Application 2 – Annotated Bibliography for Dr Dan 15

As part of your doctoral seminar for this set of weeks, you are participating in a seminar-style discussion about the weekly topics. Recall that you were asked to address 5 of the Required Resources and at least 5 additional resources from the Walden Library and to incorporate them into your posting. As a related exercise, submit an annotated bibliography of the 10 resources you referred to this week. For each entry, be sure to address the following as a minimum:

· Include the full APA citation

· Discuss the scope of the resource

· Discuss the purpose and philosophical approach

· Discuss the underlying assumptions

· If referring to a research reporting article, present the methodology

· Relate the resource to the body of resources you have consulted in this course

· Discuss any evident limitations and opportunities for further inquiry

Ressources

Articles

· Ben-Megachem, M., & Gelbard, R. (2002). Integrated IT management tool kit. Communications of the ACM, 45(4), 96--102. Retrieved from the Business Source Complete database This article explores the tools used in IT management.

· Bower, J. L., & Gilbert, C. G. (2007). How managers' everyday decisions create or destroy your company's strategy. Harvard Business Review, 85(2), 72--79. Retrieved from the Business Source Complete database The authors of this article look at who is behind the decisions that drive a company's strategy and the impact this has on the organization as a whole.

· Ngwenyama, O. K., & Lee, A. S. (1997). Communication richness in electronic mail: Critical social theory and the contextuality of meaning. MIS Quarterly, 21(2), 145--167. Retrieved from the Business Source Complete database This article looks at the recent shift in support of the information richness theory (IRT) and how this has forced the need for a new definition of communication richness.

· Orlikowski, W. J. (1992). The duality of technology: Rethinking the concept of technology in organizations. Organization Science, 3(3), 398--427. Retrieved from the Business Source Complete database In this article, the author examines a new theoretical model with which to look at the interactions between technology and organizations.