Significance
eBook - PDF

Significance

Exploring the Nature of Information, Systems and Technology

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Significance

Exploring the Nature of Information, Systems and Technology

About this book

Signs are critically important in all forms of activity, including business, because they establish what it is to be human. Without signs we could not think, we could not communicate what we think and we could not ensure that we collaborate together in our work, home and leisure. The aim of this book is to explain how and why they are significant.

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Yes, you can access Significance by P. Beynon-Davies in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Management. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780230275195
eBook ISBN
9780230295025
Subtopic
Management

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Prologue: The nature of significance
  8. 1 Signs: Units of significance
  9. 2 Systems: Patterns of order
  10. 3 Sign-systems: Patterns of significance
  11. 4 Communication: The medium is not the message
  12. 5 Control: Remaining viable
  13. 6 Data: Form to inform
  14. 7 Data systems: Patterns of forma
  15. 8 Information: In-form to perform
  16. 9 Information systems: Patterns of informa
  17. 10 Activity: Performa
  18. 11 Activity systems: Patterns of performa
  19. 12 Organisation: Viable patterns
  20. Epilogue: The nature of informatics
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index