Organizations and Communication Technology [Paperback]

Answering these and other pivotal questions, this volume centres on the role of theory for advancing our knowledge of communication technology in organizations at several levels - micro, group and macro. The distinguished contributors examine richly diverse topics, including telecommunications, communication networks and new media, the use of group decision support systems and discretionary databases.How do technology and organization interact to shape organizational structures and processes? What organizational, political and social processes constrain technological development? What forces shape the articulation of organizational and technological systems?

Answering these and other pivotal questions, this volume centres on the role of theory for advancing our knowledge of communication technology in organizations at several levels - micro, group and macro. The distinguished contributors examine richly diverse topics, including telecommunications, communication networks and new media, the use of group decision support systems and discretionary databases.PART ONE: THEORIZING ABOUT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ORGANIZATIONS
The Theory Imperative - Charles W Steinfield and Janet Fulk
PART TWO: TWO VIEWS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TASKS, AND ORGANIZATIONS
Conceptualizing Information Technology as Organization, and Vice Versa - James R Beniger
On the Study of Technology and Task - Clifford Nass and Laurie Mason
A Variable-Based Approach
PART THREE: INDIVIDUAL INTERACTIONS WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Understanding Managers' Media Choicl3Ð