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Management Information Systems is a comprehensive book for managers and business graduates. It explains the uses of Information Systems through a managerial perspective, explaining how technologies such as databases, networks and systems development are being used by corporate enterprises to improve performance. The book empowers its explanations with real world case studies which illustrate the theory therein. In addition, the book helps students and readers from a non-technical background understand these concepts better, and readers benefit from understanding the details of both the technical and management aspect better. The book is an essential resource for all managers and technical leads everywhere. About the Authors James O'Brien is an American academician currently serving as a professor in the Computer Science Division at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California at Berkeley. He studies the areas of Computer Graphics and Animation, mainly physically based simulation of complex deformable and fluid systems to generate motion for use in computer animation. George M. Marakas is an American academician and associate professor of Information Systems at the School of Business at the University of Kansas. He has taught Systems Analysis and Design, Technology-Assisted Decision Making, Electronic Commerce, Management of IS Resources, Behavioral IS Research Methods, and Data Visualization and Decision Support. A graduate of Colorado State University, he pursued his Ph.D. in Information Systems from Florida International University in Miami. He has also written: Decision Support Systems for the 21st Century, Systems Analysis and Design: An Active Approach, and Data Warehousing, Mining, and Visualization: Core Concepts. Ramesh Behl is an Indian academician, United Nations fellow on Information Systems and International Operations and a SAP Certified Trainer & Consultant. He has worked with the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, and Statesman New Delhi. He also works at the International Management Institute, New Delhi.