Corporate Info Systems Management 2nd Ed.

Description: This text is written for students and managers who desire an overview of late-1990s information systems technology (IT) management. It explains relevant issues of effective management of information services activities and highlights the areas of greatest potential application of the technology.


Contents: The challenges of managing in an information age; the information technology challenge; manageable trends; information technology and strategy; effects of IT on strategy and competition; electronic commerce - from interorganizational systems to the Internet; information partnerships; information technology and organization; information, organization and control; IT architecture - evolution and alternatives; the untapped power of information technology; managing information assets; organizing and leading the information technology function; managing information outsourcing; information technology operations; information technology management processes; a portfolio approach to information technology development; special topics; global issues; security and privacy; the IT business.