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This 3 page paper discusses the political role of the CIO. The problems at Overstock and the CIO response is used as an example. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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to be political, at least to an extent. Evan Schuman (2005) explains that the CIO of Overstock.com believed he was doing the right thing by revealing the firms technology problems
and taking the blame. A question posed by a student is: "Can todays CIO afford such candor?" The answer is complicated, but generally, the short answer is "yes." Other
questions presented by the student are as follows: "Was it good organizational politics for Overstock.coms CIO to act as he did? Do you have any better political advice to
extend to him?" First, it is important to assess the situation. According to Schuman (2005), the CIO of Overstock began by telling the truth and also noting that it is
better for everyone to have the negative information up front as they need to be prepared. The CIO explained that while things are bad, things will be better in the
long run (Schuman, 2005). Also, the rationale for being up front was that there could be a leak anyway (Schuman, 2005). People would find out. In a sense, the memo
was representative of damage control. In respect to the behavior of the CIO, Strassman (2005) explains that the CIO should be accountable for technology and the decisions related to it.
Goldsmith (1995), who writes on Strassmans ideas, explains that for Strassman, the politics of the situation is what looms large. Finney (1999) concurs, suggesting that all information is political. Yet,
one has to ask, what is the nature and importance of politics? For Strassman (1995), politics "is the art of getting and retaining power" (p.23). This is a fair definition.
After all, everyone is out to save his or her own skin, but of course, in the example above, the CIO appeared altruistic. With all of this in mind, should
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