Includes index.

"The entire focus of this book is to help students become informed users of information systems and information technology. In general, informed users receive increased value from organizational information systems and technologies. We hope to help students do just that. What do information systems have to do with business? This edition of Rainer and Prince's Introduction to Information Systems will answer this question for you. In every chapter, you will see how real global businesses use technology and information systems to increase their profitability, gain market share, develop and improve their customer relations, and manage their daily operations. In other words, you will learn how information systems provide the foundation for all modern organizations, whether they are public sector, private section, for-profit, or not-for-profit"-- Provided by publisher.

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