Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach, 7th Edition

by Keri E. Pearlson, Carol S. Saunders, Dennis F. Galletta

Managing & Using Information A Strategic Approach provides a solid knowledgebase of basic concepts to help readers become informed, competent participants in Information Systems (IS) decisions. Written for MBA students and general business managers alike, the text explains the fundamental principles and practices required to use and manage information, and illustrates how information systems can create, or obstruct, opportunities within various organizations.

This revised and updated seventh edition discusses the business and design processes relevant to IS, and presents a basic framework to connect business strategy, IS strategy, and organizational strategy. Readers are guided through each essential aspect of information Systems, including information architecture and infrastructure, IT security, the business of Information Technology, IS sourcing, project management, business analytics, and relevant IS governance and ethical issues. Detailed chapters contain mini cases, full-length case studies, discussion topics, review questions, supplemental reading links, and a set of managerial concerns related to the topic.

368 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 11, 2019

Reviews

[Auds]

good riddance!

if I am going to potentially miss my reading goal bc of my MBA I'm gonna at least add the textbook(s) to my tally. it feels good to have class 1 done.

[John Mihelic · Rating 4 out of 5]

On Managing & Using Information Systems: Pearlson et al.

This was the textbook for an entry-level MIS class in my data analytics course progression. Overall, I liked the text. The chapters were well laid out with well developed examples of the chapters’ main ideas that carried though the whole chapter. Each of the thirteen chapters could easily be a course in itself, but in paring down each topic to the most pertinent details, not much is lost in the legibility of the topic. The only thing I didn’t like was partially structural with my course. There are case studies at the end and the answers are hosted in various places online. My instructor used these as discussion prompts and it was clear a quarter of my peers just copied the answers and ran them through a remix software.

[Anastasia · Rating 4 out of 5]

had to get this textbook for university course
easy to understand

[Lily]

Yes, I had to read this entire book. Yes, it’s going on my reading challenge 😭