Global IT Management a Practical Approach or Democracys Dilemma

Global IT Management - a Practical Approach

Author: Robert Barton

Global IT Management presents a practical approach for initiating and reinforcing global IT, focusing on the mechanisms that need to be put in place to effectively manage IT architecture, strategy, standards, and control across sites in a multinational firm. Key considerations are explained for each domain together with concrete recommendations for core organisation, processes and deliverables. The approach fits cleanly into established best practices for IT such as the CobiT® framework for IT management.

This book:

· Integrates all major elements of global IT management in one book

· Covers key issues and presents straightforward guidelines for implementation

· Provides context throughout by using examples from leading firms including Philips, Nestlé, Novartis, Toyota and UBS

 Global IT Management will be vital reading for CIOs and IT Heads in multinational or global firms, their planning departments, and companies providing consultancy services to them. It will also be a valuable resource for students studying IT management on MBA and Executive MBA courses.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Table of Exhibits
	Table of Figures
	Table of Tables
	Acknowledgements
1	Why globalize IT management?	1
2	Organization	5
3	Architecture	29
4	Strategy	49
5	Standards	81
6	Control	115
7	Value of Global IT Management - Tested	149
App	Positioning with established best practices	153
	Glossary and acronyms	163
	References	167
	Index	169

See also: Économie de Développement

Democracy's Dilemma: Environment, Social Equity, and the Global Economy

Author: Robert C Paehlk

The realities of global economic integration are far more complex than many of its supporters or detractors acknowledge. One consequence of simplistic thinking about globalization, claims Robert Paehlke, is that we tend to focus on economic prosperity to the neglect of such other important considerations as environmental and social well-being. A first step toward righting this imbalance is the recognition that economic gains do not guarantee better lives or better communities and societies.

Democratic societies face a dilemma. Global economic integration produces a need for global political integration. Without it, national, state, and local governments are under pressure to forego environmental protection and social programs in order to be competitive. At the same time, global governance presents problems because of its scale and its inaccessibility to citizens. This book describes the consequences of this dilemma -- such as political cynicism and lack of democratic participation -- and proposes ways of dealing with it.

Paehlke seeks a middle ground between those who reject globalization and those who claim that it will create the best of all possible worlds. Because there is no returning to a world that is less economically, culturally, and politically integrated, he argues, we should make every effort to advance global cooperation and equity. He suggests specific interventions that could be built into international trade agreements, including global minimum wages and provisos that natural commodities from developing economies such as energy and forest cuttings not be allowed to decline in price relative to the manufactured goods of more advanced economies. He alsosuggests ways to improve domestic democratic effectiveness.