Essence of IT in Management

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction to Information Technology. 2. Essence of Information Technology in Entrepreneurship. 3. Essence of information in knowledge management. 4. Essence of advancement in management creativity with IT integration. 5. Management IT and business decision making. 6. Executive information systems for various sectors. 7. Information systems and organizational change. 8. Performance Management System with IT Integration. 9. Relationships among IT inventory and profitability. 10. Management Information system integration and its benefits. 11. Essence of enterprise risk management in Today\'s Business. 12. ERP implementation and its essence. 13. Efficiency and the control of risk. 14. Significance of management control with IT efficiency. 15. Role of management IT in human resource. 16. Information systems for risk management. 17. Essence of records management in the current scenario. 18. Application of IT integration in corporate social responsibility. 19. Essence of financial management with e-commerce and mobile-commerce: An Upcoming Sector. Bibliography. Index.

Some organization may question this need, they may feel that the organizational focus should be on its core competency and Information Technology just plays a role of an enabler. But on the contrary such organizations are in greater need of an Information Technology vision. The role of Information Technology is that of a business driver in today\'s competitive environment and not just an enabler. Now lets analyse the need and essence of Information Technology Landscape for a business organization. Consider an XYZ organization, which after half a decade of existence had entered a phase of business growth. (jacket)