Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, Canadian Edition, 7th edition

Published by Pearson Canada (February 6, 2014) © 2015
  • Kenneth C. Laudon
  • Jane P. Laudon
  • Mary Elizabeth Brabston

Title overview

For introductory courses in IS (information systems) and MIS (management information systems).

Laudon's essential case-based text for the study of IS in business today.

Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm provides the most comprehensive overview of information systems, while drawing connections between MIS and business performance. The Laudons are known for their outstanding real-world case studies, which describe how well-known companies use IT to solve problems and achieve business objectives. Students will develop sought-after skills, and be adept at leading IS-related management discussions and using IT to meet bottom-line results. 



Hallmark features of this title

  • Video Cases. Students can watch short videos online, either in-class or at home or work, and then apply the concepts of the book to the analysis of the video. There are over 30 videos that explain how business firms and managers are using information systems, describe new management practices, and explore concepts discussed in the chapter. Each video case consists of a video about a real-world company, a background text case, and case study questions. 
  • “Window On” features Two short cases in each chapter have been designed to be used in the classroom (or on Internet discussion boards) to stimulate student interest and active learning. Each Window on Management, Window on Technology, and Window on Organizations concludes with case study questions which provide topics for class discussion, Internet discussion, or written assignments.
  • Hands-on MIS Projects. Every chapter concludes with a Hands-on MIS Projects section containing three types of projects: two Management Decision Problems, a hands-on application software exercise using Microsoft Excel, Access, or Web page and blog creation tools, and a project that develops Internet business skills. Th e Dirt Bikes running case is included with the Instructor's Resource Manual and can be used for additional hands-on projects for each chapter.
  • Collaboration and Teamwork Projects. Each chapter includes a collaborative project on the Companion Website that encourages students working in teams to use Google Sites, Google Docs, and other open-source collaboration tools. The first team project in Chapter 1 asks students to build a collaborative Google site.

New and updated features of this title

  • Big Data: Chapter 6 on Databases and Information Management has been rewritten to provide in-depth coverage of Big Data and new data management technologies, including Hadoop, in-memory computing, non-relational databases, and analytic platforms.
  • Cloud Computing: Expanded and updated coverage of cloud computing in Chapter 5 (IT Infrastructure), with more detail on types of cloud services, private and public
  • clouds, hybrid clouds, managing cloud services, and a new chapter-ending case on
  • Amazon's cloud services. Cloud computing also covered in Chapter 6 (databases in the cloud); Chapter 8 (cloud security); Chapter 9 (cloud-based CRM); and Chapter 13 (cloud-based systems development and component-based development).
  • Social, legal, and ethical issues: Expanded and updated coverage in Chapter 4 (Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues in the Digital Firm) of the social, legal, and ethical issues that surround the rapid expansion of the mobile platform, including privacy, patent and copyright, behavioural and smartphone tracking, data quality, due process, and quality of life.

Table of contents

  1. Information Systems in Global Business Today
  2. How Businesses Use Information Systems
  3. Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy
  4. Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues in the Digital Firm
  5. IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies
  6. Databases and Information Management
  7. Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology
  8. Securing Information Systems
  9. Enterprise Applications to Manage Supply Chains and Respond to Customers
  10. E-Commerce; Digital Markets, Digital Goods
  11. Managing Knowledge
  12. Enhancing Decision Making
  13. Developing Information Systems
  14. Project Management, Business Value, and Managing Change
  15. Managing Global Systems

Author bios

About our authors

Kenneth C. Laudon was a professor of information systems at New York University School of Business. He held a BA in economics from Stanford and a PhD from Columbia University. He authored 12 books dealing with electronic commerce, information systems, organizations, and society. Professor Laudon wrote more than 40 articles concerning social, organizational, and management impacts of information systems, privacy, ethics, and multimedia technology.

Jane Price Laudon is a management consultant in the information systems area and the author of seven books. Her special interests include systems analysis, data management, MIS auditing, software evaluation, and teaching business professionals how to design and use information systems. Jane received her Ph.D. from Columbia University, her M.A. from Harvard University, and her B.A. from Barnard College. She has taught at Columbia University and the New York University Stern School of Business. She maintains a lifelong interest in the languages and civilizations of East Asia. The Laudons have two daughters, Erica and Elisabeth, to whom this book is dedicated.

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