This handbook provides critical, interdisciplinary contributions from leading international academics on the theory and methodology, practical applications, and broader context of management information systems, as well as offering potential avenues for future research.

"Today, there are few in senior management positions who can afford to ignore modern information technology, and few individuals who would prefer to be without it. Modern IT is key to organizational performance; yet we often assume the benefits will occur without forethought or effort. As...

"The field of Information Systems has been evolving since the first application of computers in organizations in the early 1950s. Focusing on information systems analysis and design up to and including the 1980s, the field has expanded enormously, with our assumptions about information and...