Management Information Systems

Drawing from the latest developments and practices from the field, Management Information Systems, 7e combines a wealth of case studies and real-world examples to deliver the ideal resource for upper-level business students and MBA students. Popular with students and instructors alike, the text continues to provide a clear emphasis on the business and management elements of information technology. The new edition offers the most current coverage available, including expanded discussions of social networking, IT security, mobile computing, and much more. From overviews of the information age to online business and business intelligence, readers gain a sound balance of the technical and business elements of information technology. In addition, numerous business cases integrated throughout the text enable students to apply what they learn to real-world practice--equipping them with skills they can immediately put into action in the business world.

New to this Edition

• Thoroughly revised and updated, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 7e offers the most current coverage available. All examples, illustrations, boxed features, and references are completely up to date.


• Extensive new coverage is given to emerging and expanding issues such as social networking, IT security, and mobile computing.


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• A brand-new case scenario gives students the opportunity to integrate business IT principles, view IS issues in action, and to solve business problems related to IT just as they arise in the real world. The running case approach shows students how the full range of business functions operate while gaining an in-depth knowledge of a specific business.


• MANAGEMENT INFORMATIONS SYSTEMS, 7e incorporates more applications, cases, and projects in the full range of business functions and industries throughout.


• Responding to instructors’ enthusiastic reception of Points of Interest, a wealth of updated sidebar statistics, anecdotes, and short stories were added to this edition which add an interesting and entertaining aspect to the main chapter text.

About the Authors

Kenneth J. Sousa

Kenneth J. Sousa, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Bryant University. Dr. Sousa’s teaching and research areas include electronic commerce, database management systems, applications development, information systems strategy, project management, and systems development. Before joining the faculty at Bryant, he held several industry positions in consulting and information systems. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Roger Williams University, a Master of Business Administration from Bryant College and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Rhode Island. His doctoral research focused on the use of electronic business technology within the purchasing activities of manufacturing businesses. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute and Northeast Decision Sciences Institute.

Effy Oz

Effy Oz was a Professor of Management Science and Information Systems at the Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley. In addition to publishing and presenting numerous academic and professional articles, Professor Oz authored best-selling textbooks in the areas of management information systems, e-commerce, and IT ethics. He served on the editorial boards of ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS as well as several academic journals. He received his MBA from the Hebrew University and his DBA from Boston University.