Business Information Systems and Technology : A Primer

ISBN-13: 9780415559188 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 328 str.

Brian Lehaney; Phil Lovett; Mahmood Shah

Opis

This text is a primer addressing the core subjects in business information systems and business information technology to enhance students' understanding of this material. Each chapter begins with a case study and features a summary of major points, glossary of terms, suggested further reading, and student activities.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Management and Organizations  3. Introduction to Information Systems  4. Applied Information Technology  5. E-commerce 1  6. Quantitative Methods  7. Accounting and Finance  8. Database Management  9. E-commerce 2  10. Organizational Behaviour  11. Systems Analysis and Design  12. Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence  13. Strategy and Information Systems  14. Project Management  15. Digital Society  16. E-commerce 3  17. Knowledge Management  18. The Project  19. Final Thoughts

O autorze

Brian Lehaney is Director of Postgraduate Research at the University of Wollongong in Dubai. He has many years of experience in managing and teaching in higher education, as well as in applied research. He focuses on operational and strategic organizational process improvement, especially in regard to knowledge management theory and practice. He is the author of numerous books and journal papers.

Phil Lovett is Senior Lecturer in Information Systems at Coventry University, UK. He has extensive teaching experience with a specialisation in database management. His research centres on information modelling, knowledge elicitation and knowledge-based engineering.

Mahmood Shah is Regional Director of the Institute of International Business (IIB) and a Senior Lecturer at the Lancashire Business School, UK. His research interests include mobile government, identity theft prevention methods and technology alignment. He has published papers in several high-quality journals, including The European Journal of Information Systems.