This book investigates how financial services firms formulate and implement strategic approaches to information technology amidst rapid technological change. The authors, a team of researchers including Harry Scarbrough and James Fleck, utilize a comparative case study methodology to examine the organizational dynamics of IT adoption. By analyzing specific projects within the Scottish financial sector, the text provides a framework for understanding the intersection of technical innovation and corporate strategy.

Experts recognize this work as a valuable empirical contribution to the study of organizational change in the financial sector. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the practical utility of the case-based methodology for management scholars.