[Asis-l] Enterprise Information Systems Design, Implementation and Management: Organizational Applications | new release

[mcunha at ipca.pt]

New Release Explores Changes & Challenges to EIS

HERSHEY, PA – August 4, 2010 – The continual development and refinement of
enterprise information systems (EIS) is essential for organizational
advancement. As such, it continues to be an area of research, study, and
innovation for academics and professionals alike. 

The Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems (CENTERIS) “address[es]
the largely multidisciplinary field embraced by the Enterprise Information
Systems, from the social, organizational and technological perspectives.”1
Conference Chairs, Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Ph.D., (Polytechnic Institute
of Cavado and Ave, Portugal), and João Eduardo Varajão, Ph.D., (University
of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Duoro, Portugal), in collaboration with
information science and technology publisher, IGI Global, invited
conference participants to enhance selected papers for contribution to
their recently released publication, Enterprise Information Systems Design,
Implementation and Management: Organizational Applications. 

This outstanding edited collection discusses the main issues, challenges,
opportunities and developments related with enterprise information systems
from the social, managerial and organizational perspectives, and
contribute[s] to the dissemination of current achievements, practical
solutions, and applications in the field. In addition, it investigates the
creation and implementation of enterprise information systems, while
covering a wide array of topics such as flow-shop scheduling, information
systems outsourcing, ERP systems utilization, Dietz transaction
methodology, and advanced planning systems.  

With 30+ chapters, contributed by international EIS experts, this
essential reference provides a comprehensive and in-depth representation of
the state-of-the-art approaches and developments that address the several
dimensions of this fast evolutionary thematic.

As explained by the editors, “the book provides researchers, scholars,
professionals with some of the most advanced research, solutions and
discussions of enterprise information systems design, implementation and
management, and is targeted to be read by academics (teachers, researchers
and students of several graduate and postgraduate courses) and by
professionals of Information Technology, IT managers, Information Resources
managers, Enterprise managers (including top level managers), and also
technology solutions developers.”

For more information on this vital title, please visit: 
http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=40296. 

1 http://www.eiswatch.org/centeris2010/  

Among Other Related Titles are: 
•	“Organizational Advancements through Enterprise Information Systems:
Emerging Applications and Developments”
(http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=37224) 

•	 “Social, Managerial, and Organizational Dimensions of Enterprise
Information Systems” 
(http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=923) 

•	“Enterprise Information Systems for Business Integration in SMEs:
Technological, Organizational, and Social Dimensions” 
(http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=381) 

About IGI Global: 
Since 1988 IGI Global has provided comprehensive research not just on
computer science and information technology management, but also on how
information technology affects human activities and interactions. IGI
Global is a leading multimedia publisher of books, reference works,
journals, encyclopedias, teaching cases, proceedings, and databases
covering the areas of education, social science, library science,
healthcare, business management, public administration, and computer
science. Information on all of IGI Global's authoritative resources can be
found at www.igi-global.com. IGI Global's office is located in Hershey, PA,
USA.