Ebook: Foundations of Business Information Systems
Author: Andrew Doswell (auth.)
- Tags: Computer Science general
- Series: Approaches to Information Technology
- Year: 1985
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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A few years ago there were no books on information technology and business, now there are a great many. To add to that flow calls for courage and judgment on the part of both a potential author and publisher. Andrew Doswell and Plenum Press are justified in bringing this work into the market. The main reason is that Andrew Doswell has brought to the work some simple yet formidable attributes. The first of these is that he knows what he is talking about. He was trained as an electrical engineer; he then was employed in business, drawing on and fortifying that training, where he moved into an administrative position. Later still he moved into teaching, first in Ireland, then in Scotland, but while employed in education he has not become an academic recluse. On the contrary, he has continued to maintain his links with business, doing so by engaging in both research and consultancy. Within the University he has been at the forefront of our thrust into office automation and office information systems.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Structure....Pages 3-5
Preview....Pages 7-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Functions, Communication, and Organization....Pages 21-47
Information, Decisions, Products, and Processes....Pages 49-79
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Traditional Technology....Pages 83-98
Principles of New Information Technology....Pages 99-122
The Information Machine....Pages 123-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Applications....Pages 161-201
Review....Pages 203-211
Back Matter....Pages 213-221
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Structure....Pages 3-5
Preview....Pages 7-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Functions, Communication, and Organization....Pages 21-47
Information, Decisions, Products, and Processes....Pages 49-79
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Traditional Technology....Pages 83-98
Principles of New Information Technology....Pages 99-122
The Information Machine....Pages 123-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Applications....Pages 161-201
Review....Pages 203-211
Back Matter....Pages 213-221
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