EBOOK: Management Information Systems - Global edition

10th Edition
0077143175 · 9780077143176
The benchmark text for the syllabus organised by technology (a week on databases, a week on networks, a week on systems development, etc.) taught from a managerial perspective. O’Brien's Management Information Systems defines technology and then ex… Read More
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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. E-Business Systems

Section I e-Business Systems

Section II Functional Business Systems

8. Enterprise Business Systems

Section I Getting All the Geese Lined Up: Managing at the Enterprise Level

Section II Enterprise Resource Planning: The Business Backbone

Section III Supply Chain Management: The Business Network

9. E-Commerce Systems

Section I e-Commerce Fundamentals

Section II e-Commerce Applications and Issues

Section I Decision Support in Business

Section II Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Business

MODULE IV Development Processes

11. Developing Business/IT Strategies

Section I Planning Fundamentals

Section II Implementation Challenges

12. Developing Business/IT Solutions

Section I Developing Business Systems

Section II Implementing Business Systems

MODULE V Management Challenges

13. Security and Ethical Challenges

Section I Security, Ethical, and Societal Challenges of IT

Section II Security Management of Information Technology

14. Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology

Section I Managing Information Technology

Section II Managing Global IT


The benchmark text for the syllabus organised by technology (a week on databases, a week on networks, a week on systems development, etc.) taught from a managerial perspective. O’Brien's Management Information Systems defines technology and then explains how companies use the technology to improve performance. Real world cases finalise the explanation