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词条 信息技术与管理
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图书信息

出版社: 北京大学出版社; 第1版 (2005年1月1日)

外文书名: Information Technlogy and Management

丛书名: 管理学经典入门教材

平装: 537页

正文语种: 英语

开本: 16

ISBN: 7301081286

条形码: 9787301081280

尺寸: 24.8 x 19.4 x 2.2 cm

重量: 839 g

作者简介

作者:(英国)汤普森(Ronald L.Thompson) (英国)William L.Cats-Baril

Ronald L. Thompson is Associate Professor of Managementin Wake Forest University's Babcock Graduate School ofManagement. He holds a Ph.D. from the Ivey School of BusinessAdministration at the University of Western Ontario (London,Canada) and was formerly on the faculties of the University ofVermont and the University of Calgary. Ron has published in avariety of academic journals and has served as an associate edi-tor for MIS Quarterly. He also has taught a wide range of stu-dents and has won awards for teaching excellence. Ron and hiswife Jen enjoy numerous outdoor activities, including biking,golf, and trying to keep up with their two dogs when hiking.William t. Cats-Baril is Associate Professor of ManagementInformation Systems in the School of Business Administrationat the University of Vermont. He holds a Ph.D. from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison. He has held a variety of visit-ing appointments including stays at INSEAD and the LondonSchool of Economics. Willy has published more than 30 articlesand book chapters on a variety of topics in information technol-ogy and decision making. He has taught a variety of audiencesaround the world ranging from first-year undergraduate stu-dents to senior executives and has received various awards forteaching excellence. He has an international consulting practice.A former waterpolo player for the Mexican national team, Willynow enjoys skiing, bicycling, trekking, and scuba diving.

内容简介

《信息技术与管理》较系统地介绍了管理信息系统的基础知识,包括:管理信息系统导论、信息技术基础、信息系统在组织中的应用、信息系统资源的管理共四个部分的内容。《信息技术与管理》的最大特点是系统性和实践性,适合无理工科背景的学生使用且所介绍内容可操作性较强。

目录

1 Introduction to Information

Technology and Management

Introduction 2

Tech Talk: Information Technology 2

Information Technology Issues 3

Tech Talk: Capacity 4

Tech Talk: information Technology

Infrastructure 6

The Music Industry: 1999-2001 7

Tech Talk: Instant Messaging and Chat 9

Industry Stakeholders 9

Major Themes of the Book 12

Organizational Responsiveness 12

Competitive Strategy 13

Business Brief 1.1: Fidelity Sharpens Its

Technological Edge 15

Global Perspective 16

Business Brief 1.2: AOL to Unveil China

Venture 17

Ethical Issues 18

Business Brief 1.3: Big Bro Is Eyeing

Your E-Mail 18

Impact on Careers 19

Tech Talk: HyperText kinks 19

Tech Talk: System Interface 20

Framework for the Book 21

Summary 23

Case Assignment: Watch Your Speed 25

Reflections Case: The Rosetta Disk 26

Foundations of Information

Technology 29

2 Software and Hardware 31

Introduction 32

Performance Criteria 34

Performance Trade-Offs 35

Tech Talk: Moore's Law 35

Software 38

Systems Software 39

Business Brief 2.1: Microsoft Uses Fee Code 42

Application Software 43

Hardware 47

Software Horror Stories 47

Business Brief 2.2: Buggy Software 48

Software Tips! 48

Input Devices: Accepting Data 48

Tech Talk: Computer Sizes 49

System Unit and Motherboard 51

Processor and Main Memory:

Processing Data 54

Tech Talk: Measuring Data and Storage

Capacity 55

Tech Talk: Measuring Internal Clock

Speed 56

Tech Talk: Measuring the Speed of Executing

Instructions 56

Business Brief 2.3: Chip Breakthrough 57

Computer Design 58

Secondary Storage: Storing Data 58

Tech Talk: Measuring Time 58

Output Devices: Presenting Data 61

Hardware Tips! 63

Hardware Horror Stories 64

Concluding Comments 64

Summary 65

Case Assignment I: Factory of the Future? 68

Case Assignment I1: Pull the Plug on

KaZaA? 69

Reflections Case: Virtual Immortality 70

3 Content Management 72

Introduction 73

NextCard, Inc. 73

Data Representation 73

File Access 75

Transaction Processing 78

Database Processing 80

Data Capture and Processing 82

Content as a Corporate Resource 83

Business Brief 3.1: Keeping Tabs on the

81ood Bank 84

Database Organization-Relational

Model 84

Maintaining Data in a Database 86

Retrieving Information from a

Relational Database 87

Advanced Database Query

Interfaces 88

Presenting Information from a Database 90

Business Brief 3.2: Giving the Web a Voice 91

Performance Criteria for Database

Management Systems 92

Object-Oriented Database Model 93

Object-Relational Database Management Systems 94

Data Warehouses 94

Business Brief 3.3: BB~T 97

Data Mining 98

Business Brief 3.4: E.piphany? 102

Additional Data Management Issues 102

Distributed Databases 102

Data Security 103

Summary 104

Case Assignment: DoubleClick 106

Reflections Case: The Genome Project 108

Practicum Case Assignment: Green[and

Commercial Rentals 109

Technical Note 1: Data Modeling and

Entity-Relationship Diagrams 112

Creating a Data Model 117

Moving from a Data Model to a Database

Design 117

4 Telecommunications and Networking 120

Introduction 121

Organizational Communication 122

Formal and Informal Communication 122

Communication Dyads 123

Business Brief 4.1: Phony Press Release

Lands Hoaxer in Jail 124

Distortion in Organizational

Communication 125

Types of Distortion 126

Information Overload 129

Business Brief 4.2: Slowed to a Dead HaR 130

Analog and Digital Data

Representation 130

Telecommunications 131

The Changing Face of

Telecommunications 133

Tech Talk: Data Channels 134

Protocols 136

ISDN 136

DSL 136

Tech Talk: Data Transfer Rates 137

Cable Modems 137

T-Carrier System 138

Frame Relay 139

Fast Ethernet 139

Wireless 139

Business Brief 4.3: China Builds

Telecommunications Infrastructure 142

Networks 142

Components of a LAN 144

LAN Protocols t47

LAN Topologies 148

Intranets and Extranets 148

Network Horror Stories 152

Summary 153

Case Assignment: Guerrilla Wireless

Networking for the Masses 155

Reflections Case: Ubiquitous Computing 157

5 The internet and Electronic Commerce 160

Introduction 161

Evolution of the Intemet 162

Intemet Building Blocks 164

Internet Addressing 164

Electronic Mail, Newsgroups, List Services 165

Telnet and Ftp 166

World Wide Web 167

Company Example: NextCard 168

Additional Internet Technologies 170

Markup Languages 170

Dynamically Generated Web Pages 172

Web Portals 174

Search Engines 175

Intelligent Agents 175

Industry Example: Brokerage 176

Business Opportunities 179

Business-to-Consumer 179

Business-Based Markets 180

Business Brief 5.1: Plugged-in Fans Buy Hot Tickets in Web Presales 181

Consumer-Based Markets 181

Business-to-Business 182

Business Brief 5.2: Selling Backpacks on the Web Is Harder Than It Looks 183

The Mobile Internet 184

Internet Technologies and Business Operations 186

Intemet Issues 186

Security 187

Privacy 189

Consumer Protection 189

Censorship 190

Business Brief 5.3: U.S. Firms Concerned about Global Legal Pact 191

Intellectual Property Rights 191

Interactive Activities 192

Summary 194

Case Assignment: Wireless Banking Strategy 196

O rganizational Uses of InformationSystems 199

6 information Systems and Organizational Competition 201

Introduction 202

Components of an Information System 202

Purpose 202

Roles 203

Procedures 204

Content 205

Information Technology 206

Competition and Strategy 207

Business Brief 6.1: Mr. Cozzette Buys a Computer 210

Understanding Strategy 211

SWOT Analysis 212

The Value Chain 212

Business Brief 6.2: General Motors: From Bricks to Clicks 215

Porter's Five-Forces Model 216

Case Example: Marshall Industries 219

Management Objectives for Information Systems 221

Competitive Vulnerabilities 225

Positioning the I/T Organization 225

Managing Emerging Technologies 226

Summary 229

Case Assignment I: Demco Uses I/T to Help Customers 231

Case Assignment Il: Pollution Solutions (A): One Person's Waste...232

7 information Systems and

7 Organizational Responsiveness 236

Introduction 237

A Framework to Achieve OrganizatiOnal Responsiveness 239

Organizations as Systems 239

The Elements of Organizational Responsiveness 241

Inputs 242

Business Brief 7.1: Border Delays Slow Production 243

Outputs 243

Transformation Process 245

Business Brief 7.2: Customer Support-- ParTech 246

Business Brief 7.3: I/T Can Transform

Operations: The Russell Corporation 248

The Dynamics of Organizational Responsiveness 249

Homeostasis 249

Forecasting 251

Business Brief 7.4: In Hindsight 253

Feedback 254

Environmental Scanning 257

Open versus Closed Systems 259

Buffers 260

Summary 262

Case Assignment I: Wal-Mart Trumps

Moore's Law 264

Case Assignment I1: Creative Aerospace, Inc. 265

8 Information Systems and Organizational Decision Making 268

Introduction 269

Managerial Functions 269

Traditional Scheme for Classifying

Information Systems 272

Decision Making in Management 273

The Realities of Decision Making 274

Alternative Views of Management 275

The Limitations of Rationality 278

Using Information Systems to Improve Decision Making 282

Controlling 282

Automating Decisions 284

Supporting Complex Decisions 285

Augmenting Knowledge 286

Business Brief 8.1: Computers as Complexity Busters: I'd Like Next Friday Off 287

Business Brief 8.2: Keeping the Engine Tuned 289

Knowledge Management 291

Business Brief 8.3: Tapping Knowledge at P fx G 292

Strategic Planning 292

Group Decision Making 293

Business Brief 8.4: WebDAV Protocol Comes of Age 295

Summary 296

Case Assignment I: Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services 297

Case Assignment I1: The Norris Company

(B): Sherry's Day at the Office 298

9 Organizational Use of

Information Systems 302

Introduction 303

Organizations and Organizational Structure 303

Business Functions 304

Accounting 305

Finance 305

'Marketing and Sales 306

Production and Operations

Management 307

Customer Support 308

Human Resource Management 308

Information Services 308

Business Processes 309

Process View of an Organization 312

Business Brief 9.1: National and Provincial Building Society 314

Information Systems to Support Organizational Processes 315

The Virtual Organization 317

Business Brief 9.2: Networks as Distortion Busters 319

Cautions on the Use of I/T 319

Information Systems and Regulatory Issues 320

Bad Timing 320

Waking a Sleeping Giant 320

Cultural Issues Matter 321

Vulnerability to System's Failure 322

Ethical Vulnerabilities 323

Business Brief 9.3: Happy Birthday to You 324

Business Brief 9.4: Internet Privacy 325

Establish and Enforce Written Policies on Ethics and the Use of I/T 325

Summary 328

Case Assignment I: Anchoring Logistics in Technology 329

Case Assignment Ii: When Affairs of the Heart Raise I/T Privacy issues 331

Module II Case: Dakin Farm (A): Mail-OrderProcessing 333

Managing Information SystemsResources 339

10 Business Process Management and Enterprise Systems 341

Introduction 342

Organizational Strategies and Business Processes 344

Business Process Automation 344

Business Process Improvement and Transformation 346

Principles of Business Process Improvement 346

Example of Business Process Improvement 349

Principles of Business Process Transformation 350

Example of Business Process Transformation 351

Business Brief 10.1: The Axe Can Be Sharp:

The Ultimate in Process Transformation 353

Information Systems and Process Management 353

Enterprise Information Systems 354

Enterprise Resource Planning and Enterprise Systems 355

Issues in Implementing Enterprise Systems 357

Business Brief 10.2: Answering Customers with CRM 358

Business Brief 10.3: Integrating Purchasing with ERP 360

Summary 361

Case Assignment I: The Limited Curtails Fraud 363

Case Assignment Il: Lehigh Valley Hospital Gets a New Backbone 364

11 Information Systems Development 366

Introduction 367

Roles in Information Systems Development 369

The Systems Development Process 369

Structured Development versus Object- Oriented Development 370

Object-Oriented Techniques 371

Step 1. Project Planning (Define Goals and Objectives) 371

Step 2. Analysis (Define Information Requirements) 374

Step 3. Generation and Evaluation of Alternatives 376

Design Strategies: Build, Buy, or Outsource 380

Step 4. Designing the Chosen Alternative 380

Business Brief 11.1: Ski Conditions Ideal after I/S Integration 381

Step 5. Implementation 384

Business Brief 11.2: Powering a Peacock 386

Step 6. Maintenance and Operations 388

CASE Tools 389

Alternative Development Techniques 390

End-User Development 391

Rapid Application Development 392

Operational Vulnerabilities 393

Business Brief 11.3: Application Development Life Cycle Gets an ASP Angle 394

Effective Project Management 395

Summary 396

Case Assignment I: Intelligent Electronics 399

Case Assignment il: Great Sports! 400

Technical Note 2: Structured Analysis

and Design Techniques 403

Structured Tools and Techniques 403

Sample Case: Westward Ho 403

Data Flow Diagrams 404

Westward Ho: Operations 405

DFDs: The Context Diagram 406

DFDs: The System-Level Diagram 406

DFDs: Lower-Level Diagrams 408

Diagraming Conventions 409

Data Models and Data Dictionaries 409

Structured Design 410

Structured Programming , 412

Summary 412

External Information SystemsSourcing 414

Introduction 415

12 Buying Packaged Software 415

Outsourcing 420

Business Brief 12.1: Problems for Rich-Con

Steel 421

Service Providers 423

Application Service Provider 423

Business Brief 12.2: Spin-off Sees

Outsourcing as Key to Success 424

Management Services Provider 426

Web Services 428

Selective'Sourcing 431

Summary 432

Case Assignment I: Miller ElectricCase Assignment ii: Outsourcing in theRetail Sector 436

13Information ResourceManagement 438

Introduction 439

Hershey's Biggest Dud 439

Spot Shortages 439

The Mars Option 440

The Project 440

Big-Bang Approach 441

Not an Isolated Instance 442

Information Systems as a Corporate

Resource 443

Content as a Corporate Resource 444

Information Systems Planning 445

Organization of the Information

Services Department 447

Cost and Resource Management 449

Business Brief 13.1: Charge Those

Users 450

Disaster Recovery Planning 451

Business Brief 13.2: Recreating Years of Files,

One Application at a Time 452

Systems Security 455

Business Brief 13.3: IBM Moves to Plug

Holes in Disaster Recovery 456

Summary 458

Case Assignment I: Pollution Solutions (C):

When It Rains... 460

Case Assignment Il: Disaster Recovery at

Vermont Mutual 461

Module iii Case: Dakin Farm (B): What's Next? 464

14 Information Technology: Emerging and Future Issues 472

Introduction 473

Organizational Management 474

Employment and Entrepreneurship 476

Business Brief 14.1:Just-Not-in-Time 477

Business Brief 14.2: Amid Record Profits,

Companies Continue Layoffs 478

Ethical, Security, and International Issues 480

Business Brief 14.3: The Cyber-Surveillance Bill and You 481

Cyberterrorism 482

Semantic Hacking: Who Can You Believe? 482

Business Brief 14.4: Cyberterrorism 483

Business Brief 14.5: Want a New Credit Card Number? 484

Business Brief 14.6: Semantic Hacking 485

Summary 490

Case Assignment I: The Parable of the Pizza Parlor 490

Case Assignment I1: South Korea: A Nation of Digital Guinea Pigs 492

Case Assignment III: Artificial

Intelligence 493

Glossary 495

Index 516

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