Ch01+IS+Global+Bus.+Today


 * Chapter 1 ** Information Systems in Global Business Today

**__ Learning Objectives __**
 * 1. ** How are information systems transforming business and what is their relationship to globalization?
 * 2. ** Why are information systems so essential for running and managing a business today?
 * 3. ** What exactly is an information system? How does it work? What are its management, organization, and technology components?
 * 4. ** What are complementary assets? Why are they are essential for ensuring that information systems provide genuine value for an organization?
 * 5. ** What academic disciplines are used to study information systems? How does each contribute to an understanding of information systems? What is a sociotechnical systems perspective?

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