Information Technology Impact Business Operations
- organizations typically operate by functional areas or functional silos
- functional areas are interdependent
Information technology (IT)
= ) a field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information
= ) an important enabler of business success and innovation .
Management information systems (MIS)
= ) a general name for the business function and acedemic discipline covering the application of people , technologies , and procedures to solve business problems.
= ) a business function , similar to Accounting , Finance , Operations , and Human Resources.
Information Technology Basics
- when beginning to learn about information technology it is important to understand
- date , information , and business intelligence
- IT resources
- IT cultures
Data , Information and Business Intelligence.
- 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.
Information Technology Resources.
- People use this technology
- Informataion technology to work with
- many information with the technology nowdays
Infromation Technology Cultures
- organizational information cultures include
- information functuional culture
employees use information as a means of execising 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. To improve perfomance.
- information inquiring culture
employees across departments search for information to better understand the future and align themselves with current trends and new direction.
- information discovery culture
open to a new insights about crisis and radical changes and seek ways to create competitive advantages.
