Principles of information systems
Subtitle: a managerial approach
By: Ralph M. Stair, George W. Reynolds.
Contributors: Reynolds, George Walter, 1944-
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Thomson/Course Technology
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 758
Subjects: Management information systems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: PART I: AN OVERVIEW: An introduction to information systems; title: Information systems in organizations; title: PART II: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS: Hardware: input, processing, and output devices; title: Software: systems and application software; title: Organizing data and information; title: Telecommunications and networks; title: The Internet, intranets, and extranets; title: PART III: BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS: Electronic commerce; title: Transaction processing and enterprise resource planning systems; title: Information and decision support systems; title: Specialized business information systems: artificial intelligence, expert systems, virtual reality, and other specialized systems; title: PART IV: SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT: Systems investigation and analysis; title: Systems design, implementation, maintenance, and review; title: PART V: INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN BUSINESS AND SOCIETY: Security, privacy, and ethical issues in information systems and the Internet; title: Glossary.