Business and Information Systems

Early chapters offering business background provide readers with a solid foundation to then understand the need for and structure of information systems. A broad view of information systems takes a look at individual, interorganizational, and international perspectives.

For effective business professionals looking to enhance their understanding of information systems, and the relationship this technology has to the operations and management of businesses today.

Features

• NEW?Chapter 3?Revised chapter on information systems.
• • Emphasizes the business need for information systems.
• NEW?Chapter 2?Introduces students to the functions of business.
• • Allows instructors to assume a common base of knowledge among all students when teaching about information systems in business.
• NEW?Chapter 8?Rewritten material on individual problem solving.
• • Discusses the need for improving personal productivity in the workplace, and explains how users use common end-user software to improve productivity and solve business problems.
• NEW?Expanded coverage of electronic commerce integrated throughout?Includes case studies and end-of-chapter projects.
• • Familiarizes students with its basic concept, information technology, organizational perspectives, and applications.
• NEW?Extensive treatment of ethical issues?Includes evaluating ethical questions, and ethical decision making.
• • Allows students to see how ethics applies to information systems and concepts throughout the course.
• NEW?Expanded emphasis on the Internet and World Wide Web?Treats these tools as mainstream topics.
• • Shows students the use of the Internet and the Web in many different business situations.
• NEW?All chapters have been updated to ensure that the material is current?E.g., multidimensional databases; portals; instant messaging; and knowledge management.
• • Presents students with recent material on a variety of aspects related to business and information systems.
• NEW?More recent real-world cases?Integrates topic of each chapter.
• • Requires students to apply chapter material to answer questions and analyze each case.
• Basic business concepts and topics?E.g., functions; organization; the use of information; management decision making; and strategic impact and competitive advantage.
• • Provides students with a foundation for understanding information systems in business.
• A global perspective.
• • Teaches students to think about information systems on an international scale.
• Entire chapter devoted to group collaboration?Includes workgroup applications; groupware; office automation systems; and virtual work environments.
• • Explores the promise and problems of an increasingly important topic.
• Chapter-end problem-solving projects.
• • Encourages the use of such information technology as spreadsheets and databases to solve real-world problems.

Contents

I. INTRODUCTION.

II. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

III. BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

IV. DEVELOPING AND MANAGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS.