Department of Information Technology (University of Maine System) Records, 1999-2015

Information Technology, in conjunction with the IT Steering Committee (ITSC), develops policy for the management of technology; address the needs of academic, administrative, and research users of technology; and provide ongoing planning for technology to meet the changing needs of the University. This record groups contains copies of various reports and presentations related to both internal and external reviews of Information Technology at the University of Maine System, starting in the late 1990s through to 2015. These reviews were in response to shifting technology needs, increased centralization of Information Technology in the System, and plans to gain budgetary efficiencies.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/findingaids/1461/thumbnail.jp

THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON ORGANIZATIONAL FLEXIBILITY

This paper argues that information technology can have a significant impact on organizational flexibility. Information technology (IT) contributes to flexibility by 1) changing the nature of organization boundaries and the time at which work takes place and 2) altering the nature and pace of work. IT also has important second and third order impacts on organizations and industries. The paper presents examples to illustrate the impact of information technology on two industries and three companies. The paper concludes that management should consider the use of information technology to increase flexibility and should predict the higher order impact of their actions on the organization and their industry.Information Systems Working Papers Serie

THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON ORGANIZATIONAL FLEXIBILITY

This paper argues that information technology can have a significant impact on organizational flexibility. Information technology (IT) contributes to flexibility by 1) changing the nature of organization boundaries and the time at which work takes place and 2) altering the nature and pace of work. IT also has important second and third order impacts on organizations and industries. The paper presents examples to illustrate the impact of information technology on two industries and three companies. The paper concludes that management should consider the use of information technology to increase flexibility and should predict the higher order impact of their actions on the organization and their industry.Information Systems Working Papers Serie