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Independent Research

As well as writing up some of the lecture notes, I have been researching into other areas of Information Systems.

Reading on our course:

• Hurd and Nyberg (2004) - The Value Factor (a good book on our reading list)
• Wilson (2002) - The nonsense of KM, as suggested we read by Malcolm Berry in class
• Champy and Hammer (1993) - Brief summary of Re-engineering the corporation

Other reading:

• Fernandez et al. (2006) - Knowledge Management and TQM
• Kaplan et al. (2005) - IT infrastructures
• Laudon and Laudon (1999) - a damn useful book (telecommunications)
• Bill Gates (1999) - Tiny notes on Technology at the Speed of Thought
• Zuboff (1988) - Brief summary of In the Age of the Smart Machine
• Toffler (1980) - Brief summary of The Third Wave
• Drucker (1969) - Brief summary of The Age of Discontinuity

Case Studies

• Internet video (Economist, April 29th, 2006)
• Microsoft (Economist, April 1st, 2006/Business Week, May 15th/BBC News, May 7th)
• Hotxt (Economist, April 1st, 2006)