T H E B R I T I S H C O M P U T E R S O C I E T Y
SOUTH WALES BRANCH
The Politics of
Strategic Decision Making
The BCS Annual Lecture at
Cardiff Business School
Dr. Joe O'Mahoney
This talk will critique the planned and rational model of decision-making that many businesses and academics assume. Through the use of evidence drawn from a major case-study it emphasises the way that business strategy is often influenced by political, social and personal factors and argues that these factors cannot be eliminated but need to be managed by organisations.
Case Study: 3G, or third-generation technology, was billed as one of the biggest technological innovations this decade. It promised to revolutionise telecommunications and spawned some of the largest start-ups in business history...
Thursday 9th November 2006
Refreshments: 6:30pm
Presentation: 7:00pm
Cardiff Business School, Aberconway Building, Column Drive, Cardiff
http://southwales.bcs.org/event-2006-11-09.htm
All BCS events are open to the public and we would encourage anyone who has an interest in computing, the professional IT industry, an interest in the subject matter or who simply want the chance to meet others in the industry to feel free to come along on the night.
For further information on British Computer Society events in South Wales please visit out web site (http://southwales.bcs.org/) or contact our branch secretary (ralphmiller@bwlch.freeserve.co.uk).
