Synopses & Reviews
Readings in Medieval Texts offers a thorough and accessible introduction to the interpretation and criticism of a broad range of Old and Middle English canonical texts from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. The volume brings together 24 newly commissioned chapters by a leading
international team of medieval scholars.
An introductory chapter highlights the overarching trends in the composition of English Literature in the Medieval periods, and provides an overview of the textual continuities and innovations. Individual chapters give detailed information about context, authorship, date, and critical views on
texts, before providing fascinating and thought-provoking examinations of crucial excerpts and themes.
This book will be invaluable for undergraduate and graduate students on all courses in Medieval Studies, particularly those focusing on understanding literature and its role in society.
Synopsis
This book explores the ways in which organizations design, build, and use information technology systems. In particular it looks at the interactions between these IT-centered activities and the broader management processes within organizations.
Table of Contents
1: Introduction: The Problematic of IT and Organization (Brian P. Bloomfield, Rod Coombs, David Knights, and Dale Littler
Part I: Strategies and Markets
2: 'We Should be Total Slaves to the Business': Aligning IT and Strategy - Issues and Evidence, David Knights, Faith Noble, and Hugh Willmott
3: Markets, Managers, and Messages: Managing Information Systems in Financial Services, David Knights and Fergus Murray
4: Paradigm Thinking and Strategy Development: Marketing Strategy in IT Sectors, Dominic Wilson, Dale Littler, and Margaret Bruce
Part II: Integrating Technology and Organization
5: Paper Traces: Inscribing Organizations and IT, Brian P. Bloomfield and Theo Vurdubakis
6: Doctors as Managers: Constructing Systems and Users in the NHS, Brian P. Bloomfield and Rod Coombs
Part III: Networks
7: Networking as Knowledge Work: A Study of Strategic Interorganizational Development in the Financial Service Industry, David Knights, Fergus Murray, and Hugh Willmott
8: Putting IT in its Place: Towards Flexible Integration in the Network Age?, Fergus Murray and Hugh Willmott