IT for Management 2nd Edition Turban/McLean/Wetherbe ISBN: 0-471-17898-5

"Making Connections for Strategic Advantage"    The first edition of Information Technology for Management took a cutting edge approach by preparing students for the workplace of today AND tomorrow. The expert authors of this text understand the constantly evolving nature of IT, and the importance of forward thinking. They successfully incorporated this into the text by including real world cases drawn from major corporations and small businesses to illustrate how IT innovations can solve organizational problems and challenges. The result was a text that enabled students to make the connection between their studies and the success of their future careers.    The second edition extends and reinforces this connection. The theme of "making connections for strategic advantage" is integrated throughout the text to tie together each topic. The text also takes the real world cases to a new level by incorporating the student perspective: marginal annotations by working students explain how they have applied the text's topics in their jobs.    The text includes up-to-date information on the latest technologies. The authors continue their tradition of forward thinking by including coverage of new techniques in systems development, the use of networks and the internet to improve communication, and new chapters on electronic commerce and the economics of information technology. Chapters dealing with technology have been compiled into "Technology Reference Guides" to enhance and streamline the organization of the text. Back to Top Features New Technology Reference Guides put technical information into a clear and concise format Focus on managerial issues Emphasis on the use of networks and the Internet both within companies to improve communications between functional areas and among companies to improve and enhance communication with customers and suppliers Addresses "real world" applications through: Cases drawn from major corporations and small businesses The students' perspective: Marginal annotations by working students with majors in marketing, finance, etc. explain how they use certain topics in their jobs Chapter openers map out the content so students know where they are in the book Back to Top What's New Complete rewrite to reduce technical details and focus on managerial issues. Reorganization of contents to emphasize managerial orientation, with technology chapters removed from the body of the text, streamlined, and placed in the back of the text as optional "Technology Reference Guides." New theme of "Making Connections for Strategic Advantage" integrated throughout to tie together all the various topics. This theme emphasizes the use of networks and the Internet both within companies to improve communications between functional areas and among companies to improve and enhance communication with customers and suppliers. This theme serves to integrate the Internet in a meaningful way throughout the book. A focus on why IS is relevant to general business students; answers question of "Why do I have to take this course?" using 1. Marginal annotations by working students with majors in marketing, finance, etc. explaining briefly how they use certain topics in their jobs and 2. Icons to highlight applications in the different functional areas. New content including a new chapter on electronic commerce; new chapter on the economics of information technology; totally revised coverage of systems development - two chapters from 1st edition merged into one chapter and changed to reflect new techniques in system development; technology chapters streamlined to become a reference for students who need review. Much improved writing style and organization with fewer topics in every chapter to make it easier for students to take it all in. Every chapter read in order by Turban and a "super reviewer" to assure content is non-redundant, non-contradictory and that writing style is consistent and smooth. Turban's voice comes through throughout. Much improved design and layout - fewer boxes interrupt the pages; part and chapter openers map out the content so students know where they are in the book; redrawn art. Maintained emphasis on "war stories" and examples. Back to Top Table of Contents PART I: IT in the Organization CH 1 - Organizations, Environments, and Information Technology CH 2 - Information Technologies: Concepts and Management CH 3 - Strategic Information Systems CH 4 - Business Process Reengineering and Information Technology PART II: Networks and IT CH 5 - Network Computing: Discovery, Communication, and Collaboration CH 6 - Electronic Commerce CH 7 - Impacts of IT on Organizations, Individuals, and Society PART III: Using IT CH 8 - Transaction Processing, Innovative Functional Systems, and Supply Chain Integration CH 9 - Supporting Management and Decision Making CH 10 - Data and Knowledge Management CH 11 - Intelligent Support Systems PART IV: Managing IT CH 12 - Planning for Information Technology and Systems CH 13 - Information Technology Economics CH 14 - Systems Development CH 15 - Managing Information Resources, Control, and Security Technology Reference Guides T-1 Hardware T-2 Software T-3 Data and Databases T-4 Telecommunications and the Internet Back to Top Wiley Business Page | Wiley College Page | Who's My Rep How to Order | Join the Mailbag! | Turban ITM First Edition website