Review chapter 1 "INFORMATION SYSTEM IN GLOBAL BUSINESS TODAY"

Review chapter 1 (INFORMATION SYSTEM IN GLOBAL BUSINESS TODAY)

Currently, management information systems, many tools can help to run the business. Wireless communications throughout the world, including computers and mobile handheld computer devices, helped launched the business in many ways. For example, E-mail, online conferences, smartphones, tablet computers and the Internet, providing new and diverse line of communication for all businesses, large and small. Most of the above facilities can be reduced communication costs and transform the way businesses need to attract and provide feedback to the customer. There are three main streams of information systems including the emerging mobile digital platform, growth of software-as-a-service online, and the growth of cloud computing.

Efficient information system is essential to run and manage the business today. In many industries, life and existence without using many IT imaginable, and IT plays an important role in improving productivity. Many businesses today use information systems to achieve six main objectives: operational excellence, product model / services / and new business, customer / supplier intimacy, better decision making, competitive advantage, life.

Referring technical perspective, information systems to collect, store and disseminate information from the environment and internal operations organization to support the organization's functions and decision-making, communication, coordination, control, analysis and visualization. In addition to supporting decision-making, information systems can also help managers and workers analyze problems, describe a complex subject, add value to products and create new products. From a business perspective, the information system provides a solution to the problems or challenges faced by a firm representing a combination of management, organization, and technology elements.

Dimensional organization of information systems involves issues such as organizational hierarchy, functional expertise, business processes, culture, and political interest groups. While the dimension of this set of management information systems strategy, allocate human and financial resources, creating new products and services and re-establish the organization if necessary. The technological dimension consists of hardware, software, data management technology, and telecommunication technologies.

An information system is part of a sequence of activities add value to acquire, exchange and disseminate information in order to improve the decision - making process , improve the company's performance , and ultimately increase profitability . Information technology cannot provide this value if it is not accompanied by changes in the organization and management of the assets referred to as complementary. Complementary assets including new business models and business processes, support, organizational culture and behavior management, technology standards , regulations , and laws . New information technology investments are unlikely to generate high returns unless the business makes changes to the management and organization appropriate to support the new technology implemented.

The study of information systems related to issues and perspectives contributed from technical disciplines and behavior. Technical approach to information system based on a mathematical model emphasizes to study information systems and technology capabilities formal physical and information systems. Students should know the difference between computer science, computational methods and data storage and access methods, management science , and operations research .

A behavioral approach to information systems focuses on questions such as strategic business integration, behavioral problems of systems utilization, system design and implementation, social and organizational impacts of information systems, political impacts of information systems, and individual responses to information systems. Solutions to problems created by information technology are primarily changes in attitudes, management, organizational policy, and behavior.