Information Systems Management in Practice - Hardcover

Barbara McNurlin Ralph Sprague; Ralph H. Sprague Jr.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0134654773 ISBN 13: 9780134654775

Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div, 1993

Synopsis

This text is intended for use on management information systems courses. It features a comprehensive exploration of how information systems management is being practised by organizations today and offers a business world perspective, providing insights into the issues that chief information officers (CIOs) face as information technology takes on strategic importance in organizations. Emphasis is placed upon the management of information technology rather than the technical aspects, and case studies show how companies are putting information technology to work. inter-organizational systems, outsourcing, object oriented development, electronic document management, organizational learning and the advances of telecommunications. References are also included to experts and authorities in the field.

About this title

From the Publisher

A comprehensive exploration of how information systems management is being practiced in organizations today.

From the Back Cover

This book gives readers conceptual and practical guidelines for dealing with the management of today's information systems function. The authors' objective is to capture the material of most current importance to information systems executives and organize it around a framework that provides guidance for readers. Updated throughout each chapter to reflect the latest techniques and technology available, the Fourth Edition continues to use profiles of actual work in today's companies as a key element of the overall learning process.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0134654773
• ISBN 13: 9780134654775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 576