Piccoli, Gabriele. <br/><br/>
Information systems for managers   : texts &  cases  
/ Gabriele Piccoli. 
 - Hoboken, NJ :  J. Wiley,  c2008. 
 - xiv, 465 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I: Foundations — Information Systems and the Role of General and Functional Managers — Information Systems Defined — Organizational Information Systems and Their Impact — Part II: Competing in the Digital Age — Digital Disruption and the Competitive Environment — Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship — Part III: The Strategic Use of Information Systems — Strategic Information Systems Planning — Value Creation and Strategic Information Systems — Digital Value Creation — Digital Value Capture — Part IV: Getting IT Done — Managing Information Systems — Creating Information Systems in the Digital Age — Information Systems Trends — Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Ethics 
<br/><br/> Information Systems for Managers is a text for managerial/MBA students intended to actively engage them in discussions and activities around information systems and information technology. Piccoli has interwoven many real-world examples into the text that show students how IS will effect their futures in management positions. Each chapter starts off with a mini-case to get the student's attention, build excitement, and foster interactive discussions. A plethora of unique, full-length cases are also composed within the text to hold student's attention and show them how IS and IT are of great interest to them as managers. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470087039 (hbk.) 047008703X (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Management information systems<br/>Business--Data processing