Management information systems : Managing the digital firm [printed text] / Kenneth C. Laudon, Author ; Jane Price Laudon, Author  . -  10th Edition . - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, 2007 . - xxxiv, 645 p., References 16 p., Glossary 15 p., Photo Credits 2 p., Index 17 p. : ill (col) ; 29 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-13-230461-0
For sophmore, junior, senior, and MBA-level MIS and Information Systems courses. These authoritative authors continue to define the MIS course by integrating coverage of essential new technologies, their applications, and their impact on managerial decisions.

Class number:	658.4038011
Abstract:	MIS Core topics show how firms are using information systems and technologies to transform business models, develop ew strategies, innovate with new services and products, and achieve operational excellence. Lively writing and more interactivity engage students with the following features: Business process emphasis, Interactive sessions, Global business, Career orientation, Assessment, Hands-on MIS, Project Management.
Contents note:	Part I: Organizations, Management and the Networked Enterprise Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today; Chapter 2: Global E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems; Chapter 3: Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy; Chapter 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems; Part I Project: Analyzing Business Processes for an Enterprise System Part II: Information Technology Infrastructure Chapter 5: IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies; Chapter 6: Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management; Chapter 7: Telecommunications, the Internet and Wireless Technology; Chapter 8: Securing Information Systems; Part II Project: Creating a New Internet Business Part III: Key System Applications for the Digital Age Chapter 9: Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications; Chapter 10: E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods; Chapter 11: Managing Knowledge; Chapter 12: Enhancing Decision Making; Part III Project: Designing an Enterprise Information Portal Part IV: Building and Managing Systems Chapter 13: Building Systems; Chapter 14: Project Management: Establishing the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change; Chapter 15: Managing Global Systems; Part IV Project: Redesigning Business Processes for Healthlite Yogurt Company International Case Study; Your Digital Portfolio; References; Glossary; Photo and Screen Shot Credits; Indexes.