Inside the IMF

ISBN-13: 9780123258403 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 320 str.

Richard H. R. Harper; Jonathon Simpson

Opis

Revealing the inside workings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this text studies the culture of organizations and uses sociological methods to understand the technology which underpins office and commercial life. It advises on how to improve work processes and computer systems by exploring systems which use search and retrieval applications, hypertext documents, and shared database applications such as Lotus Notes.

Spis treści

Introduction. What Is a Document? Designing Ethnography. A Sketch of the Fund. The Machinery of Policy Work. The Use of Information. Desk Officers. A Mission to Arcadia. The Use of a Staff Report. Conclusion. References.

O autorze

Richard H. R. Harper