Jay D White

Managing Information in the Public Sector

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents a survey which covers both the basics of information technology and the managerial and political issues surrounding the use of these technologies. This book explains the technical basics to help readers move on to informed analysis of the public policy issues surrounding government's use of MIS.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 160mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780765617484
• ISBN-10: 076561748X
• Artikelnr.: 21830432

Autorenporträt

Jay D. White is the Reynolds Professor of Public Affairs and Community Service at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He teaches master's courses in managing information, organizational behavior and development, and human resource management; and doctoral seminars in the philosophy of science and advanced public management theory. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles, book chapters, and books in public administration. He is a former Fulbright Scholar at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Why Study MIS in the Public Sector? 2. Information Technology for
Decision Making 3. Hardware and Software Issues 4. Managing the Agency's
Data Resources 5. The Telecommunications Revolution 6. The Internet
Revolution 7. Systems Development and Implementation 8. Transforming
Government with Technology 9. End User Computing Issues 10. Acquiring
Technology Solutions 11. Information Security 12. Managing Information
Strategically