Focusing on the realities of global competition, this dynamic, progressive text highlights the significant changes in both the competitive environment and the environment within the enterprise, illustrating how each directly impacts I/T, and how I/T can impact the enterprise change mechanisms. With an eye toward the future, it provides the information technology component of the business enterprise with a new perspective and appreciation of the massive changes and new paradigms that are just beginning to impact the enterprise, the I/T profession, and the individual in society.