Managing Computers in Large Organizations
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<strong>Manag<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Microcomputers <strong>in</strong> <strong>Large</strong> <strong>Organizations</strong><br />
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CONTENTS<br />
I<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Steer<strong>in</strong>g Committee viii<br />
Overview<br />
Vision and Value: Gett<strong>in</strong>g the Most out of Microcomputers<br />
John M. Thompson<br />
The Organizational Issues<br />
John Diebold<br />
Small Computer Technology—Where We Are and Where<br />
We're Headed<br />
Introduction<br />
William H. Leary III<br />
Faster, Smaller, Cheaper: Trends <strong>in</strong> Microcomputer Technology<br />
Thomas H. Willmott<br />
Trends <strong>in</strong> Personal Computer Software<br />
Mitchell Kapor<br />
Personal Computer Networks<br />
Robert M. Metcalfe<br />
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