Title: "Information-Age Organizations in the Information-Appliance Industry"
This talk will address ways in which firms in the information-appliance industry (and, in particular, the computer industry) are organized. The high dynamics of the industry has induced firms to organize their activities in ways that support fast response and increase the effectiveness of both human and computer-based information processing. We will discuss features of the "information-age" organization and how they correlate with success, based on the results of an industry survey. The talk is based on ongoing joint work with Johannes Ziegler and Ravi Pillai.
Haim Mendelson is the James Irwin Miller Professor of Information Systems at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior to joining Stanford in 1989, he was the Xerox Professor of Business Administration at the University of Rochester, where he served on the Faculty for 10 years. His current research interests include the information appliance industry, information systems and organizational structure, financial markets, electronic networks, and the pricing of computer, communication and information services.
Thursday, May 2, 1996, 4:00 p.m., PARC Auditorium
This Xerox PARC Forum is OPEN to the public.
Host: Clay Mock (415) 813-7332
Refreshments will be served from 3:45 - 4:00p.m.