Management Information Systems: New Approaches to Organization and Technology

by Kenneth C. Laudon

Designed for the sophomore through MBA level Management Information System, Information Technology, and Information System courses taught in departments of Business, Management Information Systems, Information Systems, Computer Systems, and Management. This best-selling text, through four editions, has prepared students for the ever-changing demands of information systems management by focusing on the interconnections between technology, the organization, and IS management. Additionally, the authors track emerging technologies and organizational trends using real business examples to illustrate MIS issues and concepts. The Fifth Edition offers expanded coverage of the Internet and focuses on the way this new resource is transforming the way firms conduct business. Business processes are now introduced in Chapter 3 with a discussion of how they can impact the redesign of an organization to be more competitive. A continuously updated web site supports the new edition by providing on-line exercises with links to interesting URLs that enhance and enrich the material offered in the text. Internet Connection icons with the text margins note when additional web resources are available.

693 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Kenneth C. Laudon was an American professor of Information Systems at the Stern School of Business at New York University and a leading scholar on the social, political, and economic impacts of information technology. He earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Laudon authored several influential books examining computing, democracy, and privacy, including Computers and Bureaucratic Reform, Communications Technology and Democratic Participation, and Dossier Society, in which he introduced the concept of data-driven identity. His widely cited article Markets and Privacy proposed that individuals hold property rights over their personal information, a foundational idea in modern privacy debates. He also co-authored major textbooks such as Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm and E-commerce. Business. Technology. Society, used internationally. Laudon remained an influential voice in information systems scholarship until his death in 2019.

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[almostlost11 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty neat. This book was assigned as a reference book for a college course.