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Saur©2003XXIX, 225 p.21 cmBibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum TeubnerianaCopertina rigida telataVolume a fascicoli rilegatiCynegetica32814De venationeCacciaOppianoPoema e parafrasi881.0112 rid.itaOppianus :Apamensis305746Eutecnius<3./10. saec.>386117Papathomopoulos,ManolisITUNINA2007RICAUNIMARCBK990008554930403321P2B-600-TEUB-OPPIAN.AP.-401A-2003Bibl. 56470FLFBCFLFBCCynegetica32814UNINA11513nam 2200577 450 991015159300332120230803222204.01-292-00001-5(CKB)2550000001351390(MiAaPQ)EBC5174043(MiAaPQ)EBC5138972(Au-PeEL)EBL5138972(CaONFJC)MIL641406(OCoLC)1015851447(EXLCZ)99255000000135139020180105h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierInformation systems today managing in the digital world /Joseph Valacich, Christoph Schneider ; contributions by Ramesh BehlSixth edition, international edition.Boston, [Massachusetts] :Pearson,2014.©20141 online resource (570 pages) color illustrations, photographs1-292-00000-7 1-322-10155-8 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover -- About the Authors -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Managing in the Digital World -- Managing in the Digital World: Apple -- Information Systems Today -- The Rise of the Information Age -- Brief Case: Technology at Starbucks -- Five IT Megatrends in the Information Age -- Who's Going Mobile: The Evolution of Post-PC Devices -- Evolution of Globalization -- Key Factors Enabling Globalization -- The Rise of Information Systems Outsourcing -- Opportunities of Operating in the Digital World -- Challenges of Operating in the Digital World -- Information Systems Defined -- Key Players: Wipro and Infosys - The Global Outsourcing Leaders -- Data: The Root and Purpose of Information Systems -- Hardware, Software, and Telecommunications Networks: The Components of Information Systems -- People: The Builders, Managers, and Users of Information Systems -- Organizations: The Context of Information Systems -- The Dual Nature of Information Systems -- Case in Point: An Information System Gone Awry: Leap Year Glitch Stops Government Cloud Computing Services (or Doesn't?) -- Case in Point: An Information System That Works: FedEx -- Information Systems for Competitive Advantage -- When Things Go Wrong Failure: The Path to Success? -- Why Information Systems Matter -- IS Ethics -- Coming Attractions: The Future of Cloud-Based Communications -- Information Privacy -- Intellectual Property -- Ethical Dilemma: The Human Cost of the Newest Gadgets -- The Need for a Code of Ethical Conduct -- The Digital Divide -- Industry Analysis: Business Career Outlook -- Key Points Review -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Self-Study Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Application Exercises -- Team Work Exercise -- Answers to the Self-Study Questions -- Case 1: Bridging the Digital Divide -- Case 2: Enabling Global Payments at PayPal.Chapter 2: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Information Systems -- Managing in the Digital World: The Business of Merging "Groups" and "Coupons -- Enabling Organizational Strategy through Information Systems -- Organizational Decision-Making Levels -- Organizational Functional Areas -- Information Systems for Automating: Doing Things Faster -- Information Systems for Organizational Learning: Doing Things Better -- Information Systems for Supporting Strategy: Doing Things Smarter -- Sources of Competitive Advantage -- Brief Case: For Sale By Owner: Your Company's Name.com -- Identifying Where to Compete: Analyzing Competitive Forces -- Identifying How to Compete: Analyzing the Value Chain -- The Role of Information Systems in Value Chain Analysis -- The Technology/Strategy Fit -- Assessing Value for the IS Infrastructure -- Putting It All Together: Developing a Successful Business Model -- Changing Mind-Sets About Information Systems -- International Business Strategies in the Digital World -- Home-Replication Strategy -- When Things Go Wrong: The Pains of Miscalculating Groupon -- Global Business Strategy -- Multidomestic Business Strategy -- Transnational Business Strategy -- Who's Going Mobile: Mobile Operating Systems -- Valuing Innovations -- The Need for Constant IS Innovation -- Successful Innovation Is Difficult -- Organizational Requirements for Innovation -- Coming Attractions: Google's Project Glass: A Pair of Glasses -- Predicting the Next New Thing -- The Innovator's Dilemma -- Key Players: The Global Elite -- Freeconomics: Why Free Products Are the Future of the Digital World -- How Freeconomics Works -- The Freeconomics Value Proposition -- Ethical Dilemma: Underground Gaming Economy -- Applying Freeconomics in the Digital World -- Industry Analysis: Banking Industry -- Key Points Review -- Key Terms -- Review Questions.Self-Study Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Application Exercises -- Team Work Exercise -- Answers to the Self-Study Questions -- Case 1: LinkedIn -- Case 2: Netflix -- Chapter 3: Managing the Information Systems Infrastructure and Services -- Managing in the Digital World: "I Googled You -- The IS Infrastructure -- Who's Going Mobile: The Cloud Phone -- Applications and Databases Supporting Business Processes -- Ethical Dilemma: Putting People's Lives Online -- IS Infrastructure Components -- Hardware -- System Software -- Coming Attractions: Optical WLAN -- Storage -- Networking -- Data Centers -- Brief Case: Earthquake-Proofing a Data Center -- Issues Associated with Managing the IS Infrastructure -- Rapid Obsolescence and Shorter IT Cycles -- Big Data and Rapidly Increasing Storage Needs -- Demand Fluctuations -- Increasing Energy Needs -- When Things Go Wrong: Dirty Data Centers -- Cloud Computing -- What is Cloud Computing? -- Managing the Cloud -- Advanced Cloud Applications -- Key Players: Giants of the Infrastructure -- Green Computing -- Industry Analysis: Movie Industry -- Key Points Review -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Self-Study Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Application Exercises -- Team Work Exercise -- Answers to the Self-Study Questions -- Case 1: FarmVille, CastleVille, Etc.: The Infrastructure Behind Social Games -- Case 2: Broadband Service on Airplanes: Wi-Fi in the Sky -- Chapter 4: Enabling Business-to-Consumer Electronic Commerce -- Managing in the Digital World: Taobao and the World of e-Commerce -- Electronic Commerce Defined -- Internet and World Wide Web Capabilities -- EC Business Strategies -- Brief Case: Catchafire - Fueling "Volunteer-to-Charity" e-Commerce -- Business-to-Consumer e-Commerce and Internet Marketing -- Stages of B2C EC -- Ethical Dilemma: The Ethics of Reputation Management.e-Tailing: Selling Goods and Services in the Digital World -- EC Web Sites: Attracting and Retaining Online Customers -- Internet Marketing -- Key Players: Behind the Online Storefront: How e-Commerce Giants Help Small Businesses Flourish -- When Things Go Wrong: Rigging Search Results -- Mobile Commerce, Consumer-to-Consumer EC, and Consumer-to-Business EC -- Coming Attractions: Smart Phones of the Future -- C2C EC -- C2B EC -- Managing Finances and Navigating Legal Issues in EC -- Who's Going Mobile: Mobile Payments -- e-Banking -- Securing Payments in the Digital World -- Legal Issues in EC -- e-Government -- Industry Analysis: Retailing -- Key Points Review -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Self-Study Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Application Exercises -- Team Work Exercise -- Answers to the Self-Study Questions -- Case 1: Global Picture Sharing: Flickr -- Case 2: YouTube -- Chapter 5: Enhancing Organizational Communication and Collaboration Using Social Media -- Managing in the Digital World: Facebook.com -- The Need for Communication and Collaboration -- Virtual Teams -- The Evolving Web -- Evolving Web Capabilities -- Evolving Social Interaction -- Evolving Collaboration through Collective Intelligence -- The Evolving Workspace -- Brief Case: Crowdsourcing a Constitution -- Future Web Capabilities -- Enterprise 2.0 -- Traditional Collaboration Tools -- Groupware -- Videoconferencing -- Intranets and Employee Portals -- Social Media and the Enterprise -- Enhancing Communication Using Social Media -- Enhancing Cooperation with Social Media -- Coming Attractions: Bio-Storing Files in Bacteria -- Enhancing Collaboration with Social Media -- Key Players: You, the Content Creator -- Who's Going Mobile: Mobile Social Media -- Enhancing Connection with Social Media -- Ethical Dilemma: "Zucking" Up the Universe.Managing the Enterprise 2.0 Strategy -- Organizational Issues -- When Things Go Wrong: Social Media Meltdown at Nestle -- Pitfalls of Web 2.0 Marketing -- Industry Analysis: Online Travel -- Key Points Review -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Self-Study Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Application Exercises -- Team Work Exercise -- Answers to the Self-Study Questions -- Case 1: Digg.com: The Rise and Fall of a Social Media Giant -- Case 2: Wikipedia: Who is Editing? -- Chapter 6: Enhancing Business Intelligence Using Information Systems -- Managing in the Digital World: Fbi and Cia- Gathering Intelligence Using Social Media -- Business Intelligence -- Why Organizations Need Business Intelligence -- Databases: Providing Inputs into Business Intelligence Applications -- When Things Go Wrong: Twitter Fever-Where Good Conscience Meets Bad Intelligence -- Coming Attractions: The Internet of Things -- Business Intelligence Components -- Information and Knowledge Discovery -- Business Analytics to Support Decision Making -- Brief Case: Princess D, Yoda, and Quality Assurance through Call Recording -- Ethical Dilemma: Are You Being Tracked? -- Information Visualization -- Key Players: SAS, MicroStrategy, and Other Business Intelligence Leaders -- Who's Going Mobile: OpenStreetMap -- Industry Analysis: Health Care -- Key Points Review -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Self-Study Questions -- Problems and Exercises -- Application Exercises -- Team Work Exercise -- Answers to the Self-Study Questions -- Case 1: The Netflix Prize -- Case 2: Are We There Yet? - Online Map Services -- Chapter 7: Enhancing Business Processes Using Enterprise Information Systems -- Managing in the Digital World: Amazon.com -- Core Business Processes and Organizational Value Chains -- Core Business Processes -- Organizational Activities Along the Value Chain.Brief Case: Crowdsourcing Cinema at Amazon Studios.For undergraduate Introduction to Management Information Systems courses.   Bring current, real-world IS concepts into your classroom. One of the greatest challenges in teaching IS courses is keeping pace with what's happening in the real-world. Information Systems Today shows students how information technology and systems are continuing to expand within all aspects of today's organizations and society.Information technologyInformation storage and retrieval systemsBusinessInformation technology.Information storage and retrieval systemsBusiness.658.4038011Valacich Joseph S.1959-846723Schneider Christoph1976-Behl RameshMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910151593003321Information systems today3412675UNINA