How Long to Read Up and Running

How Long Does it Take to Read Up and Running?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 51 minutes to read Up and Running by Richard E. Walton

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Information technology (IT) is revolutionizing how businesses operate. Indeed, advanced IT is becoming the single most powerful force shaping the structure & functioning of work organizations-plants, offices, & executive suites. But as managers across the country can verify, the revolution has not been without casualties: systems don't run the way they're supposed to, millions of dollars are lost in downtime & missed opportunities, & computer systems intended to expand creativity & productivity instead produce unwanted organizational responses & remain underutilized, symbols of the gap between good intentions & actual results. What accounts for this situation, according to Richard Walton, is management's failure to fully appreciate the interdependence of technology & organization. Although planners may understand the profound side effects that technology can have on organizations, they make little or no effort to predict or manage them, & they wind up unprepared when they go wrong. Using the experiences of diverse organizations such as IBM, AT&T, GE, Rolls-Royce, Mrs. Fields Inc, the IRS, & twelve others, Up & Running concretely illustrates the many ways in which IT & organizational dynamics can impinge upon one another, both positively & negatively. Walton takes the reader through each step of the implementation process, from creating a context that will ensure that new IT systems are "aligned, owned, & mastered," through the design phase where technical & social components of the IT system are integrated, & finally on through the introduction & diffusion phases. Up & Running provides a practical framework that can help organizations get the most out of their information systems. It offers new & revealing insights on a number of critically important features that planners & researchers alike have widely overlooked, features that have kept organizations from reaping the full benefits of technological advances.

How long is Up and Running?

Up and Running by Richard E. Walton is 231 pages long, and a total of 57,981 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Up and Running Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 16 minutes to read Up and Running aloud.

What Reading Level is Up and Running?

Up and Running is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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