Intranets: What's the Bottom Line? (Paperback)

by Randy J. Hinrichs (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Designed for executive and middle management who are deciding to establish an Intranet site, this book explains why to build Intranets, how to design, develop and maintain Intranets, and what sort of changes to expect in business models.

From the Back Cover
Presents an executive overview of the basics of intranets, their components and applications. Introduces the relationship of intranet and Internet corporate applications. Shows how to choose a Web server and other critical components, and how to analyze the costs and benefits of intranet technologies. Describes the organizational skills and people issues surrounding intranets. Includes detailed coverage of intranet applications in sales, engineering, manufacturing and human resources, as well as case studies.For executive and middle management, as well as IS professionals involved in, or considering intranets. For computer science students interested in an up-to-date overview of the intranet revolution.

Product Details

• Paperback: 421 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0138411980
• ISBN-13: 978-0138411985
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,360,922 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From a collaborator..., June 15, 1997

By A Customer

This is a valuable book for corporate managers who want to establish a company-wide intranet -- or make the one they have far more effective. While not skirting technical issues, neither is it a How-To reference, plenty of which already exist. Instead, it's more of a Why-Should-I-Bother manual.

In the introduction, author Randy Hinrichs states: "My bottom line is that intranets are about people empowerment, not technology. Almost all the intranet resources I reviewed were concerned with technical discussions. The core issues of knowledge creation, collaboration, communication, and information sharing are hardly ever mentioned."

That situation is nicely remedied by this volume's focus on the human factors that can make intranet technology a crucial resource for organizations -- or prevent it from working altogether.

Disclaimer: I am one of the people interviewed in the book and I love what Randy did with our many conversations.

Your mileage may therefore vary as to how objective I am in saying: buy it now!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Text for the Planning and Implmentation of an Intranet, January 28, 1999

By A Customer

Good content and well layed-out. Easy to use and very comprehensive. Valuable for those planning their intranets.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intranets are about people; so, January 22, 1998

By A Customer

in my opinion this is a very good book (and there are not many out there) which deals with the empowerment of people and the organisational aspects of intranets. Guess its one of the better works on this field.