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Availability, Recency, Correlation, Clustering, and Illusion of Truth 111\u003cbr\u003e Enter the Boss: HIPPO and Authority Bias 113\u003cbr\u003e What You Know: Confirmation, Expectation, Ambiguity, Context, and Frequency Illusion 114\u003cbr\u003e What You Don’t Know: Base Rates, Small Numbers, Group Attribution, and Survivorship 117\u003cbr\u003e Your Skills and Expertise: Curse of Knowledge, Group Bias, and Dunning-Kruger 119\u003cbr\u003e We Don’t Need a New System: IKEA, Not Invented Here, Pro-Innovation, Endowment, Status Quo, Sunk Cost, Zero Price, and Empathy 121\u003cbr\u003e I Knew It Would Happen: Hindsight, Halo Effect, and Outcome Bias 123\u003cbr\u003e Summary 124\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Innovative Thinking Techniques 127\u003cbr\u003e Acting Like an Innovator and Mindfulness 128\u003cbr\u003e Innovation Tips and Techniques 129\u003cbr\u003e Developing Analytics for Your Company 140\u003cbr\u003e Defocusing, Breaking Anchors, and Unpriming 140\u003cbr\u003e Lean Thinking 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Smart computing 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. 5. References 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Reference Architecture of the Tactile Internet 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTara Ali-Yahiya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 1.  Tactile Internet system architecture 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 2.  IEEE 1918. 1 use cases 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 2. 1. Teleoperation 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 2. 2. Automotive 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 2. 3.  Immersive virtual reality (IVR) 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 2. 4. Internet of drones 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 2. 5. Inter personal communication 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 2. 6. Live haptic-enabled broadcast 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 2. 7.  Cooperative automated driving 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 3.  Conclusion 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 4.  References 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Tactile Internet Key Enablers 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTara Ali-Yahiya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 1.  Introduction 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 1. 1.  The fifth-generation system architecture 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 1. 2. Network slicing 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 1. 3. Network function virtualization 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 1. 4. Software-defined networking 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 1. 5. Edge computing 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 1. 6.  Artificial intelligence 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 2. Conclusion 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 3. References 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 6G for Tactile Internet 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinar Kirci and Tara Ali-Yahiya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 1.  Introduction 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 2. Thearchitectureof6G 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 2. 1. Networkperformanceof6G 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 2. 2. Space network 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 2. 3. Air network 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 2. 4.  Ground network 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 2. 5. Underwater network 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 3.  6G channel measurements and characteristics 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 3. 1. Optical wireless channel 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 3. 2.  Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) channel 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 3. 3. Underwater acoustic channel 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 3. 4.  Satellite channel 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 3. 5. RFandterahertznetworksin6G 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 3. 6.  Visible light communication technology 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 3. 7.  Orbital angular momentum technology 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 4. 6GcellularInternetofThings 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 5.  Energy self-sustainability (ESS) in 6G 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 6. IoT-integrated ultra smart city life 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 7. AI-enabled6Gnetworks 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 8.  AI- and ML-based security management in super IoT 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 9. Securityfor6G 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 10.  The WEAFMnecosystem (water, earth, air, fire micro\/nanoecosystem) with 6G and Tactile Internet 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 11. References 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 IoT, IoE and Tactile Internet 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrya Monnet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 1. From M2MtoIoT 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 2.  Classification of remote monitoring and control systems 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 3.  IoT-enabling technologies 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 3. 1. IoT hardware 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 3. 2. IoT software 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 3. 3. IoT connectivity 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 4.  Architectural design and interfaces 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 5. IoT communication protocols 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 5. 1.  Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 5. 2.  Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 5. 3.  Data Distribution Service for real-time systems (DDS) 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 5. 4.  Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA-DM) 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 6. Internet of Everything (IoE) 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 6. 1.  Enabling technologies for the IoE 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 7.  Protocol comparisons and the readiness for TI 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 8.  TI-IoT models and challenges 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 9. Edge computing in the IoT 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 9. 1. Edge computing paradigms 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 10.  Real-time IoT and analytics versus real time in TI 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 11. From IoT towardsTI 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 12. Conclusion 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 13. References 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Telerobotics 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrya Monnet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 1.  Introduction 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 2. Teleoperation evolution to telepresence 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 3. Tele presence applications 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 4.  Teleoperation system components 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 4. 1. Master domains 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 4. 2.  Network domain (communication channel) 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 4. 3. Slave domain 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 5.  Architecture of bilateral teleoperation control system 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 5. 1.  Classification of the control systems architectures 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 5. 2.  Discrete architecture with transmission delay 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 6.  Performance and transparency of telepresence systems 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 6. 1.  Passivity and stability 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 6. 2. Time delay issues 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 7.  Other methods for time-delay mitigation 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 8. Teleoperation over the Internet 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 9.  Multiple access to a teleoperation system 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 10. A use case 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 11. Conclusion 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 12. References 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Haptic Data: Compression and Transmission Protocols 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrya Monnet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 1.  Introduction 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 2. Haptic perception 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 2. 1. Human haptic perception 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 2. 2.  Telerobotic tactile and haptic perception 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 2. 3.  Tactile sensing for material recognition 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 2. 4.  Tactile sensing for object shape recognition 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 2. 5.  Tactile sensing for pose estimation 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 3.  Haptic interfaces 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 3. 1. Haptic interface for tele presence 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 3. 2.  Haptic and tactile sensors and actuators 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 4. Haptic compression 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 5. Haptic transport protocols 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 5. 1. Application layer protocols 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 5. 2. Transport layer protocols 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 6.  Multi-transport protocols 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 7. Haptic transport protocol performance metrics 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 8. Conclusion 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. 9. References 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Mapping Wireless Networked Robotics into Tactile Internet 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicola Roberto Zema and Tara Ali-Yahiya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 1.  Wireless networked robots 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 2. WNR traffic requisites 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 2. 1. Types of traffic in WNRs 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 3. Traffic shaping and TI haptic codecs 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 3. 1.  Introduction 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 3. 2. Mapping WNR control traffic to TI 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 4.  WNRs in the Tactile Internet architecture 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 4. 1.  WNRs in the TI architecture and interfaces 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 5. Conclusion 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 6. References 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 HoIP over 5G for Tactile Internet Teleoperation Application 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTara Ali-Yahiya, Wryamonnet and Bakhtiar M.  Amin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 1. Relatedworks 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 2.  5G architecture design for Tactile Internet 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 2. 1.  Tactile edge A 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 2. 2. Network domain 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 2. 3.  Protocol stack of 5G integration with IEEE 1918. 1 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 3. HapticsoverIP 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 4. Teleoperationcasestudy 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 4. 1.  Master to slave (uplink) data rate in edge A 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 4. 2.  Slave to master (downlink) data rate in edge B 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 4. 3. Encapsulating the haptic data in HoIP 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 4. 4.  5G network data and control handling 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 4. 5. Case study operational states 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 4. 6. Case study protocol stack 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 5. Simulationresults 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 5. 1.  Simulation topology 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 5. 2. NS3networkarchitecture 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 5. 3. Simulation scenario 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 5. 4. Simulation results 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 6. Conclusion 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 7. References 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Issues and Challenges Facing Low Latency in the Tactile Internet 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTara Ali-Yahiya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 1.  Introduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 1. 1.  Technical requirements for the TI 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 2.  Low latency in the Tactile Internet 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 2. 1. Resource allocation 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 2. 2. Mobile edge computing 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 2. 3. Network coding 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 2. 4. Haptic communication protocols 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 3.  Intelligence and the Tactile Internet 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 4.  Edge intelligent 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 5. Openissues 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 6. Conclusion 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. 7. 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Modern IT is key to organizational performance; yet we often assume the benefits will occur without forethought or effort. As managerial tasks become more complex, so the nature of the required information systems changes â from structured, routine support to ad hoc, unstructured, complex enquiries at the highest levels of management. If taken for granted, serious implications can arise for organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Information Management\u003c\/i\u003e has been brought fully up to date with recent developments in the management of information systems, including digital transformation strategy, the issues surrounding big data and algorithmic decision-making. The book provides a rich source of material reflecting recent thinking on the key issues facing executives, drawing from a wide range of contemporar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Information Management \u003c\/i\u003eupdates and extends a unique selection of theories and valuable practice insights, established in the previous editions, and offers a roadmap for executives navigating in the digital landscape and coping with the digitization challenges associated with organizational transformation. The book has the right balance of theoretical frameworks and practical insights. Taken together, the book reflects recent thinking regarding many of the key issues facing executives in getting the most out of their investments in information technology and digitalization initiatives, highlighting the complex strategy, organizational and governance issues involved.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — IOANNA CONSTANTIOU, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm pleased the editors of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Information Management \u003c\/i\u003ehave produced this 5th edition, which represents a major overhaul, including online supporting materials not available with prior editions. Particularly valuable is the amplification of theory in this edition – not theory for theory's sake, but rather practice-guiding theory; the implication being that we are all researchers and that complex matters demand research and unique approaches and solutions. I strongly encourage students and practitioners to assume an evidence-based practice perspective when reading and reflecting on these writings which, combined, provide a much-needed stimulus for critical thinking on these complex matters in what are challenging times.\" — GUY GABLE, Queensland University of Technology, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Information Management \u003c\/i\u003ehas great value in providing directions for practitioners and scholars towards an understanding of the strategic importance and managerial challenges of digital transformation in today’s organizations. With inputs from international scholars, the book offers really useful management frameworks and principles to help in understanding how organizations and industries are transformed by disruptive digital technologies.\" — CAROL HSU, Tongji University, China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Information Management \u003c\/i\u003eupdates and strengthens what has long served as a vehicle through which current and future executives obtain a foundational understanding as well as pragmatic insights regarding a host of strategic and managerial issues associated with the digital transformation of organizations. As with the earlier editions, the authors refuse to fall into the too-often-taken route of providing readers with a handbook offering ‘one-size-fits-all’ practices and procedures – solutions which ultimately fail to align with the situations faced by readers. Instead, the editors successfully provide readers with exposures to critical themes and frameworks and to illustrations of how some of our brightest executives are applying these in addressing digitalization initiatives and challenges – providing readers with the capability to formulate workable solutions to many, if not most, of the situations they face in their digital transformation efforts.\" — ROBERT W. ZMUD, University of Oklahoma, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Information Management \u003c\/i\u003eupdates and extends a unique selection of theories and valuable practice insights, established in the previous editions, and offers a roadmap for executives navigating in the digital landscape and coping with the digitization challenges associated with organizational transformation. The book has the right balance of theoretical frameworks and practical insights. Taken together, the book reflects recent thinking regarding many of the key issues facing executives in getting the most out of their investments in information technology and digitalization initiatives, highlighting the complex strategy, organizational and governance issues involved.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e – IOANNA CONSTANTIOU, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm pleased the editors of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Information Management \u003c\/i\u003ehave produced this 5th edition, which represents a major overhaul, including online supporting materials not available with prior editions. Particularly valuable is the amplification of theory in this edition – not theory for theory's sake, but rather practice-guiding theory; the implication being that we are all researchers and that complex matters demand research and unique approaches and solutions. I strongly encourage students and practitioners to assume an evidence-based practice perspective when reading and reflecting on these writings which, combined, provide a much-needed stimulus for critical thinking on these complex matters in what are challenging times.\" – GUY GABLE, Queensland University of Technology, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Information Management \u003c\/i\u003ehas great value in providing directions for practitioners and scholars towards an understanding of the strategic importance and managerial challenges of digital transformation in today’s organizations. With inputs from international scholars, the book offers really useful management frameworks and principles to help in understanding how organizations and industries are transformed by disruptive digital technologies.\" – CAROL HSU, Tongji University, China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Information Management \u003c\/i\u003eupdates and strengthens what has long served as a vehicle through which current and future executives obtain a foundational understanding as well as pragmatic insights regarding a host of strategic and managerial issues associated with the digital transformation of organizations. As with the earlier editions, the authors refuse to fall into the too-often-taken route of providing readers with a handbook offering ‘one-size-fits-all’ practices and procedures – solutions which ultimately fail to align with the situations faced by readers. Instead, the editors successfully provide readers with exposures to critical themes and frameworks and to illustrations of how some of our brightest executives are applying these in addressing digitalization initiatives and challenges – providing readers with the capability to formulate workable solutions to many, if not most, of the situations they face in their digital transformation efforts.\" – ROBERT W. ZMUD, University of Oklahoma, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFoundations to IS Strategy and Strategizing \u003c\/strong\u003e1. Historical Approaches: Experiences in Information Systems Planning 2. Further Reflections: Reflections on Information Systems Strategizing 3. A Critique: On Confronting Some of the Common Myths of IS Strategy 4. 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Principles and models: Principles and Models for Organizing the IT Function 12. Managing in economic decline: How CIOs Manage IT during Economic Decline: Surviving and Thriving Amid Uncertainty 13. CIO profiles: CIO Leadership Profiles: Implications of Matching CIO Authority and Leadership Capability on IT Impact 14. Alternative roles for Chief Digital Officers: Three Types of Chief Digital Officers and the Reasons Organizations Adopt the Role 15. The IS organization: Rethinking the concept: Rethinking the Concept of the IS Organization \u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Some Current and Emerging Challenges \u003c\/strong\u003e16. Opening strategy through social media: Social Media and the Emergence of \u003cem\u003eReflexiveness \u003c\/em\u003eas a New Capability for Open Strategy 17. Organizational socialization and social media: An Affordance Perspective of Social Media and Organizational Socialization 18. Decision support systems failures: When Decision Support Systems Fail: Insights for Strategic Information Systems from Formula 1 19. Opportunities and challenges of datification: Strategic Opportunities (and Challenges) of Algorithmic Decision-Making: A Call for Action on the Long-Term Societal Effects of 'Datification' 20. Ethical issues: Ethical Issues in the Big Data Industry\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017858974039,"sku":"9780367252519","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367252519.jpg?v=1750774905"},{"product_id":"ai-in-health-9780367333713","title":"AI in Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are in the early stages of the next big platform shift in healthcare computing. Fueled by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Cloud, this shift is already transforming the way health and medical services are provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the industry transitions from static digital repositories to intelligent systems, there will be winners and losers in the race to innovate and automate the provision of services. Critical to success will be the role leaders play in shaping the use of AI to be less artificial and more intelligent in support of improving processes to deliver care and keep people healthy and productive across all care settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book defines key technical, process, people, and ethical issues that need to be understood and addressed in successfully planning and executing an enterprise-wide AI plan. 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This no nonsense book is a must read primer for those working in the healthcare system seeking to understand the impact of AI for the sector, or those entrepreneurial thinkers looking for the business opportunities this revolution will create.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dr. Simon Kos, CEO, Next Practices and former Chief Medical Officer, Microsoft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tom Lawry’s new book, \u003ci\u003e\"Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Leader’s Guide to Winning in the Age of Intelligent Healthcare Systems\u003c\/i\u003e\" will be landing on real and virtual bookshelves in hospitals and health systems at a most opportune time. After a long incubation period and much hand-wringing about potential downsides of AI, the field is now ready for prime time in healthcare. Leaders in every aspect of the industry will find practical guidance in this concise and well-written book. That includes a clear and comprehensive breakdown of the many different technologies that comprise AI as well as a discussion of the myriad opportunities to leverage AI to improve not only clinical outcomes but workflows and processes in the many support functions that make a healthcare system work. The book will definitely help them cut through the morass of incomplete and sometimes conflicting information on AI and position themselves to lead the Intelligent Health Systems of the future…systems that will be powered by AI. I highly recommend this book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dr. Patricia Salber\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e CEO, The Doctor Weighs In\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is perhaps nothing is more profound than the impact AI will have on how healthcare is delivered in the future. In his new book, \u003cem\u003eArtificial Intelligence in Health - A Leader’s Guide to Winning in the New Age of Intelligent Systems\u003c\/em\u003e, Tom shares wisdom that comes from a lifetime of experience as a business leader and technologist in the health industry. He has traveled the globe gathering insights from some of the world’s most gifted experts. He examines how AI is being used in healthcare today, as well as where this powerful tech will take us in the future. There are both challenges and opportunities for AI in healthcare and Tom carefully examines both sides of the equation.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dr. Bill Crounse, CIO, CMIO, Senior Director, Worldwide Heath, Microsoft Corporation (retired).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr Lawry’s book is a sensitively written analysis of the opportunities to use AI in healthcare whilst avoiding the pitfalls and the hype. He takes the reader through the key concepts and applies them to healthcare as only an expert in the three fields of health, technology and analytics can. Many people will be familiar with the background to the AI in health story and will struggle to know where to start and end their work. If you want to get the benefits of AI, then this book is for you. It will tell you want good looks like and how to navigate ethics, build a workforce, create new operating models and apply disruptive thinking. I loved it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Paul Henderson, Regional Director EMIS Health, (UK)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Practical, insightful and a page turning read. Tom makes short work of the much-hyped topic of artificial intelligence, drawing on decades of experience to find the pattern between a series of case studies. This no nonsense book is a must read primer for those working in the healthcare system seeking to understand the impact of AI for the sector, or those entrepreneurial thinkers looking for the business opportunities this revolution will create.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dr. Simon Kos, CEO, Next Practices and former Chief Medical Officer, Microsoft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tom Lawry’s new book, \u003ci\u003e\"Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Leader’s Guide to Winning in the Age of Intelligent Healthcare Systems\u003c\/i\u003e\" will be landing on real and virtual bookshelves in hospitals and health systems at a most opportune time. After a long incubation period and much hand-wringing about potential downsides of AI, the field is now ready for prime time in healthcare. Leaders in every aspect of the industry will find practical guidance in this concise and well-written book. That includes a clear and comprehensive breakdown of the many different technologies that comprise AI as well as a discussion of the myriad opportunities to leverage AI to improve not only clinical outcomes but workflows and processes in the many support functions that make a healthcare system work. The book will definitely help them cut through the morass of incomplete and sometimes conflicting information on AI and position themselves to lead the Intelligent Health Systems of the future…systems that will be powered by AI. I highly recommend this book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dr. Patricia Salber\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e CEO, The Doctor Weighs In\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is perhaps nothing is more profound than the impact AI will have on how healthcare is delivered in the future. In his new book, \u003cem\u003eArtificial Intelligence in Health - A Leader’s Guide to Winning in the New Age of Intelligent Systems\u003c\/em\u003e, Tom shares wisdom that comes from a lifetime of experience as a business leader and technologist in the health industry. He has traveled the globe gathering insights from some of the world’s most gifted experts. He examines how AI is being used in healthcare today, as well as where this powerful tech will take us in the future. There are both challenges and opportunities for AI in healthcare and Tom carefully examines both sides of the equation.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dr. Bill Crounse, CIO, CMIO, Senior Director, Worldwide Heath, Microsoft Corporation (retired).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr Lawry’s book is a sensitively written analysis of the opportunities to use AI in healthcare whilst avoiding the pitfalls and the hype. He takes the reader through the key concepts and applies them to healthcare as only an expert in the three fields of health, technology and analytics can. Many people will be familiar with the background to the AI in health story and will struggle to know where to start and end their work. If you want to get the benefits of AI, then this book is for you. It will tell you want good looks like and how to navigate ethics, build a workforce, create new operating models and apply disruptive thinking. I loved it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Paul Henderson, Regional Director EMIS Health, (UK)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements. Author. \u003cb\u003e1 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Future Is Not What It Used to Be. \u003cb\u003e2 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Rise of the Intelligent Health Consumer. \u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003eAI Is One Thing and Many Things. \u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003eFrom Gods to Geeks – A Brief History of AI. \u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003eDo Submarines Swim? \u003cb\u003e6 \u003c\/b\u003eCreating Value Today with AI. \u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Leadership Imperative. \u003cb\u003e8 \u003c\/b\u003eWhen AI Meets HR. \u003cb\u003e9 \u003c\/b\u003eEngaging Your Clinicians. \u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003eMaking Radiologists More Rad. \u003cb\u003e11 \u003c\/b\u003eUnderstanding and Managing the Ethics of AI. \u003cb\u003e12 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Role of the Cloud in AI. \u003cb\u003e13 \u003c\/b\u003eManage Your Data Estate Like Your Finances. \u003cb\u003e14 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Importance of Intelligent HIT Vendors. \u003cb\u003e15 \u003c\/b\u003eFrom Aspiration to Execution. \u003cb\u003e16 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Road Ahead for AI. 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What once used to be considered extreme uncertainty is now the norm, and managing planned projects is being replaced by managing projects as they evolve. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully managing projects in extreme situations, such as polar and military expeditions, shows how to manage successfully projects in today's turbulent environment. Executed under the harshest and most unpredictable conditions, these projects are great sources for learning about how to manage unexpected and unforeseen situations as they occur. This book presents mult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword. Introduction: Blowing Hot and Cold on Project Management. A Polar Expedition Project and Project Management. Ambidexterity as a Project Leader Competency: A Comparative Case Study of Two Polar Expeditions. Mobilization and Sensibility on Polar Expeditions: More than Mere Motivation. Mobilizing Social Networks beyond Project Team Boundaries: The Case of Polar Expeditions. A Methodology for Investigating the \"Actual\" Course of a Project: The Case of a Polar Expedition. A Traditional Cree Expedition on the Ancestral Lands of the Neeposh Family of Northern Québec. Borrowing Concepts from Expedition Travel to Stimulate Alternative Tourism. The Project Front End: Financial Guidance Based on Risk. Lessons Learned from Sports Climbing: Some Disrespectful Discourse on Project Planning. Managing Extreme Situations in Fire and Rescue Organizations: The Complexity in Implementing Feedback. Coordination Practices in Extreme Situations: Lessons from the Military. Developing Collective Competence in Extreme Project Teams: The French Special Forces Case. Situated Teams: Dropping Tools on Mount Everest. Planning Risk and Cool Heads: Survival Conditions Required for Managing Projects. Flexibility and Rigidity in Planning a Program: The Case of the Montreal Metro Renovation Project. Project Manager: Specialist or Generalist? Project Management and the Unknown. Control and Flexibility: Which Balance Do We Mean? Conclusion. Epilog. Afterword: Looking for the Ordinary in the Extraordinary! Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019077386583,"sku":"9781032477053","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032477053.jpg?v=1750779229"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/network-management.oembed?page=4","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}