Introduction to Information Systems
BB 102 Business Information Systems
Chapter 1 Introduction to information systems
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Learning Objectives
• Understanding the effects of information systems on business and their relationship to globalization. • Explain why information systems are so essential in business today. • Define an information system and describe its management, organization, and technology components.
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Learning Objectives
• Define complementary assets and explain how they ensure that information systems provide genuine value to an organization. • Describe the different academic disciplines used to study information systems and explain how each contributes to our understanding of them.
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The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
• How information systems are transforming business
– Increase in wireless technology use, Websites – Increased business use of Web 2.0 technologies – Cloud computing, mobile digital platform allow more distributed work, decision-making, and collaboration
• Globalization opportunities
– Internet has drastically reduced costs of operating on global scale – Presents both challenges and opportunities
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Mobile digital platform
• I-phones, i-Pads, Blackberrys and Web-surfing netbooks are not just gadgets or entertainment outlets. • More and more business computing is moving from PCs and desktop to these mobile devices. • Managers are increasingly using these devices to coordinate work, communicate with employees, and provide information for decision making.
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The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
Information Technology Capital Investment
Figure 1-1: Information technology capital investment, defined as hardware, software, and communications equipment, grew from 32 percent to 52 percent of all invested capital between 1980 and 2009.
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The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
• Growing interdependence between ability to use information technology and ability to implement corporate strategies and
Chapter 1 Introduction to information systems
1
Learning Objectives
• Understanding the effects of information systems on business and their relationship to globalization. • Explain why information systems are so essential in business today. • Define an information system and describe its management, organization, and technology components.
2
Learning Objectives
• Define complementary assets and explain how they ensure that information systems provide genuine value to an organization. • Describe the different academic disciplines used to study information systems and explain how each contributes to our understanding of them.
3
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
• How information systems are transforming business
– Increase in wireless technology use, Websites – Increased business use of Web 2.0 technologies – Cloud computing, mobile digital platform allow more distributed work, decision-making, and collaboration
• Globalization opportunities
– Internet has drastically reduced costs of operating on global scale – Presents both challenges and opportunities
4
Mobile digital platform
• I-phones, i-Pads, Blackberrys and Web-surfing netbooks are not just gadgets or entertainment outlets. • More and more business computing is moving from PCs and desktop to these mobile devices. • Managers are increasingly using these devices to coordinate work, communicate with employees, and provide information for decision making.
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The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
Information Technology Capital Investment
Figure 1-1: Information technology capital investment, defined as hardware, software, and communications equipment, grew from 32 percent to 52 percent of all invested capital between 1980 and 2009.
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The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
• Growing interdependence between ability to use information technology and ability to implement corporate strategies and