The Diffusion of Digital Technologies in Magazine Print Publishing: Organizational Change and Strategic Choices
研究了数字桌面出版系统在杂志出版业的扩散过程，分析了新技术带来的组织变革、对独立印前部门的威胁，以及决策者的战略选择。
The new information technologies have transformed the techniques of print publishing. This paper charts the diffusion of digital desktop publishing (dtp) systems within the magazine publishing sector, and assesses the threats and opportunities of the new information technologies for print publishing. In particular, the paper focuses on the organizational changes accompanying the new techniques as publishers internalize page make-up, and in so doing bring into question the long term future of an independent pre-press sector. The paper highlights the obstacles in the path towards full digital publishing, and examines the factors behind the slow diffusion of dtp amongst magazine publishers. Finally, the strategic implications for decision makers are assessed, and some wider issues arising from our study for the information technology community are considered.