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BUSINESS CASES AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Here are some of the business firms you will find described in the cases and Interactive Sessions of this
book:

Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today
Efficiency in Wood Harvesting with Information Systems
Running the Business from the Palm of Your Hand
UPS Competes Globally with Information Technology
Mashaweer

Chapter 2: Global E-Business and Collaboration
Telus Embraces Social Learning
Schiphol International Hub
Piloting Procter & Gamble from Decision Cockpits
Modernization of NTUC Income

Chapter 3: Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy
Will Sears’s Technology Strategy Work This Time?
Technology Helps Starbucks Find New Ways to Compete
Automakers Become Software Companies
Can This Bookstore Be Saved?

Chapter 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
Ethical Issues Facing the use of Technologies for the Aged Community
Life on the Grid: iPhone Becomes iTrack
Monitoring in the Workplace
Facebook: It’s About the Money

Chapter 5: IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies
Reforming the Regulatory System for Construction Permits
Should You Use Your iPhone for Work?
Nordea Goes Green with IT
Should Businesses Move to the Cloud?

Chapter 6: Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management
BAE Systems
Big Data, Big Rewards
Controversy Whirls Around the Consumer Product Safety Database
Lego: Embracing Change by Combining BI with a Flexible Information System

Chapter 7: Telecommunications, the Internet and Wireless Technology
RFID and Wireless Technology Speed Up Production at Continental Tires
The Battle Over Net Neutrality
Monitoring Employees on Networks: Unethical or Good Business?
Apple, Google, and Microsoft Battle for your Internet Experience

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