Book Summary of Management Information Systems Management Information Systems, Fifth Edition retains the five parts structure and updated part-opening business cases from previous editions, but features a new streamlined chapter organization to better fit your course needs. All of the chapters offer completely new real-world cases and now include up-to-date video clips plus supporting questions for added practice. Furthermore, the fifth edition incorporates new or expanded coverage of the latest MIS topics such as E-Commerce, Challenges in Global Information Systems, Storage Service Providers and Network Attached Storage, Wireless Networks, Geographical Information Systems, and more. Your students will appreciate the improved companion Web site featuring extra business cases, more opportunities for hands-on practice, new video clips, added reading material, and helpful source information. Key Features • Reflects the latest advances in MIS tools and trends with relevant career coverage and topical references to ethical and societal issues in every chapter. • Tests students business problem-solving skills at the end of every chapter with abundant questions, activities, and the application of concepts. • Integrates compelling and pertinent new video clips throughout the text Table Of Contents Business Information Systems: An Overview. • Strategic Uses of Information Systems. • Business Functions and Supply Chains. • Business Hardware. • Business Software. • Business Networks and Telecommunications. • Databases and Data Warehouses. • The Web-Enabled Enterprise. • Challenges in Global Information Systems. • Decision Support and Expert Systems. • Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management. • Systems Planning and Development. • Choices in Systems Acquisition. • Risks, Security, and Disaster Recovery.
