Information Systems Today: Managing in a Digital World

by Joseph S. Valacich, Christoph Schneider

A modern, case study-based exploration of Management Information Systems.

Information Systems Today: Managing in a Digital World opens each chapter with a case study so students can quickly understand how and why information systems are essential in today’s evolving business landscape. The authors selected cases that highlight real-world companies, technologies, and issues that illuminate the chapter topics.

Aligning major concepts with the latest trends, the Eighth Edition explores how the rise of mobile computing, cloud computing, social media, the Internet of Things, and Big Data affect information systems. Valacich and Schneider continue to use real-world examples to further illustrate key points and help students retain valuable insights.

Genres: Textbooks

560 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Joseph S. Valacich (Ph.D., University of Arizona) is an Associate Professor of Information Systems and is The George and Carolyn Hubman Distinguished Professor in Information Systems for the College of Business and Economics at Washington State University, Pullman. He is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS), the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and is a Charter Member of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). He is currently serving on the joint ACM-AIS task force designing the curriculum for Master of Science Information Systems Programs. He was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Service Award from the Washington State University College of Business and Economics in 1997, and is vice-chairperson of ICIS 1999 in Charlotte. Dr. Valacich was recently identified as one of the ten-most productive Information Systems researchers in the world and his current research interests include technology-mediated group decision-making, electronic commerce, the diffusion of technology in organizations, and distance learning. Dr. Valacich serves on the editorial board of Small Group Research and is an Associate Editor for MIS Quarterly.

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Reviews

[G · Rating 1 out of 5]

pain and suffering

[Beth · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read it, can’t remember it. I don’t think it was beneficial...

[Chris Strangeman · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a textbook. And not an engrossing, want to read kind of textboon.

[Yeah1990]

thank

[Smmripon]

i want to read

[Steve · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wish I could rate this book higher because some of the material it covers is good for IT people who might not fully understand how some parts of the computer work, such as the processor, RAM, and cache memory.

However, the book also has a number of glaring errors that should have been caught during the editing process, such as information about Charles Babbage's Difference Engine and the difference between PCI-X and PCIe slots.

When a book can't bother to get easily identified facts right, I question the overall validity of the book as a whole.