Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Part One: Organizations, management, and the networked enterprise: Managing the digital firm -- Information systems in the enterprise -- Information systems, organizations, management and strategy -- The Digital firm: electronic business and electronic commerce -- Ethical and soical issues in the digital firm -- Part one project: analyzing business processes for an enterprise system -- Part Two: Information technology infrastructure: IT infrastructure and platforms -- Managing data resources -- Telecommunication, networks and the internet -- The Wireless revolution -- Security and control -- Part two project: creating a new internet business -- Part Three: Organizational and management support systems for the digital firm: Enterprise applications and business process integration -- Managing knowledge in the digital firm -- Part three project: designing an enterprise information portal -- Part Four: Building and managing information systems: Redesigning the organization with information systems -- Understanding the business value of systems and managing change -- Managing international information systems -- Part four project: redesigning business processes for Healthlite Yogurt Company.