With a clear emphasis on the business and management elements of information technology, Management Information Systems, International Edition continues to be the ideal resource for upper level business students and MBA students. Updated to include the latest information technologies, practices, and trends, this book uses more real world examples and case studies than ever before, providing skills and knowledge that are easily transferable to the business world. From overviews of the information age to online business and business intelligence, readers will gain a sound balance of the technical and business elements of information technology.

Part 1 The Information Age
Chapter 1 Business Information Systems: An Overview
Chapter 2 Strategic Uses of Information Systems
Chapter 3 Business Functions and Supply Chains

Part 2 Information Technology
Chapter 4 Business Hardware
Chapter 5 Business Software
Chapter 6 Business Networks and Telecommunications
Chapter 7 Databases and Data Warehouses

Part 3 Web-Enabled Commerce
Chapter 8 The Web-Enabled Enterprise
Chapter 9 Challenges of Global Information Systems

Part 4 Decision Support and Business Intelligence
Chapter 10 Decision Support and Expert Systems
Chapter 11 business Intelligence and Knowledge Management

Part 5 Planning, Acquisition, and Controls
Chapter 12 Systems Planning and Development
Chapter 13 Choices in Systems Acquisition
Chapter 14 Risks, Security, and Disaster Recovery