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UNINA9910531896803321 |
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Savoie Michael J |
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Titolo |
Building successful information systems [[electronic resource] ] : five best practices to ensure organizational effectiveness and profitability / / Michael J. Savoie |
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[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017), : Business Expert Press, 2012 |
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1-283-89511-0 |
1-60649-426-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (110 p.) |
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Collana |
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Information systems collection, , 2156-6593 |
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Information resources management |
Management information systems |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Part of: 2012 digital library. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Where do we start? -- 2. The information ladder -- 3. What constitutes the right data? -- 4. How do we get information to the right place? -- 5. When is the right time? -- 6. How do we identify the right person? -- 7. What is the right format for the information? -- 8. Security -- 9. Putting it all together -- 10. Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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Information systems are a critical component of business success today. Unfortunately, many companies do not truly understand what an information system is; where, when, and how it should be implemented; or the effects of integrating it into the organization. As such, we continue to see implementation horror stories of projects run amuck--going over time and over budget--or information systems that never get fully implemented, requiring "work-arounds" by employees in order to get things done. Why is this the case? Are information systems so poorly developed, or is it more a case of companies not understanding what information systems are and how to integrate them into their business processes? The premise of this book is that it is the latter. If decision makers better understood what information systems are, how they worked, and, most importantly, what constitutes a |
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successful information system; then implementations would be smoother, and benefits from information systems would be greater and last longer. |
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UNINA9910965553103321 |
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Autore |
Butterly John R |
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Hunger : the biology and politics of starvation / / John R. Butterly, Jack Shepherd |
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Hanover, N.H., : Dartmouth College Press, : Published by University Press of New England, c2010 |
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9781283875110 |
128387511X |
9781584659501 |
1584659505 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (349 p.) |
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ShepherdJack <1937-2023.> |
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Famines |
Hunger |
Malnutrition |
Starvation |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The silent emergency -- The framework of understanding -- The basics of nutrition -- The anatomy and physiology of nutrition -- Agriculture: the birth of civilization ... and famine -- Responses on the ground -- Responses: government and international -- Responses to malnutrition -- Why do some people starve? -- Why do some people die? -- The biological basis for political behavior -- The right to food -- Best practices -- Prescription for change. |
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A timely and provocative look at the role political developments and the biology of nutrition play in world famine |
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