Chapter One - Business Driven Technology

Learning outcomes of this chapter :

1. Compare management information systems (MIS) and information technology (IT).
2. Describe the relationships among people, information technology, and information.
3. Identify four different departments in a typical business and explain how technology helps them to work together.
4. Compare the four different types of organizational information cultures and decide which culture applies to your school.

Information Technology's Role in Business :

• Information technology is everywhere in business.
• It is easy to demonstrate information by reviewing the Business Magazine.

Information Technology's Impact on Business Operations.

• Organizations typically operate by functional areas.
• Functional areas are interdependent.

Information Technology Basics :

• Information technology (IT) – a field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information.
• Information technology is an important enabler of business success and innovation.
• Management information systems (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, Operations, and Human Resources.

         Information : 

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 Resources : 

 

IT Cultures :

•          Information-Functional Culture 
•          Informational-Sharing Culture
•          Informational-Inquiring Culture
•          Informational-Discovery Culture