New Books

"MANAGING INFORMATION ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE," Robert K. Wysocki and Robert L. DeMichiell, 518 pages cloth, 12719-1, 1997. Information is a vital corporate resource... and the responsibility of every person in the enterprise. In this important new text, a team of information systems experts explores the process, function, and end-use of information to create a powerful model for a new breed of manager - the Information-Enabled Manager! A bold, unifying model... Strategies for Technology Enablement through People (STEP), shows how an organization can compete effectively in today's rapidly changing global environment. The text outlines a three step process: enabling the enterprise through the STEP model, redesigning business processes to provide better and faster service, and enabling business functions for effective and organizational productivity. Throughout the text, the authors include invaluable tools, practical guidelines, and proven techniques to help implement the concepts for any type of enterprise. An extensive, integrated case study expands and illustrates the material and incorporates several experiential exercises to engage students in role plays. Numerous end-of-chapter 'reflections' - thought-provoking questions and student projects - stimulate creative problem-solving and critical thinking.

"TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSISTANCE," Robert K. Wysocki and Robert L. DeMichiell, Instructor's Manual 17389-8, 1997. Contains responses and comments to end-of-chapter 'reflections,' extensive teaching notes for the integrated case study (ISI) and transparency masters.

"INTERACTIVE TEACHING AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES," edited by Hans E. Klein, 428 pages, 1877868086, WACRA Inc., NEEDHAM (BOSTON), MA 02192. Selected papers from the thirteenth International Conference on Case Method Research & Application. The volume includes a variety of cases in international settings.

"CASES FROM MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING PRACTICE and Instructor's Manual," edited by Lawrence P. Carr, Institute of Management Accountants, Montvale, NJ, ISBN 0-86641-229-8, 1996.