How does IT impact
on business operation?
Understanding
information technology provides great insight to anyone learning about
business.
DEFINITION
Information
Technology (IT) - a
field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information. IT is an important enabler of
business success and innovation.
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. MIS is a business
function, similar to accounting, finance, operation and human resources.
When beginning to learn about information
technology it is important to understand
- Data - raw facts that describe the characteristic of an event.
- Information - Data converted into a meaningful and useful context.
- Business intelligence – applications and technologies that are used to support decision-making efforts
- IT cultures
Example of data, information and business intelligent.
IT CULTURES
Information-Functional Culture
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Employees use information as a means of
exercising influence or power over others.
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Information-Sharing Culture
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Employees across departments trust each other
to use information to improve performance.
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Information-Inquiring Culture
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·
Employees across departments search for
information to better understand the future and align themselves with current
trends and new directions.
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Information-Discovery Culture
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Employees across departments are open to new
insights about crisis and radical changes and seek ways to create competitive
advantages.
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Information Technology’s Impact
on Business Operations
•
Organizations
typically operate by functional areas or functional silos
•
Functional areas
are interdependent
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