Information Systems in Business Book

The aim of this text is to develop a framework for controlling and using information systems in organizations and to spell out the practical implications of this framework for the specification, design and implementation of information systems. Organizations are analyzed in systemic terms founded on the idea of their central purpose and associated support systems (financial, personnel and so on) and which culminates in the high-level requirements of corporate strategy planning issues. Having defined the nature and purpose of information systems, the book addresses the manner of their development, in terms of problems and methodology. The text ends by bringing together all the strategic issues raised and ordering them into a systematic framework. Each chapter has its own learning objective, case- and example-based practical work, self-testing questions, key words and a full bibliography. The text is comprehensive and aims to provide a coherent conceptual framework for the specification, design, implementation and exploitation of information systems. It is suitable for undergraduate students on business/management information systems or business/management information technology courses at second year or above, final-year undergraduates on business/management studies courses taking an information systems option and postgraduate students on any business/management course.Read More