| CRITO research can generally be categorized
into four broad areas:
The focus is on research questions that are
of interest to chief information officers and
managers of information systems within organizations.
It includes such topics as measuring the value
of IT investments, measuring the performance
of information systems organizations, and managing
sourcing arrangements.
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The focus is on research questions that are
of interest to functional or general managers
who are concerned with transforming their enterprises
to reflect advances in information technology
and with managing IT-intensive enterprises.
This category includes such topics as the design
of new business models in a networked economy,
digital business strategies, the role of business
process outsourcing, the management of globally
distributed teams, and coping with information
overload.
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The focus is on the role of technology in meeting
the needs of communities -- households, schools,
neighborhoods, civic groups and diverse social
groups. The objective is to examine how technology
can improve social interactions, communication
patterns, quality and standard of life, and other
everyday activities. In particular the focus is
on examining the issues concerning technological
resources and access, and technological skills
needed to improve the quality of community life.
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This research studies the IT industry itself,
analyzing trends, developing an understanding
of its evolving global structure on innovations
(such as Appleās iPod and the One Laptop Per
Child project) and how value addition is captured
by the players in global innovation networks,
and the role of national policy in facilitating
the production and use of IT. A noteworthy example
of this area of research is the PC
Industry Center, which is funded by the
Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation.
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