The Economics Of Information Technology

Author : Hal R. Varian
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139456725
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Information Technology written by Hal R. Varian and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-23 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Economics of Information Technology is a concise and accessible review of some of the important economic factors affecting information technology industries. These industries are characterized by high fixed costs and low marginal costs of production, large switching costs for users, and strong network effects. These factors combine to produce some unique behavior. The book consists of two parts. In the first part, Professor Varian outlines the basic economics of these industries. In the second part, Professors Farrell and Shapiro describe the impact of these factors on competition policy. The clarity of the analysis and exposition makes this an ideal introduction for undergraduate and graduate students in economics, business strategy, law and related areas.

Author : Hal R. Varian
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521844150
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Information Technology written by Hal R. Varian and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-23 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Economics of Information Technology is a concise and accessible review of some of the important economic factors affecting information technology industries. These industries are characterized by high fixed costs and low marginal costs of production, large switching costs for users, and strong network effects. These factors combine to produce some unique behavior. The book consists of two parts. In the first part, Professor Varian outlines the basic economics of these industries. In the second part, Professors Farrell and Shapiro describe the impact of these factors on competition policy. The clarity of the analysis and exposition makes this an ideal introduction for undergraduate and graduate students in economics, business strategy, law and related areas.

Author : Paul Jowett
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349183172
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Information Technology written by Paul Jowett and published by Springer. This book was released on 1986-08-11 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Veryard
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 148316182X
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Information Systems and Software written by Richard Veryard and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Economics of Information Systems and Software focuses on the economic aspects of information systems and software, including advertising, evaluation of information systems, and software maintenance. The book first elaborates on value and values, software business, and scientific information as an economic category. Discussions focus on information products and information services, special economic properties of information, culture and convergence, hardware and software products, materiality and consumption, technological progress, and software flexibility. The text then takes a look at advertising to finance software, perspectives on East-West relations in economics and information, and evaluation of information systems. Topics include research on information systems, knowledge on Eastern European information services, GDR information institutes, local databases, GDR databases, CMEA directions, and theoretical propositions. The manuscript reviews software reuse, software methodology in the harsh light of economics, quantitative aspects of software maintenance management, and calibrating a software cost-estimation model. Concerns cover the need for calibration, measuring maintainability, prognosis of maintenance effort, object-oriented programming, metaprogramming, and software quality and reuse. The text is a dependable reference for computer science experts and researchers wanting to explore further the economics of information systems and software.

Author : Linda Low
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9789810238445
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economics of Information Technology and the Media written by Linda Low and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2000 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in information technology and the media is growing apace. This book has been specially written to provide an economics framework for analysing the nature and scope, as well as issues, pertaining to the new information and communication technology and revolution. It also presents some trends and perspectives from the Asia-Pacific region. While the economic principles of efficiency and competition are the same everywhere, many socio-political issues with respect to information technology and the media are unique to some specific cultural contexts. The book will be useful to students, researchers and policymakers in mass communication, information technology and the media.

Author : Tsiakis, Theodosios
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466649844
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Approaches and Processes for Managing the Economics of Information Systems written by Tsiakis, Theodosios and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores the value of information and its management by highlighting theoretical and empirical approaches in the economics of information systems, providing insight into how information systems can generate economic value for businesses and consumers"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Carl Shapiro
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 9780875848631
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information Rules written by Carl Shapiro and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the first books to distill the economics of information and networks into practical business strategies, this is a guide to the winning moves that can help business leaders--from writers, lawyers and finance professional to executives in the entertainment, publishing and hardware and software industries-- navigate successfully through the information economy.

Author : Aleksei V. Bogoviz
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030578313
Total Pages : 1072 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frontier Information Technology and Systems Research in Cooperative Economics written by Aleksei V. Bogoviz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the very first book-length study devoted to the advances in technological development and systems research in cooperative economics. The chapters provide, first of all, a coherent framework for understanding and applying the concepts and approaches of complexity and systems science for the advanced study of cooperative networks and particular cooperative enterprises and communities. Second, the book serves as a unique source of reliable information on the frontier information technologies available for the production, consumer, credit, and agricultural cooperative enterprises, discussing predominant strategies, potential drivers of change, and responses to complex problems. Given the diverse range of backgrounds and advanced research results, researchers, decision-makers, and stakeholders from all fields of cooperative economics in any country of the world will undoubtedly benefit from this book.

Author : Daniel E. Saros
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317803183
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information Technology and Socialist Construction written by Daniel E. Saros and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The failure of command central planning in the twentieth century has led to a general disillusionment within the socialist movement worldwide. Some alternatives to capitalism have been proposed since the end of the Cold War, but none has offered an alternative form of economic calculation. This book explains how modern information technology may be used to implement a new method of economic calculation that could bring an end to capitalism and make socialism possible. In this book, the author critically examines a number of socialist proposals that have been put forward since the end of the Cold War. It is shown that although these proposals have many merits, their inability effectively to incorporate the benefits of information technology into their models has limited their ability to solve the problem of socialist construction. The final section of the book proposes an entirely new model of socialist development, based on a "needs profile" that makes it possible to convert the needs of large numbers of people into data that can be used as a guide for resource allocation. This analysis makes it possible to rethink and carefully specify the conditions necessary for the abolition of capital and consequently the requirements for socialist revolution and, ultimately, communist society. Information Technology and Socialist Construction will be of interest to students and scholars of political economy, the history of economic thought, labour economics and industrial economics.

Author : Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780875848778
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blown To Bits: How The New Economics Of Information Transforms Strategy written by Evans and published by . This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richness or reach? The trade-off used to be simple but absolute: Your business strategy either could focus on "rich" information - customized products and services tailored to a niche audience - or could reach out to a larger market, but with watered-down information that sacrificed richness in favor of a broad, general appeal. Much of business strategy as we know it today rests on this fundamental trade-off. Now, say Evans and Wurster, the new economics of information is eliminating the trade-off between richness and reach, blowing apart the foundations of traditional business strategy. Blown to Bits reveals how the spread of connectivity and common standards is redefining the information channels that link businesses with their customers, suppliers, and employees. Increasingly, your customers will have rich access to a universe of alternatives, your suppliers will exploit direct access to your customers, and your competitors will pick off the most profitable parts of your value chain. Your competitive advantage is up for grabs. To prepare corporate executives and entrepreneurs alike for a fundamental change in business competition, Evans and Wurster expand and illuminate groundbreaking concepts first explored in the award-winning Harvard Business Review article "Strategy and the New Economics of Information," and present a practical guide for applying them. Examples span the spectrum of industries--from financial services to health care, from consumer to industrial goods, and from media to retailing. Blown to Bits shows how to build new strategies that reflect a world in which richness and reach go hand in hand and how to make the most of the new forces shaping competitive advantage.