Management Information Systems

Management Information Systems
Author: Kenneth C. Laudon
Publisher: Pearson Educación
Total Pages: 618
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789702605287

Management Information Systems provides comprehensive and integrative coverage of essential new technologies, information system applications, and their impact on business models and managerial decision-making in an exciting and interactive manner. The twelfth edition focuses on the major changes that have been made in information technology over the past two years, and includes new opening, closing, and Interactive Session cases.

Organización y transformación de los sistemas de información en la empresa

Organización y transformación de los sistemas de información en la empresa
Author: Carmen de Pablos Herredo
Publisher: ESIC Editorial
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2019-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 8417513701

Organización y transformación de los sistemas de información en la empresa recoge los aspectos de gestión que las organizaciones deben de considerar desde que identifican las necesidades de incorporación de tecnologías de información y comunicación en sus procesos de negocio, hasta que tratan de medir los resultados que han obtenido en sus sistemas de información. Constituye el presente trabajo una herramienta de ayuda para aquellos que presentan cierto interés en conocer de forma completa posibilidades de gestión de las tecnologías de información y sistemas de información en la empresa. El equipo de profesores y profesionales que han intervenido en este trabajo ha puesto una especial atención en destacar el papel esencial y posibilitador que desde la perspectiva organizativa tienen las tecnologías de información y comunicación en la empresa. La madurez y experiencia del equipo tanto en docencia, investigación como en la gestión de tecnología en las organizaciones enriquecen desde una perspectiva multidimensional el trabajo. El trabajo se compone de ocho capítulos. En el primer capítulo se ponen de manifiesto algunos aspectos esenciales relacionados con el concepto de sistema de información. En el segundo capítulo se profundiza sobre el papel estratégico que tienen las tecnologías de la información y de las comunicaciones. En el tercer capítulo se destaca la complementariedad de las TIC y los recursos humanos asociados a ellos a la hora de generar capacidades en las organizaciones. El cuarto capítulo muestra herramientas que facilitan que un proyecto de desarrollo e implantación de sistemas de información, interno o externalizado, esté bien planificado y dimensionado en costes y beneficios para asegurar calidad, flexibilidad, orientación al negocio y al usuario y fiabilidad. En el quinto capítulo se destaca la relevancia de la transformación digital para las organizaciones y se pone énfasis en la gestión del cambio empresarial para que las organizaciones consigan resultados acordes con las posibilidades de las tecnologías de información y comunicación y las expectativas de los clientes. El sexto capítulo describe y ofrece estrategias de gestión y organización del trabajo y de sistemas de información compartidos que funcionan actualmente gracias a un uso inteligente de TIC. En el séptimo capítulo se definen algunos conceptos utilizados en la seguridad de los SI y se referencian las implicaciones económicas de la gestión de la seguridad, la legislación y su aplicación. Por último, en el octavo capítulo se proponen metodologías que sirvan de orientación para realizar auditorías de sistemas de información.

Business

Business
Author: Ricky W. Griffin
Publisher: Pearson Educación
Total Pages: 722
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789702605973

For Introduction to Business courses. This best-selling text by Ricky Griffin and Ronald Ebert provides students with a comprehensive overview of all the important functions of business. Each edition has introduced cutting-edge firsts while ensuring the underlying principles that guided its creation, Doing the Basics Best, were retained. The seventh edition focuses on three simple rules- Learn, Evaluate, Apply. - NEW- Chapter 2: Understanding the Environments of Business - This new chapter puts business operations in contemporary context, explaining the idea of organizational boundaries and describing the ways in which elements from multiple environments cross those boundaries and shape organizational activities. This chapter sets the stage as an introduction to some of the most important topics covered in the rest of the book, for example: - The Economics Environment includes the role of aggregate output, standard of living, real growth rate; GDP per capita; real GDP; purchasing power parity; and the Consumer Price Index. - The Technology Environment includes special attention to new tools for competitiveness in both goods and services and business process technologies, plus e

Information and Communication Technologies of Ecuador (TIC.EC)

Information and Communication Technologies of Ecuador (TIC.EC)
Author: Miguel Botto-Tobar
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2018-10-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030028283

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th Conference on Information Technologies and Communication of Ecuador “TIC-EC”, held in Riobamba City from November 21 to 23, 2018, and organized by Universidad Nacional del Chimborazo (UNACH) and its Engineering School, and the Ecuadorian Corporation for the Development of Research and Academia (CEDIA). Considered as one of the most important ICT conferences in Ecuador, it brought together international scholars and practitioners to discuss the development, issues and projections of the use of information and communication technologies in multiple fields of application. Presenting high-quality, peer-reviewed papers, the book discusses the following topics: • Communication networks • Software engineering • Computer sciences • Architecture • Intelligent territory management • IT management • Web technologies • ICT in education • Engineering, industry, and construction with ICT support • Entrepreneurship and innovation at the Academy: a business perspective The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the invited speakers for their inspirational talks, to the authors for submitting their work to this conference, and the reviewers for sharing their experience during the selection process.

Handbook of Research on Effective Project Management through the Integration of Knowledge and Innovation

Handbook of Research on Effective Project Management through the Integration of Knowledge and Innovation
Author: Jamil, George Leal
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 634
Release: 2015-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466675373

The field of project management experiences conceptual, technological, and decision issues when projects are created, implemented, and executed without the needed strategic connection. It is important to improve the connection between knowledge management and project management practices. The Handbook of Research on Effective Project Management through the Integration of Knowledge and Innovation bridges the gap between knowledge management and project management practices by providing both classical and modern views on their relationship. Discussing principles, practices, methods, and real case studies, this book describes the importance of aligning projects with a knowledge-based strategic plan to the benefit of practitioners, professionals, scholars, and researchers in the fields of management and information science.

Handbook of Research on Digital Innovation and Networking in Post-COVID-19 Organizations

Handbook of Research on Digital Innovation and Networking in Post-COVID-19 Organizations
Author: Pego, Ana
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2022-06-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1668467631

Businesses have had to face many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic; to survive in the changing landscape, they had to adapt quickly and implement new tactics and best practices to stay competitive. Networking is one of the many areas that looks vastly different in a post-pandemic world and companies must understand this change or risk falling behind. Further study is required to uncover the various difficulties and potential future directions of networking and innovation within the business landscape. The Handbook of Research on Digital Innovation and Networking in Post-COVID-19 Organizations provides a thorough overview of the ways in which organizations have had to change and adapt to the new business environments and considers how networking looks different in a post-COVID-19 world. Covering key topics such as organizational structures, consumer behavior, teleworking, and collaborations, this major reference work is ideal for managers, business owners, industry professionals, policymakers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Management Information Systems

Management Information Systems
Author: Raymond McLeod
Publisher: Pearson Educación
Total Pages: 698
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789701702550

This text enjoys a strong loyalty among instructors who adopt it. Focusing on the role of managers within an organization, the text emphasizes the development of computer-based information systems to support an organization's objectives and strategic plans. The General Systems Model is, introduced in Chapter 6, and implemented throughout the rest of the text.

Boosting the Knowledge Economy

Boosting the Knowledge Economy
Author: Francisco Javier Calzada-Prado
Publisher: Chandos Publishing
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2022-05-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1780634536

This book presents a comprehensive, international and up-to-date review of the key contributions of information services to the Knowledge Economy. Chapters contributed by experts in different areas of LIS focus on the crucial roles libraries, archives and museums are playing in their home institutions -private, public, non-profit-, as much as their impact on the economy and society as a whole. Boosting the Knowledge Economy: Key Contributions from Information Services in Educational, Cultural, and Corporate Environments has a particular interest in learning services, exploring principles and strategies for their implementation - from marketing strategy to analytics -, and covers implications for the LIS profession. - Provides new insights into the value of information services in the context of the Knowledge Economy - Presents an overview and analysis of cutting-edge practices in information services, with a particular focus on learning services and their particular contribution to LAMs' (Libraries, Archives, and Museums) brand awareness and to social capital building - Introduces a collaborative reflection on the role of information professionals at challenging times, with implications for the design of educational programs in the informationfield

Augmented Reality for Enhanced Learning Environments

Augmented Reality for Enhanced Learning Environments
Author: Reyes Ruiz, Gerardo
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2018-05-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522552448

In an environment where some countries are coming out of the recession at different speeds and others remain in a gloomy economic environment, education plays a vital role in reducing the negative impact of the global economic problems. In this sense, new technologies help to generate human resources with a better quality of education. Augmented Reality for Enhanced Learning Environments provides emerging research on using new technologies to encourage education and improve learning quality through augmented reality. While highlighting issues such as global economic problems impacting schools and insufficient aid, this publication explores new technologies in emerging economies and effective means of knowledge and learning transfer. This book is a vital resource for teachers, students, and aid workers seeking current research on creating a new horizon in science and technology to strengthen the current system of learning.