درون صندوق بین‌المللی پول: قوم‌نگاری اسناد، فناوری و اقدام سازمانی (سری کامپیوترها و مردم)

In this book, Richard Harper uses the International Monetary Fund as a case study to show how thinking differently about IT systems can dramatically improve the manageability and accessibility of documents in organisations. The systems he considers uses search and retrieval applications, the use of hypertext documents and shared database applications like Lotus Notes. Key Features * Advises how to improve the work processes and computer systems of organizations * Considers such IT systems as search and retrieval applications, the use of hypertext documents, and shared database applications * Provides the first study to reveal the inside workings of the IMF * Utilizes sociological methods to understand the technology which underpins office and commercial life Inside the IMF is the first book to reveal the inside workings of the International Monetary Fund, an increasingly high profile organization. The text studies the culture of organizations, and uses sociological methods to understand the technology which underpins office and commercial life. Inside the IMF advises how to improve work processes and computer systems by exploring systems which use search and retrieval applications, hypertext documents, and shared database applications like Lotus Notes.The author, Richard Harper, had unique access to the International Monetary Fund to prepare his case study. He uses the IMF to illustrate how thinking differently about IT systems can dramatically improve the manageability and accessibility of documents in organizations. Content: Copyright , Page iv Preface , Pages ix-x , Richard Harper Acknowledgements , Pages xi-xiii Dedication , Page xiv Chapter 1 - Introduction , Pages 1-12 Chapter 2 - What is a document? , Pages 13-47 Chapter 3 - Designing ethnography , Pages 49-90 Chapter 4 - A sketch of the Fund , Pages 91-110 Chapter 5 - The machinery of policy work , Pages 111-135 Chapter 6 - The use of information , Pages 137-157 Chapter 7 - Desk officers , Pages 159-174 Chapter 8 - A mission to Arcadia , Pages 175-230 Chapter 9 - The use of a staff report , Pages 231-259 Chapter 10 - Conclusion , Pages 261-288 References , Pages 289-300 Index , Pages 301-305 In this book, Richard Harper uses the International Monetary Fund as a case study to show how thinking differently about IT systems can dramatically improve the manageability and accessibility of documents in organisations. The systems he considers uses search and retrieval applications, the use of hypertext documents and shared database applications. [from publisher's advertisement] Introduction -- What Is A Document? Designing Ethnography -- A Sketch Of The Fund -- The Machinery Of Policy Work -- The Use Of Information -- Desk Officers -- A Mission To Arcadia -- The Use Of A Staff Report -- Conclusion. By Richard Harper. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [289]-300) And Index.