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Business information systems / Paul Beynon-Davies.

By: Beynon-Davies, Paul [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: xxvii, 482 pages : color illustratioins ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780230203686 (paperback).Subject(s): Management information systems | Information technology | Business information servicesDDC classification: 658.4038
Contents:
Introduction: the domain of business information systems -- Part I: Key concepts -- Organisations and systems -- Data, information and knowledge -- Information systems -- Part II: Understanding ICT -- Communication infrastructure -- ICT systems infrastructure -- Part III: Applying information systems to business -- The business environment -- Electronic business and electronic commerce -- Assessing the use and impact of information systems -- Part IV: Managing information systems in business -- Planning, strategy and management -- Services, projects and operations -- Development -- Successful informatics practice.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Focused on the needs of business and management students, this text provides a comprehensive introduction to informatics and its application in organizations. Assuming no prior knowledge, it builds concepts incrementally, using a strong theoretical base supported by practical examples to develop a coherent, integrated understanding of the subject.   Companion Website: http://www.palgrave.com/business/beynon-daviesbis/  

Bibliography: (pages 449-453) and index.

Introduction: the domain of business information systems -- Part I: Key concepts -- Organisations and systems -- Data, information and knowledge -- Information systems -- Part II: Understanding ICT -- Communication infrastructure -- ICT systems infrastructure -- Part III: Applying information systems to business -- The business environment -- Electronic business and electronic commerce -- Assessing the use and impact of information systems -- Part IV: Managing information systems in business -- Planning, strategy and management -- Services, projects and operations -- Development -- Successful informatics practice.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Message to Students Message to Lecturers
  • About the Book
  • Introduction: The Domain of Business Information Systems
  • Part I Key Concepts Organizations and Systems Data, Information and Knowledge Information Systems
  • Part II Understanding ICT Communication Infrastructure ICT Systems Infrastructure
  • Part III Applying Information Systems To Business The Business Environment Electronic Business and Electronic Commerce Assessing the Use and Impact of Information Systems
  • Part IV Managing Information Systems In Business Planning, Strategy and Management Services, Projects and Operations Development
  • Conclusion: Successful Informatics Practice Case Material Matrix Case Material
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

PAUL BEYNON-DAVIES is Professor ofnbsp;Business Informaticsnbsp;at the Cardiff Business School at Cardiff University, UK. He spent several years in the ICT industry and is the author of a number of highly successful books including Information Systems, Information Systems Development and Database Systems.