Global Information Strategy

Author: Economist Intelligence Unit, Andersen Consulting, IBM Consulting
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Publish Date: 2000-06-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts: Business Risk Management in the Information Age and Global Telecommunications Towards 2000. "Business Risk Management in the Information Age" provides a framework for identifying, exploring, measuring, and tracking general business risks, especially those related to information technology. While many companies have existing mechanisms to handle traditional business risks such as credit, market, and capital flows, they have often overlooked information technology. This report aims to clarify why companies must treat information technology as a business risk to operate more efficiently. The conclusions revealed in this book are based on 150 written survey responses from senior managers in North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as phone or face-to-face interviews with 50 managers from these regions. The companies involved in this research range from large multinational corporations to small and medium-sized enterprises. "Global Telecommunications Towards 2000" introduces quantitative survey results and qualitative case studies, which present several overwhelming conclusions for multinational companies and the companies that provide telecommunications and IT services to them.