This best-selling text, now in its tenth edition, continues to provide the most comprehensive and leading-edge discussion of information technology and system issues that are transforming the business world today. The book defines the MIS course by integrating coverage of essential new technologies, their applications, and their impact on managerial decisions. Real-world examples from business and public organizations are used throughout the text to illustrate MIS concepts. The book describes how firms need to change their processes and management behavior to reap the benefits of new information systems and technologies. A new chapter on project management teaches how to implement MIS projects. A full chapter on managing international IS plus cases and examples in other chapters show how to use IS in a global business environment. Interactive sessions in each chapter heighten student involvement in this subject. This book is suitable for use by undergraduate and postgraduate students of management. The companion CD-ROM enables students to dig deeper into subjects described in the book, master new management and software skills, and explore new topics |