Table of Contents

1. Why Study MIS in the Public Sector? 2. Information Technology for Decision Making 3. Hardware and Software Issues 4. Managing the Agency’s Data Resources 5. The Telecommunications Revolution 6. The Internet Revolution 7. Systems Development and Implementation 8. Transforming Government with Technology 9. End User Computing Issues 10. Acquiring Technology Solutions 11. Information Security 12. Managing Information Strategically

About the Author

Jay D. White is the Reynolds Professor of Public Affairs and Community Service at the University of Nebraska–Omaha. He teaches master’s courses in managing information, organizational behavior and development, and human resource management; and doctoral seminars in the philosophy of science and advanced public management theory. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles, book chapters, and books in public administration. He is a former Fulbright Scholar at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.