Information Technology and the Networked Economy

Livro digital

Título:
Information Technology and the Networked Economy

Autor:
Patrick McKeown

Categoria:
Tecnologia > Geral

Doador:
Raffaello D. N.

Sinopse:
The digital economy does not run on code alone — it runs on interconnected systems whose architecture shapes everything from supply chains to strategic decisions. This textbook opens by mapping the networked economy itself: creative destruction, knowledge workers, and the fundamental economic relationships that connectivity enables, before diving into the infrastructure layer that makes it all possible. Part two shifts from infrastructure to application, walking through transaction processing systems, organizational memory, and decision support — the operational backbone of modern enterprises. Later sections tackle system development, ethical implications of large-scale data processing, and emerging technologies that are redrawing the boundaries of what networked organizations can achieve. At over 500 pages, this is a comprehensive introduction that treats information technology not as a support function but as the central nervous system of contemporary business. Students and professionals looking to understand how IT infrastructure, organizational processes, and economic forces interact will find a structured, example-rich foundation that connects technical detail to strategic thinking.