What exactly is an information system? How does it work? What are its management, organization, and technology components?
What academic disciplines are used to study information systems? How does each contribute to an understanding of information systems? What is a sociotechnical systems perspective?
What are complementary assets? Why are complementary assets essential for ensuring that information systems provide genuine value for an organization?
How are information systems transforming business, and what is their relationship to globalization?
Strategic Advantage and Competitive Models
Which features of organizations do managers need to know about to build and use information systems successfully? What is the impact of information systems on organizations?
How does Porter's competitive forces model help companies strategize using information systems?
How do the value chain and value web models help businesses identify opportunities for strategic information systems applications?
How do information systems help businesses use synergies, core competencies, and network-based strategies to achieve competitive advantage?
What are the challenges posed by strategic information systems and how should they be addressed?
E-Commerce and Digital Markets
What are the unique features of e-commerce, digital markets, and digital goods?
What are the principal e-commerce business and revenue models?
How has e-commerce transformed marketing?
How has e-commerce affected business-to-business transactions?
What is the role of m-commerce in business, and what are the most important m-commerce applications?
What issues must be addressed when building an e-commerce presence?
Decision Making and Business Intelligence
What are the different types of decisions and how does the decision-making process work?
How do information systems support the activities of managers and management decision-making?
How do business intelligence and business analytics support decision-making?
How do different decision-making constituencies in an organization use business intelligence?
What is the role of information systems in helping people working in a group make decisions more efficiently?
Organizational Processes and Collaboration
What are business processes? How are they related to information systems?
How do systems serve the different management groups in a business?
How do systems that link the enterprise improve organizational performance?
Why are systems for collaboration and social business so important and what technologies do they use?
What is the role of the information systems function in a business?
What is the role of knowledge management and knowledge management programs in business?
