Product Description

Management Information Systems/Information Systems courses; Strategy/Information Management at Honours or MBA level; Business School courses; Departments of Business/Management; Information Systems; Honours, post-graduate or post-experience Executive MBA programmes; Strategic Management; E-Business/E-commerce; Technology Management; Innovation Management.
This book takes an organisational perspective towards managing information systems. It integrates the management of IS with central themes from organisational behaviour and strategy using a consistent " interaction model" throughout the text. More importantly it has a distinctive focus on management rather than technical issues.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #439650 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 275 pages

From the Back Cover
 Managing Information Systems: An Organisational Perspective is an ideal guide to dealing with the challenges and opportunities involved in the management of computer-based information systems. It contains a wealth of experience showing why some managers have succeeded in their information systems projects, and why others have failed. This book uses extensive original research by the authors and related theory to present a coherent perspective on the management of computer-based information systems. It is organised into four logically related parts, dealing with: information systems and organisations, strategy, organising and implementing. The book is intended for practising managers, especially those studying on MBA and similar courses. It includes many real-life case studies, which will enable readers to be more confident in handling similar situations, and to avoid the common pitfalls of information system projects.Key FeaturesLearning objectives Each chapter is packed with case study material Short examples throughout each chapter Notebooks which invite the reader to connect theory and practice End-of-chapter questions Annotated guide to further reading, and extensive references Instructor’s Manual The authors combine academic and business experience. David Boddy, B.Sc.(Econ), MA (Organisational Psychology) is a Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow, where he conducts research and teaches in the areas of organisational behaviour, information systems and project management. Another recent book is Managing Projects: Building and Leading the Team, Pearson, 2001. Albert Boonstra, Bec, MBA, PhD is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. He specialises in the human and organisational issues associated with information systems, teaching undergraduate students and experienced managers. He also consults for many profit and not-for-profit organisations on the management of information systems Graham Kennedy, MBA works in the internal consultancy division of the Royal Bank of Scotland. He has over fifteen years experience of managing projects to apply information systems and other technologies to business areas. This has provided him with many insights into the opportunities - and problems - which new technologies present to users.

Customer Reviews

Managing Information Systems
This is a very useful for book for both management students and computer science students who wish to know more about the impact of their programs on the business community. It is well set out and very clear, with easy to read diagrams and references to other books of the same subject matter. I would recommend this quite highly to any undergraduate who is just starting to learn about business. I cannot find fault with this book...yet!