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From the Files of American
Industries -
Disruptive
Adoptions of Technologies That Worked and Others That Did Not:
What They Teach Us About the Future
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Abstract:
Examples from several American industries of new technologies changing
older ways of working give us positive illustrations of the role of IT,
while failed implementations of new technologies can severely damage an
industry. This talk will illustrate both at work and conclude with a forecast
of emerging technologies that will be disruptive and how an industry should
prepare for their arrival.
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Biography
James W. Cortada is a member of the IBM Institute for Business Value within IBM
Global Services. Jim Cortada joined IBM in 1974 as a salesman, and held a variety
of sales and marketing management jobs prior to joining the IBM Consulting Group
in 1993. He has led numerous management consulting engagements concerned with
process reengineering, distance learning strategies, change management, and strategic
use of IT. His clients have included utility companies, universities, IBM, manufacturing
firms, and grocery chains. He is currently responsible for managing a series of
business research projects in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Dr. Cortada has a BA, MA, and Ph.D. in modern history. He is a member of the
American Historical Association and Chairman of the Board of the Charles Babbage
Foundation, and serves on the board of editors of several journals. He is a
frequent speaker at business conferences and universities. Dr. Cortada is the
author of 50 books and over one hundred articles on the history and management
of information technologies, and is currently writing a three volume study of
the role of computing and telecommunications in 46 American industries since
the mid-twentieth century.
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