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Management Information Systems, 8/E
Kenneth C. Laudon, New York University
Jane Laudon

ISBN-10: 0131014986
ISBN-13: 9780131014985

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2004
Format: Cloth; 608 pp
Published: 02/20/2003
Status: Out of Print

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For junior-, senior-, and graduate-level courses in Management Information Systems.

These best selling authors know Information Systems knowledge is essential for creating competitive firms, managing global corporations, and providing useful products and services to customers. Their book introduced management information systems that students will find vital to their professional success. It emphasizes the digital integration of the firm through enterprise applications (management of the supply chain, customer relationships, enterprise systems, and knowledge) by using their gold standard approach of relating MIS to Management, the Organization and Technology.

Features

NEW - Emphasis on new applications and technologies to digitally enable business processes for electronic business and electronic commerce—Highlights what will improve firms' relationships with customers and create additional value.
- Prepares students for changes rapidly occurring in the field.

NEW - Running Case project on Laudon Web site and accompanying CD-ROM—Teaches students about a fictitious company called Dirt Bike USA; each text chapter contains a project requiring students to use application software, Web tools, or analytical skills to solve a problem the company has encountered.
- Encourages students to apply problem-solving skills to an ongoing real-world business scenario.

NEW - Updating of Chapters 12 and 14—Emphasizes more contemporary system building methods such as Web services and object-oriented development.
- Keeps students updated on the latest developments in the field.

NEW - Coverage of new topics—Includes Wi-Fi wireless networks and Wi-Fi security issues; utility computing model; peer-to-peer and grid computing; collaborative commerce; and much more.
- Keeps students updated on the latest developments in the field.

Application Software Exercises—Each chapter features a hands-on Application Exercise requiring students to use application software tools.
- Gives students the opportunity to apply their software skills and text concepts in management problem solving.

Coverage of the strategic role of information systems—Chapter 3 discusses how information systems and business strategy have changed as a result of the Digital Firm.
- Shows students how the onset of IS in the Digital Firm affects their business planning.

New To This Edition

Emphasis on new applications and technologies to digitally enable business processes for electronic business and electronic commerce—Highlights what will improve firms' relationships with customers and create additional value.
- Prepares students for changes rapidly occurring in the field.

Running Case project on Laudon Web site and accompanying CD-ROM—Teaches students about a fictitious company called Dirt Bike USA; each text chapter contains a project requiring students to use application software, Web tools, or analytical skills to solve a problem the company has encountered.
- Encourages students to apply problem-solving skills to an ongoing real-world business scenario.

Updating of Chapters 12 and 14—Emphasizes more contemporary system building methods such as Web services and object-oriented development.
- Keeps students updated on the latest developments in the field.

Coverage of new topics—Includes Wi-Fi wireless networks and Wi-Fi security issues; utility computing model; peer-to-peer and grid computing; collaborative commerce; and much more.
- Keeps students updated on the latest developments in the field.

Table of Contents

I. ORGANIZATIONS, MANAGEMENT AND THE NETWORKED ENTERPRISE.

1. Managing the Digital Firm.

2. Information Systems in the Enterprise.

3. Information Systems, Organizations, Management, and Strategy.

4. The Digital Firm: Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business.

5. Ethical and Social Issues in the Digital Firm.

Part I Project. Analyzing Business Processes for an Enterprise System.

II. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE.

6. Managing Hardware and Software Assets.

7. Managing Data Resources.

8. Telecommunications and Networks.

9. The Internet and the New Information Technology Infrastructure.

Part II Project. Creating a New Internet Business.

III. MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR THE DIGITAL FIRM.

10. Managing Knowledge for the Digital Firm.

11. Enhancing Management Decisionmaking for the Digital Firm.

Part III Project. Designing an Enterprise Information Portal.

IV. BUILDING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE DIGITAL FIRM.

12. Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems.

13. Understanding the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change.

Part IV Project. Redesigning Business Processes for Healthlite Yogurt Company.

V. MANAGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE DIGITAL FIRM.

14. Information Systems Security and Control.

15. Managing International Information Systems.

Part V Project: Analyzing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a Web Site.

International Case Studies.

References.

Indexes.

Courses

MIS (MIS)

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Management Information Systems, 12/E
Laudon & Laudon
©2012 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 640 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0132142856 | ISBN-13: 9780132142854
Net price: $165.00 (What's this?)Brief Description |
For undergraduate and graduate Management Information Systems courses.

Laudon and Laudon continue to define the MIS course with their latest comprehensive text.

Management Information Systems provides comprehensive and integrative coverage of essential new technologies, information system applications, and their impact on business models and managerial decision making in an exciting and interactive manner.

The twelfth edition focuses on the major changes that have been made in information technology over the past two years, and includes new opening, closing, and Interactive Session cases.

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Management Information Systems, 12/E
Laudon & Laudon
©2012 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 640 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0132142856 | ISBN-13: 9780132142854
Net price: $165.00 (What's this?)Brief Description |
For undergraduate and graduate Management Information Systems courses.

Laudon and Laudon continue to define the MIS course with their latest comprehensive text.

Management Information Systems provides comprehensive and integrative coverage of essential new technologies, information system applications, and their impact on business models and managerial decision making in an exciting and interactive manner.

The twelfth edition focuses on the major changes that have been made in information technology over the past two years, and includes new opening, closing, and Interactive Session cases.

More Info
Management Information Systems, 12/E
Laudon & Laudon
©2012 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 640 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0132142856 | ISBN-13: 9780132142854
Net price: $165.00 (What's this?)Brief Description |
For undergraduate and graduate Management Information Systems courses.

Laudon and Laudon continue to define the MIS course with their latest comprehensive text.

Management Information Systems provides comprehensive and integrative coverage of essential new technologies, information system applications, and their impact on business models and managerial decision making in an exciting and interactive manner.

The twelfth edition focuses on the major changes that have been made in information technology over the past two years, and includes new opening, closing, and Interactive Session cases.

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