Management Information Systems - Hardcover

James A. O'Brien

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072906111 ISBN 13: 9780072906110

Publisher: Irwin Professional Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Management Information Systems, 4/E is a higher-level, longer edition (15 chapters) with longer, more complex case studies and more IT/IS and business theory throughout. Of the 3 O'Brien books (8/e, 2Ae, and MIS, 4/E), the MIS, 4/e has the strongest focus on managers (versus end-users)of IT/IS with an introduction to the systems approach to problem solving and IS development early in the book in Chapter 3. This material comes later (Chapters 10 and 11) in the 8/e and 2Ae.

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About the Author

James A. O'Brien completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Hawaii and Gonzaga University and earned an MS and PhD in Business Administration from the University of Oregon. He has been professor and coordinator of the CIS area at Northern Arizona University, professor of Finance and Management Information Systems and chairman of the Department of Management at Eastern Washington University, and a visiting professor at the University of Alberta, the University of Hawaii, and Central Washington University. Jim's research interests lie in developing and testing basic conceptual frameworks used in information systems development and management. He has written eight books, including several that have been published in multiple editions. He has also contributed to the field of information systems through the publication of many articles in business and academic journals, as well as through his participation in academic and industry associations in the field of information systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Irwin Professional Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072906111
• ISBN 13: 9780072906110
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 832