Focused on the needs of the Business and Management students, this text is
comprehensive and builds up understanding in an integrated coherent way. Assuming no prior
knowledge, and with a strong theoretical underpinning, coupled with practical application
and case studies, it makes high level material accessible to newcomers to the discipline.
Developed in consultancy with Chris Sauer (Fellow in Information
Management, Said Business School, Oxford) and Robert Galliers (Provost
and V-P for academic affairs, Bentley College, USA and visiting professor at LSE). This
text has excellent pedagogy and ancillaries, including practical case studies to help
students apply knowledge, and an extensive companion website.
PAUL BEYNON-DAVIES is Professor of Business Informatics at
the Cardiff Business School at Cardiff University, UK. He spent several years in the ICT
industry and is the author of a number of highly successful books including Information
Systems, Information Systems Development and Database Systems.
Table of Contents
Message to Students
Message to Lecturers
About the Book
Introduction: The Domain of Business Information Systems
PART I: KEY CONCEPTS
Organizations and Systems
Data, Information and Knowledge
Information Systems
PART II: UNDERSTANDING ICT
Communication Infrastructure
ICT Systems Infrastructure
PART III: APPLYING INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO BUSINESS
The Business Environment
Electronic Business and Electronic Commerce
Assessing the Use and Impact of Information Systems
PART IV: MANAGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN BUSINESS
Planning, Strategy and Management
Services, Projects and Operations
Development
Conclusion: Successful Informatics Practice
Case Material Matrix
Case Material
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
512 pages, Paperback