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

by Laudon, Jane P.; Laudon, Kenneth C.

• ISBN13: 9780130193230
• ISBN10: 0130193232
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

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