About the Book

The central viewpoint of this book - managerial decision making - informs the discussions on information technology and information systems, their use and management and their role in organisations. Most of the examples in the book are drawn from case studies in an Indian context. With an emphasis on networking and telecommunications technology -both wired and wireless this book lays the foundation for understanding the future of information systems and the manner in which they are shaping the world around us.

This textbook on Management Information Systems has 16 chapters organised under three broad themes - MIS and Organisations, Fundamentals of IT and Social Aspects of IS-including separate chapters on important and emerging topics on IT, such as open source software, social networks, ICT for development and e-governance

Salient Features of the Book

Learning Objectives and Summary for each chapter.

Mind Map of Chapter Topics covered in each chapter provides a graphical depiction of the topics and how they are related.

Leading Cose at the beginning of each chapter, highlighting an important real-world problem in a business setting, in government, or in the society, solved using information systems. These cover issues that are discussed in detail later in the chapter.

Real-World Examples, cases, anecdotes, and data, drawn mainly from the Indian context, illustrate issues and concepts.

Review and Research Questions are provided at the end of each chapter. While the review questions can be answered based only on the material in the chapters, the research questions are designed to encourage the student to explore issues over and above those covered in the text.

Glossary of key terms.

Appendices A and B provide Objective Type Questions and Online References chapter-wise, respectively, at the end of book.

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