Business organizations are concerned with a graduate's communications skills, both written and oral, collaborative skills, an international awareness and an ability to do research. Trying to provide every opportunity for the student to obtain these skills and abilities, many business schools have undergone curricula revisions and redesign. This paper describes a redesigned undergraduate Information Systems course in the School of Business and Public Management at George Washington university that attempts to provide future technology users, in any functional area, exposure to and practice in these career enhancing skills and abilities. The objective of this course is the integration of fundamental organizational social dynamics, with research and technical skills, in order to prepare graduates to meet the evolving challenges of their future careers. Associate Editor Aggarwal concludes that training is NOT a one-time static occurrence.
Many organizations train employees in basic skills and forget about ongoing needs.
Questions like these need further study and Aggarwal challenges his colleagues to work on these issues. Book Review editor Milam Aiken believes this book is an excellent practical guide for IS managers. The authors covers four themes judged to be critical in IS management. The book also includes CIO responses to the ideas presented in the book. Aiken especially liked the chapter on Preparing for the Millennium Change.