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Cortada, James W.

The digital hand V.2 : [electronic resource] how computers changed the work of American financial, telecommunications, media, and entertainment industries / - Oxford ;New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 - one online resource, 646 pages : illustrations ;

Role of financial industries in the U.S. economy -- Uses of computing in the banking industry -- Deployment of digital and telecommunications applications in the banking industry -- Business patterns and digital applications in the insurance industry -- Business patterns and digital applications in the brokerage industry -- Role of telecommunications industries in the U.S. economy -- Business patterns and digital applications in the telecommunications industry -- Role of media and entertainment industries in the U.S. economy -- Digital applications in print media industries: book publishing, newspapers, magazines -- Digital applications in electronic media industries: radio and tv -- Digital applications in entertainment industries : movies and recorded music -- Digital applications in entertainment industries : video games and photography -- Conclusions: lessons learned, implications for management.

ISBN: 9780195165876

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Information technology--Economic aspects--United States--Case studies.
Technological innovations--Economic aspects--United States--Case studies.
Business--Data processing--Case studies.

Dewey Class. No.: 338.0640973