Introduction To Information Systems: Supporting And Transforming Business

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This streamlined, easy-to-read book provides readers with the basics of information technology (IT). It is based on the fundamental premise that the major role of IT is to support employees, regardless of their functional area or level in the organization. The authors take a hands-on approach with the help of a case study that actually shows how to apply the material in an organization. They also present strong coverage of e-commerce and wireless technologies, an excellent variety of examples, and a website with additional real-world applications and cases. About The Author Efraim Turban is currently a Visiting Scholar with the Pacific Institute for Information Systems Management College of Business University of Hawaii at Manoa. He obtained his MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. His industry experience includes 8 years as an industrial engineer, 3 of which were spent at General Electric Transformers Plant. In his 30 years of teaching, Dr. Turban has served as Distinguished Professor at Eastern Illinois University, and as Visiting Professor at UCLA, City University of Hong Kong, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and University of Miami. Dr. Turban was a co-recipient of the 1984/85 National Management Science Award (Artificial Intelligence in Management). In 1997 he received the Distinguished Faculty Scholarly and Creative Achievement Award at California State University, Long Beach. He was the co-chair of the 1999 International Conference of Electronic Commerce. Dr. Turban has published over 100 articles in leading journals. R. Kelly Rainer, Jr. is George Phillips Privett Professor of Management Information Systems at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. He received his BS degree in Mathematics from Auburn and his Doctor of Dental Medicine for ten years, Professor Rainer returned to school and received his Ph.D. at the University of Georgia. He has published numerous articles in leading journals. His current research interests include health care informatics and information technology security. Richard E. Potter is Assistant Professor of Information and Decision Sciences in the College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received a bachelors degree in psychology from California State University-Hayward, and an MS in Management degree and Ph.D. degree in Management and Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona. Dr. Potter was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health and Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Professor of MIS at the University of Arizona’s Keller School of Management. He also served Mexico’s ITESM system as Director of Research and Doctoral Programs at their Mexico City Graduate School of Business. Table of contents Information Systems: Concepts and Management The Modern Organization in the Digital Economy Ethics, Privacy, and Information Security Data and Knowledge Management Network Computing E-Business and E-Commerce Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce Organizational Information Systems Managerial Support Systems Acquiring IT Applications Technology Guide 1. Computer Hardware Technology Guide 2. Computer Software References Glossary Index