Principles of Information Systems or International Management

Principles of Information Systems

Author: Ralph Stair

Now thoroughly streamlined and revised, PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Ninth Edition, retains the overall vision and framework that made the previous editions so popular while eliminating outdated topics and updating information, examples, and case studies. In just 600 pages, accomplished authors Ralph Stair and George Reynolds cover IS principles and their real-world applications using timely, current business examples and hands-on activities. Regardless of their majors, students can use this book to understand and practice IS principles so they can function more effectively as workers, managers, decision makers, and organizational leaders.

Table of Contents:

1. An Introduction to Information Systems 2. Information Systems in Organizations 3. Hardware: Input, Processing, and Output Devices 4. Software: Systems and Application Software 5. Organizing Data and Information 6. Telecommunications and Networks 7. The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets 8. Electronic Commerce 9. Transaction Processing and Enterprise Resource Planning 10. Information and Decision Support Systems 11. Specialized Business Information Systems: Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Virtual Reality, and Other Specialized Systems 12. Systems Investigation and Analysis 13. Systems Design, Implementation, Maintenance, and Review 14. Security, Privacy, and Ethical Issues in Information Systems and the Internet

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International Management: Strategic Opportunities and Cultural Challenges

Author: Dean B McFarlin

McFarlin and Sweeney provide students with an accessible, application-oriented approach to international management, focusing on key challenges including motivation, leadership, and communication across cultural boundaries. The book gives students a global perspective on the process of hiring, training, and developing employees, as well as strategic decision making in relation to foreign markets. Questions, case studies, examples of creative problem solving, and testimonials from real-world managers operating in the international arena are just a few of the tactics McFarlin and Sweeney use to help students begin to think about applied theory on a global level. All chapters have been updated with recent articles from leading business sources and academic journals, and new case studies have been incorporated.