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This chapter will explore the strategic expertise issues involved in the design and implementation of the UK banks’ EFTPoS1 (Electronic Funds Transfer at the Point of Sale) networks. The issues raised by this case are likely to remain relevant for the banks in future large-scale IT network design, concerning as they do fundamental aspects of organizational structure that influence decision-making.
This paper is based in part on research conducted as part of ESRC grant R000233490.
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Howells, J. (1998). Management and the Hybridization of Expertise in Network Design. In: Williams, R., Faulkner, W., Fleck, J. (eds) Exploring Expertise. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13693-3_12
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