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For undergraduate courses in management information systems A modern, case study-based exploration of Management Information Systems Information Systems Today: Managing in the Digital World opens each chapter with a case study so you can quickly understand how and why information systems are essential in today's evolving business landscape. The authors selected cases that highlight real-world companies, technologies, and issues that illuminate the chapter topics. Aligning major concepts with the latest trends, the 9th Edition expands its exploration of the ways digital density and the API economy, mobile and cloud computing, social media, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things affect information systems.

For undergraduate courses in management information systems A modern, case study-based exploration of Management Information Systems Information Systems Today: Managing in the Digital World opens each chapter with a case study so you can quickly understand how and why information systems are essential in today's evolving business landscape. The authors selected cases that highlight real-world companies, technologies, and issues that illuminate the chapter topics. Aligning major concepts with the latest trends, the 9th Edition expands its exploration of the ways digital density and the API economy, mobile and cloud computing, social media, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things affect information systems.

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