TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring How ICTs and Administration Are Entwined
T2 - The Promise of Information Ecosystems
AU - Cortada, James W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - This essay discusses the interrelationship among administrative practices, use of information and computing technologies (ICTs) in public and private organizations, and the role of information. This provides a historical overview of trends in all three areas, arguing that they were entwined, largely in the post–World War II era. The essay suggests how information exists in organizations, posing historical research questions undertaken by historians and makes recommendations on themes and methods for future studies. It argues that the use of information is the fundamental subject most in need of research as it was the basis for administrative activities and for the use of ICTs.
AB - This essay discusses the interrelationship among administrative practices, use of information and computing technologies (ICTs) in public and private organizations, and the role of information. This provides a historical overview of trends in all three areas, arguing that they were entwined, largely in the post–World War II era. The essay suggests how information exists in organizations, posing historical research questions undertaken by historians and makes recommendations on themes and methods for future studies. It argues that the use of information is the fundamental subject most in need of research as it was the basis for administrative activities and for the use of ICTs.
KW - ICTs
KW - administration
KW - information ecosystems
KW - information infrastructures
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U2 - 10.1177/0095399718760584
DO - 10.1177/0095399718760584
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85053637399
SN - 0095-3997
VL - 50
SP - 1213
EP - 1237
JO - Administration and Society
JF - Administration and Society
IS - 9
ER -