Deals with the contribution of a systems approach to a range of disciplines from philosophy and biology to social theory and management. This book is of interest to scholars in philosophy, biology, information systems, communications, social theory, management science and operational research as...

The major problems experienced in implementing IT systems in the public sector are reviewed. Detailed UK research, carried out in the Department of Social Security and the National Health Service, is then considered. Many projects sub‐optimise due to neglect of the human aspects of...

How have managers handled the industrial relations ramifications of information technology? There is a diversity of approaches within an overall framework of employee acceptance of the need for technological change. However, the introduction of ew technology is rarely handled strategically in...