Chapter 1 : Bsness Driven Technology

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)

  • a field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information.

Management Information system (MIS)
• A general name for the business function and academic discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures to solve business problems.

INFORMATION

v  Data  - raw facts that describe the characteristic of an event

v  Information – data converted into a meaningful and useful context

v  Business intelligence – applications and technologies that are used to support decision-making efforts

IT CULTURES

v  Organizational information cultures include :

·         Information- Functional Cultures – Employees use information as a means of exercising influence or power over others. For example, a manager in sales refuses to share information with marketing. This causes marketing to need the sales manager’s input each time a new sales strategy is developed.

·         Information – Sharing Culture – Employees across departments trust each other to use information (especially about problems and failures) to improve performance.

·         Information-Inquiring Culture- Employees across departments search for information to better understand the future and align themselves with current trends and new directions.

·         Information- Discovery Culture- Employees across departments are open to new insights about crisis and radical changes and seek ways to create competitive advantages.