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Essentials of MIS, 14th edition

Published by Pearson (July 6, 2020) © 2021

  • Kenneth C. Laudon New York University
  • Jane P. Laudon New York University
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Essentials of MIS provides you with an in-depth look at how today's businesses use information technologies and systems to achieve their corporate objectives. Current, real-world business cases illustrate how companies have identified and ultimately solved key business challenges using IS and tech. The text will prepare you to participate in, and even lead, a firm's management discussions of information systems.

The 14th Edition consists of 12 chapters with hands-on projects that cover the most essential topics in MIS, all updated with new figures, tables, and cases. In addition to the core text, this edition includes a video case package consisting of 28 video case studies and 10 instructional videos to illustrate business uses of IS, explain new tech and explore concepts. The knowledge and information in this book will serve you well, regardless of major, throughout your business career.

PART I: INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

  1. Business Information Systems in Your Career
  2. Global E-business and Collaboration
  3. Achieving Competitive Advantage with Information Systems
  4. Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

PART II: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

  1. IT Infrastructure: Hardware and Software
  2. Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management
  3. Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology
  4. Securing Information Systems

PART III: KEY SYSTEM APPLICATIONS FOR THE DIGITAL AGE

  1. Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications
  2. E-commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods
  3. Improving Decision Making and Managing Artificial Intelligence

PART IV: BUILDING AND MANAGING SYSTEMS

  1. Making the Business Case for Information Systems and Managing Projects

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