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How computers changed the work of American financial, telecommunications, media, and entertainment industries / James W. Cortada.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cortada, James W.
- Series:
- Digital hand ; v. 2.
- The digital hand ; v. 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information technology--Economic aspects--United States--Case studies.
- Information technology.
- Technological innovations--Economic aspects--United States--Case studies.
- Technological innovations.
- Business--Data processing--Case studies.
- Business.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (646 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- How computers changed the work of American financial, telecommunications, media, and entertainment industries
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This second volume of 'The Digital Hand' is a historical survey of how computers and telecommunications have been deployed in over a dozen industries in the financial, telecommunications media, and entertainment sectors over the past half century.
- Contents:
- Role of financial industries in the U.S. economy
- Uses of computing in the banking industry
- Deployment of digital and telecommunications applications in the banking industry
- Business patterns and digital applications in the insurance industry
- Business patterns and digital applications in the brokerage industry
- Role of telecommunications industries in the U.S. economy
- Business patterns and digital applications in the telecommunications industry
- Role of media and entertainment industries in the U.S. economy
- Digital applications in print media industries: book publishing, newspapers, magazines
- Digital applications in electronic media industries: radio and tv
- Digital applications in entertainment industries : movies and recorded music
- Digital applications in entertainment industries : video games and photography
- Conclusions : lessons learned, implications for management.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-029018-8
- 0-19-803710-4
- 1-280-56029-0
- 9786610560295
- 1-60256-987-8
- OCLC:
- 925415139
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