Information Technology and Organizational Learning: Managing Behavioral Change in the Digital Age

Information systems personnel are essential for corporate enterprises to succeed in the digital age. This book emphasizes the importance of technology in organizational development and learning and the need to integrate it fully into the culture of all organizations. Technology personnel go beyond traditional IT staff into areas such as AI, ML, and NL, and data science is at the center of allowing companies to become more data dominant. IT staff must have the technical skills to ensure successful digital transformation, and chapters will highlight the technical challenges needed to build new architectures based on 5G, blockchain, cloud computing, and quantum processing. The challenge is to integrate business and technical IT staff via cultural assimilation and strategically integrate advanced computing architectures.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 24 pages
Publication date: 16 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Because digital and information technology (IT) has become a more significant part of strategic advantage and workplace operations, information systems personnel have become key to the success of corporate enterprises, particularly with the pursuit of becoming more digital. This book focuses on the vital role that technology must play in the course of organizational development and learning and on the growing need to integrate technology, particularly digital technology, fully into the culture of all organizations. Fundamentally, this fourth edition takes an even stronger position than the previous editions that organizational learning is crucial to the success of what has been coined digital transformation. Companies are struggling to understand what it means to be digital. Their technology personnel go far beyond the traditional IT staff into areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NL). These three functions now fall under the auspices of data science, which is now at the center of allowing companies to become more data dominant as is necessary for survival. While traditional IT personnel have long been criticized for their inability to function as part of the business, they are now vital to assist in the leadership of digital transformation. It could be a costly error to underestimate the technical skills needed by IT staff to ensure successful digital transformation. In fact, subsequent chapters will highlight the technical challenges needed to build new architectures based on 5G, blockchain, cloud computing, and eventually quantum processing. The challenge then is to integrate business and technical IT staff via cultural assimilation and to strategically integrate advanced computing architectures.

This fourth edition of the book takes an even stronger position than the previous editions, emphasizing the crucial role of organizational learning in the success of digital transformation. Companies are grappling with the concept of being digital and are seeking to understand its implications. Their technology personnel are expanding their roles beyond traditional IT roles into areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NL). These functions now fall under the purview of data science, which is emerging as a key driver of enabling companies to become more data-driven and competitive. While traditional IT personnel have often been criticized for their inability to align with business needs, they are now recognized as vital contributors to digital transformation leadership.

To ensure successful digital transformation, companies must appreciate the technical skills required by their IT staff. This edition highlights the technical challenges associated with building new architectures based on emerging technologies like 5G, blockchain, cloud computing, and quantum processing. It emphasizes the need for integration between business and technical IT staff through cultural assimilation and strategic integration of advanced computing architectures.

In conclusion, the significance of digital and information technology (IT) in today's business landscape has led to the emergence of information systems personnel as critical factors in corporate enterprises' success. This book emphasizes the vital role of technology in organizational development and learning, particularly in the context of digital transformation. By integrating technology, particularly digital technology, fully into the culture of all organizations, companies can gain a competitive advantage and ensure their long-term survival. The technical skills required by IT staff to drive successful digital transformation are highlighted, and the need for integration between business and technical IT staff is emphasized. This fourth edition of the book takes an even stronger position on the importance of organizational learning and the need for strategic integration of advanced computing architectures.

Weight: 811g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032326238
Edition number: 4 ed