What are the possible disadvantages of giving the CIO an expanded role in corporations?

With the expanding role of Chief Information Officers in corporations I have set out to answer one question. "What are the possible disadvantages of giving the CIO an expanded role in corporations?" My intention will be to highlight some of the disadvantages as they are today. The topic I will discuss is The Human Resource Challenge: Performance and Wage expectations, and Qualifications and Training. Now let's look at the Human Resource Challenge that corporations now …

…there are disadvantages. I have highlighted some of the noted disadvantages but I believe that they are more like stepping stones to an accomplishment than a detriment to a corporation. References Korn / Ferry Financial Times Survey entitled "The Changing Role of the Chief Information Officer." A summary article may be found at: http//www.cio.com/research/executive/edit/kornferry.htm Gartner, "Creating a public-sector CIO job description" May 2003 http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6296-5034787