French optical telegraph represented a highly refined blend of software and hardware generating performance levels in … long distance communication which were, given the limitations of the hardware, quite remarkable. Had the electromagnetic …

This book opens the “black box” of software sourcing by explaining how dynamic software alignment is established and … how it impacts business performance outcomes. By investigating how software-sourcing modes are related to value generation …-house software on dynamic fit and process-level performance outcomes in a client organization. It describes dynamic IT alignment as …

Context for the study of the software and hardware industries in China and India -- A framework for understanding … China's software industries -- Hardware industry performance in China and India : an introduction -- The influence of … -- Summary of explanations for the different outcomes for China's and India's hardware industries -- Why software and hardware …