Information technology for management : improving strategic and operational performance

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Information technology for management : improving strategic and operational performance

Efraim Turban, Linda Volonino ; contributing authors, Janice C. Sipior, Gregory R. Wood

Wiley, c2011

8th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Description

A major revision of a highly respected text that has sold over 250,000 copies, this book teaches that the major role of IT is to provide enterprises with strategic advantage by facilitating problem solving, increasing productivity and quality, improving customer service, enhancing communication and collaboration, and enabling business process restructuring. By taking a practical, managerial-oriented approach, the book demonstrates how IT is a critical success factor in enterprise operations and critical to their survival. Designed for all business majors, this book covers the basic tools and technologies, as well as emphasizing innovative uses of technology. Integrated throughout is how IT, including the use of social computing, mobile computing, the Web, intranets, etc, changes how business is done in almost all enterprises.

Table of Contents

Part I Understanding Information Systems that Support Organizational Performance 1 Information Systems in the 2010s 1 2 IT Infrastructure and Support Systems 30 Part II Data and Network Infrastructure 3 Data, Text, and Document Management 56 4 Network Management and Mobility 91 5 IT Security, Crime, Compliance, and Continuity 120 Part III Web, Wireless, and Social Media Strategies 6 E-Business and E-Commerce 156 7 Mobile Computing and Commerce 189 8 Web 2.0 and Social Media 218 Part IV Operational and Enterprise Systems and Processes 9 Operational Planning and Control Systems 255 10 Enterprise Information Systems 284 11 Business Intelligence and Decision Support 322 Part V Managing IT, Business Processes, and Social/Ecology Responsibility 12 IT Strategic Planning 359 13 Business Process Management and Systems Development 390 14 Global Ecology, Ethics, and Social Responsibility 417 Glossary G-1 Technology Guides Online at www.wiley.com/college/turban Cases Online at www.wiley.com/college/turban

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Details

  • NCID
    BB05018219
  • ISBN
    • 9780470916803
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Hoboken, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 437,14, 3, 2, 9 p.
  • Size
    29 cm
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