Designing Management Information Systems - Softcover

Van Der Heijden, Hans

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199546339 ISBN 13: 9780199546336

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2009

Synopsis

Management information systems (M.I.S.) produce the information that managers use to make important strategic decisions. This book covers the essential managerial skills that are necessary to design these systems. In contrast to other books on management information systems, this book takes a decidedly managerial perspective. It focuses on how managers perceive and respond to information, and on their need to use this information to make important decisions. The book considers how systems can be designed to combat 'information overload' experienced by managers, using such techniques as data aggregation and data visualization. Chapters provide an in-depth and practical consideration of these topics, focusing on the use of information systesms for managerial decision making. Designing Management Information Systems covers the topics of key performance indicator monitoring, and of shortlisting and selecting alternatives from a range of options. These are managerial decisions for which M.I.S. are particularly useful, and which managers face on a daily basis. This is the first book offering practical guidance on how systems should be designed to support these decisions.It is written for managers, those studying business, management, and I.T., and those developing M.I.S. on behalf of management.

About this title

About the Author

Hans van der Heijden is Professor of Management Information Systems at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. He holds a Ph.D. in management information systems from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands. Before embarking on his academic career Professor Van der Heijden spent four years working in industry for a global management consultancy. He has also held a visiting appointment at the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Professor van der Heijden is the co-editor of the European Journal of Information Systems. His academic work has appeared in MIS Quarterly, European Journal of Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Information and Management, and the Journal of Information Technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199546339
• ISBN 13: 9780199546336
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176