Audio commentary related to Perspectives on Managing Modern Information Systems

1. Perspectives on
Managing Modern
Information Systems
Dr. Dennis G. Jones
Albrecht & Jones

2. Purpose of this Audio
Commentary
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Primary Reading assignments and review
the Secondary Learning Resources included
in the associated learning module.
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supplement (i.e., NOT replace) the
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learning module.

3. The Role of Information
Systems in Business Today
 How Information Systems Are
Transforming Business
 What’s New in Management Information
Systems?
 Globalization Challenges and
Opportunities: A Flattened World
 The Emerging Digital Firm
 Strategic Business Objectives of
Information Systems

4. Perspectives on
Information Systems
 What Is an Information System?
 Dimensions of Information Systems
 It Isn’t Just Technology: A Business
Perspective on Information Systems
 Complementary Assets:
Organizational Capital and the Right
Business Model

5. Contemporary Approaches
to Information Systems
 Technical Approach
 Behavioral Approach
 Sociotechnical Systems