{"title":"Managing Infrastructure for Information Systems","authors":"Jun Xu, M. Quaddus","doi":"10.2991/978-94-91216-89-3_6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-91216-89-3_6","url":null,"abstract":"In this chapter, we will provide a managerial view of computer hardware and software; discuss the benefits and opportunities offered by networks and telecommunications; review major types of telecommunications networks; explain how wireless/mobile communication can help an organisation conduct business anytime, anywhere, anyplace; and discuss challenges managers are facing when making decisions on hardware, software, networks, and telecommunications.","PeriodicalId":284586,"journal":{"name":"Essential Topics of Managing Information Systems","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122951899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Information Systems for Enhancing Internal Operation","authors":"","doi":"10.1142/9789811213564_0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811213564_0007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":284586,"journal":{"name":"Essential Topics of Managing Information Systems","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133610063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FRONT MATTER","authors":"","doi":"10.1142/9789811213564_fmatter","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811213564_fmatter","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":284586,"journal":{"name":"Essential Topics of Managing Information Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130680187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information Systems Operation Management","authors":"Jun Xu, M. Quaddus","doi":"10.2991/978-94-91216-89-3_10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-91216-89-3_10","url":null,"abstract":"In this chapter, we will discuss the importance of effectively managing enterprise IS/IT operation/function, present some popular frameworks of enterprise IS/IT operation management, discuss outsourcing options, emphasize the challenge and issues associated with outsourcing information systems, highlight the importance of effectively managing global information systems operation, and look at some popular approaches of managing global information systems operation.","PeriodicalId":284586,"journal":{"name":"Essential Topics of Managing Information Systems","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131596576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Information Systems for Improving External Relations","authors":"","doi":"10.1142/9789811213564_0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811213564_0008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":284586,"journal":{"name":"Essential Topics of Managing Information Systems","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116889116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information Systems Strategy and Investment","authors":"","doi":"10.1142/9789811213564_0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811213564_0003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":284586,"journal":{"name":"Essential Topics of Managing Information Systems","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117120582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing and Implementing Information Systems","authors":"Jun Xu, M. Quaddus","doi":"10.2991/978-94-91216-89-3_4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-91216-89-3_4","url":null,"abstract":"In this chapter, we will describe the system approach to problem solving, explain the steps of the systems development life cycle, point out the need for successful project management, change management and risk management, and compare different development approaches organisations can apply.","PeriodicalId":284586,"journal":{"name":"Essential Topics of Managing Information Systems","volume":"285 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127398817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Information Systems for Supporting Decision Making","authors":"Jun Xu, M. Quaddus","doi":"10.2991/978-94-91216-89-3_9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-91216-89-3_9","url":null,"abstract":"In this chapter, we will explain the importance of information quality for decision making, review various information systems for decision support, discuss business intelligence/business analytics, and discuss management challenges involved in developing information systems for enhancing decision making.","PeriodicalId":284586,"journal":{"name":"Essential Topics of Managing Information Systems","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126416079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information Systems for Competitive Advantages","authors":"Jun Xu, M. Quaddus","doi":"10.2991/978-94-91216-89-3_2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-91216-89-3_2","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter will review competitive forces and competitive information systems strategies for gaining competitive advantages, explain concepts of value chain, value web and business ecosystems & co-opetition, and discuss innovation strategy.","PeriodicalId":284586,"journal":{"name":"Essential Topics of Managing Information Systems","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129973483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"BACK MATTER","authors":"","doi":"10.1142/9789811213564_bmatter","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811213564_bmatter","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":284586,"journal":{"name":"Essential Topics of Managing Information Systems","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114535418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}