Essentials of Management Information Systems: Organization and Technology in the Networked Enterprise

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Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-07-01
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall
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Summary

For sophomore through MBA level MIS and information systems courses taught in MIS, IS, CIS, Business and Management departments. It is well-suited for courses on the quarter system and those that combine a MIS text with hands-on software, projects, or case studies. This text prepares students for the constantly changing demands of using information systems as managers in today's fast-paced organizationsfirst by relating MIS to management, the organization and technology, focusing on the importance of integrating these elements; second by tracking emerging technologies and organizational trends; and third by consistently using examples taken from real businesses, both domestic and foreign.

Author Biography

Jane Price Laudon has taught at Columbia University and the New York University Graduate School of Business.

Table of Contents

Part One Organizations, Management, and the Network Revolution 2(106)
The Information Systems Revolution: Transforming Business and Management
2(34)
The Strategic Role of Information Systems
36(36)
Information Systems, Organizations, and Management: Business Processes and Enterprise Systems
72(36)
Part Two Information Technology Infrastructure 108(178)
Computers and Information Processing
108(32)
The Role of Software in the Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure
140(36)
Managing Data Resources
176(32)
Telecommunications, Networks, and the New Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure
208(36)
The Internet: Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business
244(42)
Part Three Building Information Systems: Contemporary Approaches 286(68)
Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems
286(38)
Approaches to Systems-Building
324(30)
Part Four Management and Organizational Support Systems 354(64)
Managing Knowledge
354(36)
Enhancing Management Decision Making
390(28)
Part Five Managing Information Systems 418(66)
Information Systems Security and Control
418(32)
Ethical and Social Impact of Information Systems
450(34)
Managing International Information Systems
484
International Case Studies 1(1)
References 1(1)
Name Index 1(2)
Organizations Index 3(2)
International Organizations Index 5(1)
Subject Index 5
Photo and Screen-Shot Credits 1

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