"We wrote this book for business school students who wanted an in-depth look at how today's business firms use information technologies and systems to achieve corporate objectives. Information systems are one of the major tools available to business managers for achieving operational excellence, developing new products and services, improving decision making, and achieving competitive advantage. Students will find here the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of information systems used by business firms today. After reading this book, we expect students will be able to participate in, and even lead, management discussions of information systems for their firms. The 14th edition features all new opening, closing, and Interactive Session cases. The text, figures, tables, and cases have been updated with the latest sources from industry and MIS research"--

Appropriate for both undergraduate and MBA students, this textbook examines the role of information systems in business and management. The authors describe the organizational and technical foundations of information systems, decision support systems, and the process of redesigning an organization. The fifth edition is reorganized to focus on the use of the internet to digitally enable business processes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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.

This text contains a wealth of pedagogical features to facilitate student comprehension, which aid in reviewing and reinforcing key concepts, as well as promoting problem-solving skills.

Finally, the essential MIS text and technology package that will teach your students how to create competitive firms, manage global corporations, and provide useful and profitable products and services to customers Features: *Companion Web site-www.prenhall.com/laudon. An expanded companion Web site that enhances and reinforces text material in a variety of ways: *New Application software exercises including spreadsheet, database, presentation software, CASE tool, expert system, Web page development, and Internet exercises can be assigned as additional, stand-alone problems to reinforce specific chapter content. *International links to Web sites for companies based all over the world plus additional exercises for users interest in more international material. *Electronic commerce exercises and cases for each chapter help students explore the various Internet business models and electronic commerce capabilities discussed in the text. *New Management Decision Problems provide opportunities for practical group or individual leaning both in and out of the classroom. Students are required to use quantitative data to make decisions based on real management issues such as: *Hardware Ca

Key Terms; Discussion Questions; References; Chapter 2 HIS Scope, Definition, and Conceptual Model; Learning Objectives; Introduction; HIS Uses in Organizational and Community Settings; Summary; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; References; Section II: Systems and Management; Chapter 3 HIS Strategic Planning; Learning Objectives; Introduction; HIS Strategy: Organizational Strategy as Its Roadmap; HIS Strategy: Where Do We Begin?; Why HIS Strategy Matters; HIS and Technology Strategy: Advancing Public Health; HIS and Technology Strategy: Architecture Builds a Strong House.

This supplement text bridges the gap between the fundamentals of how businesses operate (processes) and the tools that business people use to accomplish their tasks (systems). The authors have developed this text for an introductory MIS or general business course to establish a fundamental understanding of business processes. Business students, regardless of their functional discipline, will be able to apply the real-world concepts discussed in this text immediately upon entering the workforce. As more and more businesses adopt enterprise systems globally, it becomes increasingly important for business schools to offer a process-based curriculum to better reflect the realities of modern business. Given the integration of business operations and enterprise systems, Magal and Word have designed this text to reflect, in a practical and accessible format, how real-world business processes are managed and executed.