COVER -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- BRIEF CONTENTS -- COMPLETE CONTENTS -- BUSINESS CASES AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS -- PREFACE -- Part One Organizations, Management, and the Networked Enterprise -- 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today -- Smart Stores Reinvent the Retail Space -- 1.1 How are information systems transforming business, and why are they so essential for running and managing a business today? -- Interactive Session -- 1.2 What is an information system? How does it work? What are its management, organization, and technology components? Why are complementary assets essential for ensuring that information systems provide genuine value for organizations? -- Interactove Session -- 1.3 What academic disciplines are used to study information systems, and how does each contribute to an understanding of information systems? -- 1.4 How will MIS help my career? -- Review Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Hands-On MIS Projects -- Collaboration and Teamwork Project -- Case Study -- References -- 2 Global E-business and Collaboration -- Enterprise Social Networking Transforms Sharp Corporation into a More Innovative Connected Organization -- 2.1 What are business processes? How are they related to information systems? -- 2.2 How do systems serve the different management groups in a business, and how do systems that link the enterprise improve organizational performance? -- Interactive Session -- 2.3 Why are systems for collaboration and social business so important, and what technologies do they use? -- Interactive Session -- 2.4 What is the role of the information systems function in a business? -- 2.5 How will MIS help my career? -- Review Summary -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Hands-On MIS Projects -- Collaboration and Teamwork Project -- Case Study.

12.2 How do information systems support the activities of managers and management decision making?.

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