Essentials of Management Information Systems: Transforming Business and Management

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

• ISBN13: 9780130819734
• ISBN10: 0130819735
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

PART ONE Organizations, Management, and the Network Revolution	2	(132)
Chapter 1 The Information Systems Revolution: Transforming Business and Management	2	(34)
Chapter 2 The Strategic Role of Information Systems	36	(32)
Chapter 3 Information Systems, Organizations, and Management	68	(34)
Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Impact of Information Systems	102	(32)
PART TWO Technical Foundations of Information Systems	134	(96)
Chapter 5 Computers and Information Processing	134	(32)
Chapter 6 Information Systems Software	166	(32)
Chapter 7 Managing Data Resources	198	(32)
PART THREE Communications, Networks, and the Internet	230	(70)
Chapter 8 Telecommunications and Networks	230	(34)
Chapter 9 The Internet: Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business	264	(36)
PART FOUR Building Information Systems: Contemporary Approaches	300	(68)
Chapter 10 Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems	300	(38)
Chapter 11 Approaches to Systems-Building	338	(30)
PART FIVE Management and Organizational Support Systems	368	(58)
Chapter 12 Managing Knowledge	368	(34)
Chapter 13 Enhancing Management Decision Making	402	(24)
PART SIX Managing Information Systems	426
Chapter 14 Information Systems Security and Control	426	(28)
Chapter 15 Managing International Information Systems	454
International Case Studies	ICS 1
Appendix A: Business Process Redesign Project	A 1
References	R 1
Name Index	NI 1
Organizations Index	OI 1
International Organizations Index	IOI 1
Subject Index	SI 1