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Tables of Contents for Management Information Systems
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Managing the Digital Firm
1
28
What's Ahead
1
2
Objectives
3
1
Gearing Up
3
1
Why Information Systems?
3
9
Video Example
4
2
Active Example
6
1
Active Poll
6
2
Active Example
8
1
Active Exercise
9
3
Active Concept Check
12
1
Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems
12
2
Active Concept Check
13
1
Toward the Digital Firm: The New Role of Information Systems in Organizations
14
8
Active Example
16
5
Active Example
21
1
Active Concept Check
22
1
Learning to Use Information Systems: New Opportunities with Technology
22
4
Active Exercise
25
1
Active Concept Check
26
1
Management Wrap-Up
26
3
Information Systems in the Enterprise
29
26
What's Ahead
29
2
Objective
31
1
Gearing Up
31
1
Key System Applications in the Organization
31
9
Active Example
34
6
Active Concept Check
40
1
Systems from a Functional Perspective
40
4
Active Example
41
1
Active Example
41
2
Active Exercise
43
1
Active Concept Check
44
1
Integrating Functions and Business Processes: Enterprise Systems and Industrial Networks
44
9
Active Exercise
48
1
Active Example
48
3
Active Exercise
51
2
Active Concept Check
53
1
Management Wrap-Up
53
2
Information Systems, Organizations, Management, and Strategy
55
32
What's Ahead
55
Objectives
57
1
Gearing Up
57
1
Active Exercise
58
5
Organizations and Information Systems
8
56
Active Example
63
1
Active Concept Check
63
1
The Changing Role of Information Systems in Organizations
64
5
Active Example
65
4
Active Concept Check
69
1
Managers, Decision Making, and Information Systems
69
5
Active Poll
70
4
Active Concept Check
74
1
Information Systems and Business Strategy
74
11
Active Example
77
1
Active Exercise
77
1
Active Example
77
1
Active Exercise
78
7
Active Concept Check
85
1
Management Wrap-Up
85
2
The Digital Firm: Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business
87
28
What's Ahead
87
1
Objectives
89
1
Gearing Up
89
2
Electronic Commerce, Electronic Business, and the Emerging Digital Firm
88
6
Active Exercise
91
3
Active Concept Check
94
1
Electronic Commerce
94
11
Active Exercise
95
1
Active Exercise
96
1
Active Exercise
97
1
Video Exercise
98
4
Active Example
102
1
Active Poll
103
2
Active Concept Check
105
1
Electronic Business and the Digital Firm
105
6
Video Exercise
106
1
Active Example
107
1
Active Exercise
108
1
Video Exercise
109
2
Active Concept Check
111
1
Management Challenges and Opportunities
111
2
Active Example
112
1
Active Poll
112
1
Active Concept Check
113
1
Management Wrap-Up
113
2
Managing Hardware Assets
115
24
What's Ahead
115
2
Objectives
117
1
Gearing Up
117
1
Computer Hardware and Information Technology Infrastructure
117
7
Active Exercise
122
2
Active Example
124
1
Active Concept Check
124
1
Storage, Input, and Output Technology
124
6
Active Example
126
1
Active Exercise
127
2
Active Poll
129
1
Active Concept Check
130
1
Categories of Computers and Computer Systems
130
3
Active Example
132
1
Active Exercise
132
1
Active Example
133
1
Active Concept Check
133
1
Managing Hardware Assets
133
3
Active Exercise
134
1
Active Exercise
135
1
Active Example
136
1
Active Concept Check
136
1
Management Wrap-Up
136
3
Managing Software Assets
139
28
What's Ahead
139
2
Objectives
141
1
Gearing Up
141
1
What Is Software?
141
2
Active Concept Check
143
1
System Software
143
6
Active Example
147
1
Active Example
148
1
Active Concept Check
148
1
Application Software
149
8
Active Exercise
150
1
Active Exercise
151
3
Active Example
154
1
Active Poll
155
1
Active Example
156
1
Active Concept Check
157
1
Contemporary Tools for Software Development
157
5
Active Example
161
1
Active Exercise
161
1
Active Concept Check
162
1
Managing Software Assets
162
2
Active Exercise
163
1
Active Concept Check
164
1
Management Wrap-Up
164
3
Managing Data Resources
167
26
What's Ahead
167
2
Objectives
169
1
Gearing Up
169
1
Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment
169
4
Active Exercise
172
1
Active Concept Check
173
1
The Database Approach to Data Management
173
8
Active Example
179
2
Video Exercise
181
1
Active Concept Check
181
1
Creating a Database Environment
181
4
Active Exercise
182
3
Active Concept Check
185
1
Database Trends
185
6
Active Example
186
1
Active Exercise
186
2
Active Example
188
2
Active Example
190
1
Active Concept Check
190
1
Management Wrap-Up
191
2
Telecommunications and Networks
193
22
What's Ahead
193
2
Objectives
195
1
Gearing Up
195
1
The Telecommunications Revolution
195
1
Active Exercise
195
1
Active Exercise
196
1
Active Concept Check
196
1
Components and Functions of a Telecommunications System
196
7
Active Example
198
3
Active Exercise
201
1
Active Example
201
2
Active Concept Check
203
1
Communications Networks
203
6
Active Example
205
4
Active Exercise
209
1
Active Example
209
1
Active Concept Check
209
1
Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business Technologies
209
3
Active Example
210
1
Active Exercise
211
1
Active Concept Check
212
1
Management Wrap-Up
212
3
The Internet and the New Information Technology Infrastructure
215
28
What's Ahead
215
2
Objectives
217
1
Gearing Up
217
1
The New Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure for the Digital Firm
217
3
Active Example
218
2
Active Exercise
220
1
Active Concept Check
220
1
The Internet: Information Technology Infrastructure for the Digital Firm
220
6
Active Example
221
3
Active Exercise
224
2
Active Concept Check
226
1
The World Wide Web
226
9
Active Exercise
228
1
Active Example
228
2
Active Example
230
2
Active Example
232
2
Active Exercise
234
1
Active Concept Check
235
1
Support Technology for Electronic Commerce and Electronic Business
235
3
Active Exercise
238
1
Active Concept Check
238
1
Management Issues and Decisions
238
3
Active Example
240
1
Active Concept Check
241
1
Management Wrap-Up
241
2
Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems
243
28
What's Ahead
243
3
Objectives
245
1
Gearing Up
246
1
Systems as Planned Organizational Change
246
6
Active Example
251
1
Active Concept Check
251
1
Business Process Reengineering and Total Quality Management (TQM)
252
4
Video Example
254
2
Active Concept Check
256
1
Overview of Systems Development
256
5
Active Example
257
3
Active Example
260
1
Active Concept Check
260
1
Alternative System-building Approaches
261
8
Active Exercise
265
1
Active Example
265
1
Active Example
266
2
Active Exercise
268
1
Active Concept Check
269
1
Management Wrap-Up
269
2
Understanding the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change
271
24
What's Ahead
271
2
Objectives
273
1
Gearing Up
273
1
Understanding the Business Value of Information Systems
273
9
Active Exercise
279
2
Active Exercise
281
1
Active Concept Check
282
1
The Importance of Change Management in Information System Success and Failure
282
7
Active Example
282
1
Active Example
283
1
Active Poll
283
5
Active Poll
288
1
Active Exercise
288
1
Active Example
289
1
Active Concept Check
289
1
Managing Implementation
289
4
Active Exercise
291
2
Active Concept Check
293
1
Management Wrap-Up
293
2
Managing Knowledge: Knowledge Work and Artificial Intelligence
295
28
What's Ahead
295
2
Objectives
297
1
Gearing Up
297
1
Knowledge Management in the Organization
297
3
Active Example
298
2
Active Concept Check
300
1
Information and Knowledge Work Systems
300
9
Active Exercise
303
1
Active Exercise
304
1
Active Example
305
3
Active Example
308
1
Active Concept Check
309
1
Artificial Intelligence
309
6
Active Exercise
310
5
Active Concept Check
315
1
Other Intelligent Techniques
315
5
Active Example
317
3
Active Example
320
1
Active Concept Check
320
1
Management Wrap-Up
320
3
Enhancing Management Decision Making
323
22
What's Ahead
323
3
Objectives
325
1
Gearing Up
325
1
Decision-Support Systems (DSS)
326
8
Active Example
327
2
Active Exercise
329
1
Active Example
330
1
Active Example
331
1
Video Example
332
1
Active Example
333
1
Active Example
334
1
Active Concept Check
334
1
Group Decision-Support Systems (GDSS)
334
5
Active Poll
338
1
Active Concept Check
339
1
Executive Support in the Enterprise
339
4
Active Example
342
1
Active Concept Check
343
1
Management Wrap-Up
343
2
Information Systems Security and Control
345
28
What's Ahead
345
2
Objectives
347
1
Gearing Up
347
1
System Vulnerability and Abuse
347
7
Active Example
349
1
Active Exercise
350
1
Active Exercise
351
1
Active Example
351
3
Active Concept Check
354
1
Creating a Control Environment
354
10
Active Exercise
357
2
Active Example
359
1
Active Exercise
360
3
Active Exercise
363
1
Active Concept Check
363
1
Ensuring System Quality
364
7
Active Exercise
368
2
Active Example
370
1
Active Concept Check
371
1
Management Wrap-Up
371
2
Ethical and Social Impact of Information Systems
373
24
What's Ahead
373
2
Objectives
375
1
Gearing Up
375
1
Understanding Ethical and Social Issues Related to Systems
375
3
Active Example
378
1
Active Concept Check
378
1
Ethics in an Information Society
378
3
Active Example
379
1
Active Exercise
380
1
Active Poll
380
1
Active Exercise
381
1
Active Concept Check
381
1
The Moral Dimensions of Information Systems
381
15
Active Exercise
384
1
Active Example
384
2
Active Exercise
386
1
Active Example
386
1
Active Poll
387
5
Active Exercise
392
2
Active Example
394
1
Active Concept Check
395
1
Management Wrap-Up
396
1
Managing International Information Systems
397
20
What's Ahead
397
2
Objectives
399
1
Gearing Up
399
1
The Growth of International Information Systems
399
5
Active Example
401
1
Active Example
402
1
Active Example
403
1
Active Exercise
403
1
Active Concept Check
404
1
Organizing international Information Systems
404
3
Active Poll
405
1
Active Concept Check
406
1
Managing Global Systems
407
3
Active Concept Check
410
1
Technology Issues and Opportunities for Global Value Chains
410
4
Active Exercise
412
1
Active Example
412
1
Active Example
413
1
Active Exercise
414
1
Active Concept Check
414
1
Management Wrap-Up
414
3
International Case Studies
417