Book Description
Managing & Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach provides a solid knowledgebase of basic concepts to help readers become informed, competent participants in Information Systems (IS) decisions. Written for MBA students and general business managers alike, the text explains the fundamental principles and practices required to use and manage information, and illustrates how information systems can create, or obstruct, opportunities within various organizations.
This revised and updated seventh edition discusses the business and design processes relevant to IS, and presents a basic framework to connect business strategy, IS strategy, and organizational strategy. Readers are guided through each essential aspect of information Systems, including information architecture and infrastructure, IT security, the business of Information Technology, IS sourcing, project management, business analytics, and relevant IS governance and ethical issues. Detailed chapters contain mini cases, full-length case studies, discussion topics, review questions, supplemental reading links, and a set of managerial concerns related to the topic.
中文：
书名：管理和使用信息系统：战略方法，第7版
管理和使用信息系统：一种战略方法。提供坚实的基本概念知识基础，帮助读者成为信息系统(IS)决策的知情、称职的参与者。为MBA学生和一般企业经理编写的文本解释了使用和管理信息所需的基本原则和做法，并说明了信息系统如何在各种组织内创造或阻碍机会。
这一修订和更新的第七版讨论了与信息系统相关的业务和设计流程，并提出了连接业务战略、信息系统战略和组织战略的基本框架。指导读者了解信息系统的每个基本方面，包括信息体系结构和基础设施、IT安全、信息技术业务、信息系统采购、项目管理、业务分析，以及相关的信息系统治理和道德问题。详细章节包括迷你案例、完整案例研究、讨论主题、复习问题、补充阅读链接，以及与主题相关的一系列管理问题。
