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Information Systems for Managers

Available in two versions: With Cases & Without Cases

Edition 4.0 | Copyright 2019 | Publication Date: June 2018

Gabriele Piccoli, Louisiana State University, and University of Pavia
Federico Pigni, Grenoble School of Management

Overview


Information Systems for Managers focuses on what students need to know to be effective managers in the modern firm. Building from a discussion of fundamental concepts, Piccoli and Pigni use a practical and applied approach, not only to demonstrate the strategic importance of IS, but also to impart methods for creating and maintaining value. Far more than a summary of IS topics, the book empowers readers to realize the transformative business potential of IT.

Learn more about the philosophy and origins of this book on the author’s website.

Features


Complex Concepts Made Conversational
Engage students with practical advice in a non-academic writing style with a “toolkit” approach and mini-cases as chapter openers to jump-start conversations.

Hands-on Strategy
Teach students to help managers develop value-added strategic initiatives with frameworks.

Cases Supplement Information and Aid Discussions
Use the With Cases version’s full-length cases to apply the frameworks and spark in-class discussions of each chapter’s concepts.

Online Community of Teachers
Obtain suggestions for creative and effective teaching practices from an active online community of teachers.

Edition 4.0 Updates
Keep your lessons relevant with comprehensive updates that reflect advances in the field and provide current examples covering big data technologies, cloud computing; data-oriented specialists, blockchain, virtual and augmented reality, machine learning, artificial intelligence, the Process Virtualization Theory, mobile security, fake news, troll factories, and cybersecurity frameworks.

New Cases
Discuss a new mini-case on business models in addition to four new cases (in the With Cases version) that address digital business, value creation, cybersecurity, and the transition from waterfall to agile software development methodologies.

Table of Contents


Detailed Table of Contents PDF
  • Part I: Foundations
  • Chapter 1: Information Systems and the Role of General and Functional Managers
  • Chapter 2: Information Systems Defined
  • Chapter 3: Organizational Information Systems and Their Impact

 

  • Part II: Competing in the Digital Age
  • Chapter 4: The Changing Competitive Environment
  • Chapter 5: Digital Business

 

  • Part III: The Strategic Use of Information Systems
  • Chapter 6: Strategic Information Systems Planning
  • Chapter 7: Value Creation and Strategic Information Systems
  • Chapter 8: Value Creation with Information Systems
  • Chapter 9: Appropriating IT-Enabled Value Over Time

 

  • Part IV: Getting IT Done
  • Chapter 10: Funding Information Systems
  • Chapter 11: Creating Information Systems
  • Chapter 12: Information Systems Trends
  • Chapter 13: Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Ethics

 

  • Part V: Cases
  • The book is available with and without Part V: Cases.

About the Authors


Gabriele Piccoli is a full professor and Edward G. Schlieder Endowed Chair of Information Sciences at Louisiana State University. Dr. Piccoli is also affiliated with and has held positions with numerous universities both in the U.S. and abroad. His research, teaching, and consulting expertise is in strategic information systems and the use of information systems to enable customer service.

Gabriele Piccoli

Federico Pigni is a Professor of Information Systems and director of the Global Tech program at the Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) in France. Dr. Pigni participated in various research projects funded by Italian, regional, and EU agencies, private industry, and government partners. He has published articles in California Management Review, MIS Quarterly Executive, and Production Planning & Control. He is currently researching value creation and appropriation opportunities stemming from big data and digital data streams.

Federico Pigni

Instructor Resources


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Current Edition


Information Systems for Managers in the Digital Age

Gabriele Piccoli, Louisiana State University, and University of Pavia
Federico Pigni, Grenoble School of Management

Edition 5.0
Copyright 2022
Publication date: September, 2021

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Previous Editions


Information Systems for Managers: Available in two versions: With Cases & Without Cases

Information Systems for Managers

Available in two versions: With Cases & Without Cases

Gabriele Piccoli, Louisiana State University, and University of Pavia
Federico Pigni, Grenoble School of Management

Edition 3.1
Copyright 2016
Publication date: December 15, 2016

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