Information Management

This book will be presented at the International Conference on Information Management, November 23, 2007, Amsterdam (see www.icim.nl). Series Blurb The book series Perspectives on Information Management is dedicated to creating and disseminating academic knowledge on information management which opens new avenues for academic research that is relevant to practitioners in the field. The central mission is to enhance the profession of information management by advancing scholarship and by enriching the professional development of our audience in a way that is rigorously relevant and makes valuable contributions to society and its institutions. The book series provides a high-quality international forum for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to exchange ideas on information management. Volume Blurb Now that ICT has become ubiquitous and many technology related activities are sourced from outside companies, information managements identity has become the subject of much debate. Moreover, the interrelatedness of business, society and ICT adds to the management of information systems the need to understand what the true value of information is for managers, politicians, employees, customers, business partners and society at large. Hence, the focus of information management is shifting away from the management of ICT and sophisticated data production to superior information use. Setting the scene for tomorrow, this first volume in the new book series Perspectives on Information Management provides a highly needed vocabulary to discuss information managements present state and the need to develop a new identity that better fits current times. It presents an integrative framework for information management, it puts information management in an historical context, it critically examines the assumptions underlying information management, and delves deeply into four current and core issues in the field: ICT, strategy and identity; ICT (out)sourcing; customer oriented innovation; and designing information and organizations. Featuring seminal contributions to these topics from leading authorities in the field, this volume is targeted at information practitioners, academic researchers and higher education teachers.De Vries, Erik J. is the author of 'Information Management', published 2007 under ISBN 9780080463261 and ISBN 0080463266.