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Management article
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Reference no. 82507
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: "Harvard Business Review", 1982

Abstract

Technological change makes existing organization structures for information services obsolete in many companies and forces, or will force, major reorganization for several reasons. The problems in integrating the three technologies of data processing, telecommunications, and office automation are largely a result of their historically diverse management. As the three islands of technology merge, managers should approach each technology according to what phase it is in and should not try to use the same approach for technologies that are in different phases.

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Abstract

Technological change makes existing organization structures for information services obsolete in many companies and forces, or will force, major reorganization for several reasons. The problems in integrating the three technologies of data processing, telecommunications, and office automation are largely a result of their historically diverse management. As the three islands of technology merge, managers should approach each technology according to what phase it is in and should not try to use the same approach for technologies that are in different phases.

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