Information Technology and Competitive Advantage in Small Firms

by Brian Webb, Frank Schlemmer

Overview

Does Information Technology matter? This book argues that even as Information Technology hardware, software, data and associated processes are becoming more of a commodity, it has never been more important to manage Information Technology as a strategic asset. However, managing Information Technology as a strategic asset is notoriously difficult, a

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134113996
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/24/2008
Series:	Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	507 KB

About the Author

Brian Webb is Senior Lecturer at Queen’s University Management School, Belfast. Frank Schlemmer is the owner and manager of a number of small independent retail companies based in Germany and holds a doctorate from Queen’s University Management School, Belfast.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. IT and Economic Theory 3. IT and Management Theory 4. IT and the Creation of Ricardian Rents 5. IT and the Creation of Schumpeterian Rents 6. Conclusions