Kenneth C. Laudon,Jane P. Laudon Management Information System 12th Edition pdf

Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative  

A principle that states

that if an action is not right for everyone to take it is not right for

anyone.

implementation  

Simon’s final stage of decision-making, when the

individual puts the decision into effect and reports on the

progress of the solution.

industry structure  

The nature of participants in an industry and

their relative bargaining power. Derives from the competitive

forces and establishes the general business environment in an

industry and the overall profitability of doing business in that

environment. 

inference engine  

The strategy used to search through the rule base

in an expert system; can be forward or backward chaining.

information  

Data that have been shaped into a form that is

meaningful and useful to human beings.