Title:
Introduction to information systems : essentials for the E-business enterprise
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Edition:
Tenth edition (McGRAW-HILL INTERNATIONAL EDITION)
Physical Description:
xxvi, 530 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN:
9780071188999
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Summary
Summary
O'Brien's Introduction to Information Systems 13e continues to reflect the movement toward enterprise-wide business applications. George Marakas from the University of Kansas joins as a co-author on this new edition. New real world case studies correspond with this curriculum shift. The text's focus is on teaching the general business manager how to use and manage the most current IT technologies such as the Internet, Intranets, and Extranets for enterprise collaboration, and how IT contributes to competitive advantage, reengineering business processes, problem solving, and decision-making.
Table of Contents
| Module I Foundation Concepts |
| 1 Foundations of Information Systems in Business |
| Section I Foundation Concepts: Information Systems in Business |
| Section II Foundation Concepts: The Components of Information Systems |
| 2 Competing with Information Technology |
| Section I Fundamentals of Strategic Advantage |
| Section II Using Information Technology for Strategic Advantage |
| Module II Information Technologies |
| 3 Computer Hardware |
| Section I Computer Systems: End User and Enterprise Computing |
| Section II Computer Peripherals: Input, Output, and Storage Technologies |
| 4 Computer Software |
| Section I Application Software: End User Applications |
| Section II System Software: Computer System Management |
| 5 Data Resource Management |
| Section I Technical Foundations of Database Management |
| Section II Managing Data Resources |
| 6 Telecommunications and Networks |
| Section I The Networked Enterprise |
| Section II Telecommunications Network Alternatives |
| Module III Business Applications |
| 7 Electronic Business Systems |
| Section I Enterprise Business Systems |
| Section II Functional Business Systems |
| 8 Electronic Commerce Systems |
| Section I Electronic Commerce Fundamentals |
| Section II e-Commerce Applications and Issues |
| 9 Decision Support Systems |
| Section I Decision Support in Business |
| Section II Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Business |
| Module IV Development Processes |
| 10 Developing Business/IT Solutions |
| Section I Developing Business Systems |
| Section II Implementing Business Systems |
| Module V Management Challenges |
| 11 Security and Ethical Challenges |
| Section I Security, Ethical, and Societal Challenges of IT |
| Section II Security Management of Information Technology |
| 12 Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology |
| Section I Managing Information Technology |
| Section II Managing Global IT Review |
| Quiz Answers |
| Selected References |
| Glossary for Business Professionals |
| Name Index |
| Company Index |
| Subject Index |
