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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Colleagues may be interested in this new addition to the Oxford Handbook series.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:130%'><b>The Oxford Handbook of Management Information Systems: </b><b>Critical Perspectives and New Directions<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:130%'>Edited by <b>Robert D Galliers</b> and <b>Wendy L Currie</b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:130%'>Oxford University Press: 752 pages<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:130%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:130%'><a href="http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Business/Management/TechnologyManagement/?view=usa&sf=toc&ci=9780199580583"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Business/Management/TechnologyManagement/?view=usa&sf=toc&ci=9780199580583</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:130%'><a href="http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199580583.do"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199580583.do</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:130%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bringing together international scholars to focus on the theory and practice of MIS, this handbook provides a comprehensive resource for academics and research students in the fields of MIS, IS, Organizational Behaviour, and Management in general. It:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Combines discussion of theory and methodology with current and emerging MIS issues <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Brings together contributions from international scholars, and <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Takes a multidisciplinary approach.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>The <i>Oxford Handbook of Management Information Systems</i> takes a critical and interdisciplinary view of the increasing complexity of MIS within and between organizations, and the strategic, managerial, and ethical issues associated with the effective use of these technologies.<br><br>The book is organized into four parts:<br><br>- Part I: Background<br>- Part II: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives in MIS<br>- Part III: Rethinking Theory in MIS Practice<br>- Part IV: Rethinking MIS Practice in a Broader Context.<br><br>The <i>Handbook</i> provides expansive coverage of the discipline and a methodological and philosophical framework for discussion of key topics, before exploring the issues associated with MIS in practice and considering the broader context and future agenda of research in light of such concerns as sustainability, ethics, and globalization. <br><br><br><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>