Computing Handbook, 3rd Edition: Information Systems and Information Technology

Computing Handbook, Third Edition: Information Systems and Information Technology demonstrates the richness and breadth of the IS and IT disciplines. The second volume of this popular handbook explores their close links to the practice of using, managing, and developing IT-based solutions to advance the goals of modern organizational environments. Established leading experts and influential young researchers present introductions to the current status and future directions of research and give in-depth perspectives on the contributions of academic research to the practice of IS and IT development, use, and management

Like the first volume, this second volume describes what occurs in research laboratories, educational institutions, and public and private organizations to advance the effective development and use of computers and computing in today’s world. Research-level survey articles provide deep insights into the computing discipline, enabling readers to understand the principles and practices that drive computing education, research, and development in the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Evolving Discipline of Information Systems
Chapter 2: Discipline of Information Technology:: History and Development
Chapter 3: Information Systems as a Practical Discipline
Chapter 4: Information Technology:: Principles, Methods, and Theory
Chapter 5: Sociotechnical Approaches to the Study of Information Systems
Chapter 6: IT and Global Development
Chapter 7: Using ICT for Development, Societal Transformation, and Beyond:: Closing the Digital Divide in Developing Countries: Case of Egypt*
Chapter 8: Data Models
Chapter 9: Tuning Database Design for High Performance
Chapter 10: Access Methods
Chapter 11: Query Optimization
Chapter 12: Concurrency Control and Recovery
Chapter 13: Distributed and Parallel Database Systems
Chapter 14: Multimedia Databases:: Description, Analysis, Modeling, and Retrieval
Chapter 15: Building Conceptual Modeling on the Foundation of Ontology
Chapter 16: Data and Information Quality Research:: Its Evolution and Future
Chapter 17: Knowledge Management
Chapter 18: Digital Libraries
Chapter 19: Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
Chapter 20: Big Data*
Chapter 21: Governance of Organizational Data and Information
Chapter 22: Design Science Research
Chapter 23: Identifying Opportunities for IT-Enabled Organizational Change
Chapter 24: Deconstructing Enterprise Systems:: Emerging Trends in the Next Generation of ES Applications
Chapter 25: Enterprise Architecture
Chapter 26: Business Process Management and Business Process Analysis
Chapter 27: Information Requirements Determination
Chapter 28: From Waterfall to Agile:: A Review of Approaches to Systems Analysis and Design
Chapter 29: Human-Centered System Development
Chapter 30: Developing and Managing Complex, Evolving Information Infrastructures
Chapter 31: Impact of Culture on Information Systems Design and Use:: A Focus on E-Business
Chapter 32: Usability Engineering
Chapter 33: Task Analysis and the Design of Functionality
Chapter 34: Designing Multimedia Applications for User Experience
Chapter 35: Applying International Usability Standards
Chapter 36: Designing Highly Usable Web Applications
Chapter 37: Transforming HCI:: The Art, Science, and Business of User Experience Design
Chapter 38: Individual-Level Technology Adoption Research:: An Assessment of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats, and Opportunities for Further Research Contributions
Chapter 39: Computer Self-Efficacy
Chapter 40: Developing Individual Computing Capabilities
Chapter 41: Role of Trust in the Design and Use of Information Technology and Information Systems
Chapter 42: Impacts of Information Systems on Decision-Making
Chapter 43: Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Chapter 44: Information Technology for Enhancing Team Problem Solving and Decision Making
Chapter 45: Organizational Adoption of New Communication Technologies
Chapter 46: Social Media Use within the Workplace
Chapter 47: Virtualization of Storage and Systems
Chapter 48: Cloud Computing
Chapter 49: Enterprise Mobility
Chapter 50: Sustainable IT
Chapter 51: Business Continuity
Chapter 52: Technical Foundations of Information Systems Security
Chapter 53: Database Security and Privacy
Chapter 54: Behavioral Information Security Management
Chapter 55: Privacy, Accuracy, and Accessibility of Digital Business
Chapter 56: Digital Forensics
Chapter 57: Organizing and Configuring the IT Function
Chapter 58: Topics of Conversation:: The New Agenda for the CIO
Chapter 59: Information Technology Management Frameworks:: An Overview and Research Directions
Chapter 60: Sourcing Information Technology Services
Chapter 61: IS/IT Project Management:: The Quest for Flexibility and Agility
Chapter 62: IS/IT Human Resource Development and Retention
Chapter 63: Performance Evaluation/Assessment for IS Professionals
Chapter 64: Financial Information Systems Audit Practice:: Implications of International Auditing and Accounting Standards
Chapter 65: Strategic Alignment Maturity
Chapter 66: Process of Information Systems Strategizing:: Review and Synthesis
Chapter 67: Information Technology and Organizational Structure
Chapter 68: Open Innovation:: A New Paradigm in Innovation Management
Chapter 69: Inter-Organizational Information Systems
Chapter 70: Future of Information Systems Success:: Opportunities and Challenges
Chapter 71: Business Value of IS Investments
Chapter 72: Information Technology and Firm Value:: Productivity Paradox, Profitability Paradox, and New Frontiers