MIS Essentials, Global Edition, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (September 18, 2014) © 2015

  • David M. Kroenke Formerly Western Washington University

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Title overview

For undergraduate Introductory Management Information Systems courses.

Exploring how people use IS to solve business problems, this engaging introduction explains why MIS is the most important course in the business school–showing students how businesses use information systems and technology to accomplish their goals, objectives, and competitive strategy. Three unique Guides per chapter focus on the themes of ethics, security, and other timely topics; a number of illustrative cases, exercises, projects, and other aids ensure that students connect the knowledge in the text to everyday life.

Table of contents

  1. 1. The Importance of MIS
  2. 2. Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information
  3. 3. Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage
  4. 4. Hardware and Software
  5. 5. Database Processing
  6. 6. The Cloud
  7. 7. Organizations and Information Systems
  8. 8. Social Media Information Systems
  9. 9. Business Intelligence Systems
  10. 10. Information Systems Development
  11. 11. Information Systems Management
  12. 12. Information Security Management

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