based upon the persuasion and commitment of the main stakeholders. Carlopio argues that senior managers should take organisational sensitivities and characteristics into account and build a communication and training and development strategy that will support the implementation of change. In this way, members of an organisation will be encouraged to embrace the new technology and it will become a part of their corporate mindset.