ITs and Structural Change: The Case of Local Area Network Implementation
研究了局域网这一具体信息系统对企业结构配置的影响，通过软件公司的实施案例，探讨了信息技术如何改变组织内部的信息流和管理实践。
New ITs are having a widespread impact on information flow within and between firms, on management practices and, on the basic processes and the structural configurations of the organization. This paper investigates a specific information system – Local Area Network – and its impact on the structural configuration of the firm. An initial discussion about a proposed framework for analysis is followed by an examination of the implementation of a local area network in a software development organization.