Learning Objectives
Web Link
Video
Management Wrap-up
Managing International Information Systems
Case Study:
Dräger Safety Creates a Global Supply Chain
Section 16.1: The Growth of International Information Systems
Developing an International Information Systems Architecture
The Global Environment: Business Drivers and Challenges
State of the Art
Section 16.2: Organizing International Information Systems
Global Strategies and Business Organization
Global Systems to Fit the Strategy
Reorganizing the Business
Section 16.3: Managing Global Systems
A Typical Scenario: Disorganization on a Global Scale
Global Systems Strategy
Section 16.4: Technology Issues and Opportunities for Global Value Chains
Technology Challenges of Global Systems
Managing Global Software Development
Window on Management:
Getting Systems to Work in China—Slowly
Section 16.5: Management Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions
Opportunities
Management Challenges
Window on Organizatoins:
Offshore Outsourcing: Good or Bad?
Solution Guidelines
Learning Supplements
Make IT Your Business
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Discussion Questions
Application Software Exercise:
Database and Web Page Development Tool Exercise:
Building a Job Database and Web Page for an International Consulting Firm
Dirt Bikes USA: Expanding International Sales
Electronic Business Project: Conducting International Marketing and Pricing Research
Group Project: Identifying Information Technology for Global Business Strategies
Case Study: Celanese Recentralizes with a New Enterprise System
Learning Objectives
Web Link
Video
Management Wrap-up