Most general managers know that the revolution is
under way, and few dispute its importance. As
more and more of their time and investment capital
is absorbed in information technology and its
effects, executives have a growing awareness that
the technology can no longer be the exclusive territory
of EDP or IS departments. As they see their rivals
use information for competitive advantage, these executives
recognize the need to become directly involved
in the management of the new technology. In
the face of rapid change, however, they don’t know
how.