Managing and using information systems - Keri E. Pearlson

Whether you
re building a house or understanding information systems, you must build a solid foundation to be successful. That
s why Pearlson and Saunders
Second Edition of
MANAGING AND USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
offers a foundation of essential concepts, so students can understand current IT issues and become active participants in information systems decisions.

This brief, but complete, paperback builds a basic framework for the relationships among business strategy, information systems, and organizational strategies. You
ll learn how IT relate to organizational design and business strategy, how to recognize opportunities in the work environment, and how to apply current technologies in innovative ways.

Highlights of the Second Edition

• Expanded coverage of current managerial issues such as CRM, supply chain management, strategic alliances, economics of information vs. economics of things, virtual teams, ERP, peer–to–peer networking, wireless computing, disaster recovery, and digital security


• Introduction of time–scope–quality triangle in chapter on project management


• New chapter in funding IT, including funding methods, ROI, dashboards and scorecards, and option pricing


• A completely rewritten chapter on doing business on the Internet


• More examples and end–of–chapter minicases

Flexible coursepacks of cases and readings for each chapter are available via Wiley
s Business Extra Select program (powered by XanEdu). Go to www.wiley.com/college/bxsfor more details.