Interview w/ Cornell Professor Gabriele Piccoli, Ph.D. - Making IT Matter: A Manager's Guide to Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage with Information Systems.

Investment in Information Technology: The Multi-Billion Dollar Game of Chance During the latter half of the last decade, the U.S. hotel industry spent nearly $8 billion on information technology—more than 9 percent of the pre-tax industry profit during this period. Since 1995,... Adobe PDF Document (Download Acrobat Reader) File Size: 803 Kb - Friday, 17 December 2004

Making IT Matter: A Manager's Guide to Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage with Information System Some industry observers have suggested that information technology (IT) has lost its ability to be a strategic resource for modern organizations. However, such examples as Harrah's and Ritz-Carlton p... Adobe PDF Document (Download Acrobat Reader) File Size: 33 Kb - Wednesday, 01 December 2004

IT Doesn't Matter By Nicholas G. Carr A book that will change the way you think about technology and business strategy, Does IT Matter? Information Technology and the Corrosion of Competitive Advantage expands and extends the arguments in Nicholas Carr's explosive 2003 Harvard Business Review article "IT Doesn't Matter." Does IT Matter? explains how technological, economic, and competitive forces are combining to transform the role information technology plays in business, with profound implications for IT management and investment as well as strategy and organization. Drawing on rich historical and contemporary examples, it lays bare the romantic myths that have come to surround computer hardware, software, and networks, and it provides practical advice for how companies can capitalize on the commoditization of IT. Order this book now at: