Now thoroughly streamlined and revised, PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Ninth Edition, retains the overall vision and framework that made the previous editions so popular while eliminating outdated topics and updating information, examples, and case studies. In just 600 pages, accomplished authors Ralph Stair and George Reynolds cover IS principles and their real-world applications using timely, current business examples and hands-on activities. Regardless of their majors, students can use this book to understand and practice IS principles so they can function more effectively as workers, managers, decision makers, and organizational leaders. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
This edition presents some of the most recent research on virtual communities and global IS work solutions as well as social networking.
Information technologies and strategies for managing them can change rapidly, but the information systems principles guiding both remain timeless. These principles continue to form the backbone of this textbook and...
This edition presents some of the most recent research on virtual communities and work structures, including how social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, are assisting virtual teams and how companies are effectively using ...
This new, shorter version of the successful Principles of Information Systems captures the authors' widely acclaimed "fundamentals" approach in a more manageable, 9-chapter format. Each chapter has been specifically written...
The book also introduces the challenges and risks of computer crimes, hacking, and cyberterrorism. A long-running example illustrates how technology was used in the design, development, and production of this book.
The real threat to information system security comes from people, not computers. That's why students need to understand both the technical implementation of security controls, as well as the softer...
Fuzzy logic and continuous classification methods are presented as methods for linking the two spatial paradigms.
Addressing both the technical and human side of information systems security, Dhillon's "Principles of Information Systems Security" helps future managers understand the broad range of technical, managerial, ethical, and legal issues ...
The second edition of Principles of Business Information Systems has been fully updated to reflect the latest developments in business information systems.
Written specifically for high school students, this text maps to the IC3 Digital Literacy Certification standards. By studying this text, students can prepare for taking the Certiport IC3 Digital Literacy Certification exams.