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This book focuses on the need to integrate digital technology fully into the culture of all organizations. This 4th Edition includes new topics such as the challenges of assimilating multiple generations of employees and establishing working cultures that are more resilient, adaptive and can be configured as a platform driven by data assets.
List of contents
1. The “Ravell” Corporation, 2. The IT dilemma, 3. Technology as a variable and responsive organizational dynamism, 4. Organizational learning theories and technology, 5. Managing organizational learning and technology, 6. Digital technology platforms and the future of work, 7. Virtual teams and outsourcing, 8. Organizational learning, IT, and technology disruptions, 9. Forming a cyber security culture, 10. Digital transformation and changes in consumer behavior, 11. Integrating multiple generations of employees to accelerate competitive advantage in the digital age, 12. Toward best practices, 13. Conclusion
About the author
Arthur M. Langer, EdD, is Associate Vice-Provost and Director of the Center for Technology Management and Digital Leadership and professor of professional practice at the D’Amore-Mckim School of Business at Northeastern University. He was the inaugural Director of the Center of Technology Management and professor of practice of Technology Management at Columbia University. At Columbia he was also the academic director of the Executive Masters of Science program in Technology Management, vice chair of faculty and executive advisor to the dean at the School of Professional Studies and remains on the faculty of the Department of Organization and Leadership at the Graduate School of Education (Teachers College). He also served as a member of the Columbia University Faculty Senate. Dr. Langer is the author of The Path to Data Dominance: Forming a Digital Strategy to Drive Revenue Growth (2023 with Arka Mukherjee); Analysis and Design of Next-Generation Software Architectures: 5G, IoT, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing (2020), Guide to Software Development: Designing & Managing the Life Cycle. 2nd Edition (2016), Strategic IT: Best Practices for Managers and Executives (2013 with Lyle Yorks), Information Technology and Organizational Learning (2011), Analysis and Design of Information Systems (2007), Applied Ecommerce (2002), and The Art of Analysis (1997), and has numerous published articles and papers, relating to digital transformation, service learning for underserved populations, IT organizational integration, mentoring, and staff development. Dr. Langer consults with corporations and universities on information technology, cyber security, staff development, management transformation, and curriculum development around the Globe. Dr. Langer is also the chairman and founder of Workforce Opportunity Services (www.wforce.org), a non-profit social venture that provides scholarships and careers to underserved populations around the world.
Dr. Langer earned a BA in computer science, an MBA in accounting/finance, and a Doctorate of Education from Columbia University.
Summary
This book focuses on the need to integrate digital technology fully into the culture of all organizations. This 4th Edition includes new topics such as the challenges of assimilating multiple generations of employees and establishing working cultures that are more resilient, adaptive and can be configured as a platform driven by data assets.
