Inside the IMF

by Richard Harper

Overview

In this book, Richard Harper uses the International Monetary Fund as a case study to show how thinking differently about IT systems can dramatically improve the manageability and accessibility of documents in organisations. The systems he considers uses search and retrieval applications, the use of hypertext documents and shared database applications like Lotus Notes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123258403
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/08/1997
Series:	Computers and People Series
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction. What Is a Document? Designing Ethnography. A Sketch of the Fund. The Machinery of Policy Work. The Use of Information. Desk Officers. A Mission to Arcadia. The Use of a Staff Report. Conclusion. References.