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1Chapter
Information Systems
in Global Business
Today
1.2 © 2007 by Prentice Hall
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
• Explain why information systems are so essential
in business today.
• Define an information system from both a
technical and a business perspective.
• Identify and describe the three dimensions of
information systems.
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• Assess the complementary assets required for
information technology to provide value to a
business.
• Identify and describe contemporary approaches
to the study of information systems and
distinguish between computer literacy and
information systems literacy.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES (Continued)
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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Smart Systems and Smart Ways of Working Help Toyota Become Number One
• Problem: Tough competition and demanding customers.
• Solutions: Redesigned order and production processes
reduce costs, increase revenue, and improve customer
service.
• Oracle E-Business Suite makes it possible to build cars
to order and forecast demand and production
requirements more accurately.
• Demonstrates IT’s role in analyzing market trends and
monitoring quality, efficiency, and costs.
• Illustrates the emerging digital firm landscape where
businesses can use tools to analyze critical data.
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
• How information systems are transforming
business
• Increased technology investments
• Increased responsiveness to customer demands: A
“Fed-Ex” economy
• Shifts in media and advertising (e.g. blogs, google ads)
• New federal security and accounting laws
• Globalization opportunities
• Internet has drastically reduced costs of operating on
global scale
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
Information Technology Capital Investment
Figure 1-1
Information technology investment, defined as hardware, software, and communications
equipment, grew from 34% to 50% between 1980 and 2004.
Source: Based on data in U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income
and Product Accounts, 2006.
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• In the emerging, fully digital firm
– Significant business relationships are digitally enabled
and mediated
– Core business processes are accomplished through
digital networks
– Key corporate assets are managed digitally
• Digital firms offer greater flexibility in
organization and management
– Time shifting, space shifting
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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Read the Interactive Session and then discuss the following questions:
• What are the advantages of working in a virtual
environment like the one created by Accenture? What are
the disadvantages?
• Would you like to work at a company like Accenture? Why
or why not? Explain your answer.
• What kinds of companies could benefit from being run
virtually like Accenture? Could all companies be run
virtually like Accenture?
Virtual Management at Accenture
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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• Growing interdependence between ability to use information
technology and ability to implement corporate strategies and
achieve corporate goals
• Business firms invest heavily in information systems to
achieve six strategic business objectives:
– Operational excellence
– New products, services, and business models
– Customer and supplier intimacy
– Improved decision making
– Competitive advantage
– Survival
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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• Operational excellence:
– Improvement of efficiency to attain higher
profitability
– Information systems, technology an important
tool in achieving greater efficiency and
productivity
– E.g. Wal-Mart’s RetailLink system links
suppliers to stores for superior replenishment
system
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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• New products, services, and business
models:
– Business model: describes how company
produces, delivers, and sells product or
service to create wealth
– Information systems and technology a major
enabling tool for new products, services,
business models
• E.g. Apple’s iPod, iTunes and Netflix’s Internet-
based DVD rentals
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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• Customer and supplier intimacy:
– Serving customers well leads to customers
returning, which raises revenues and profits
• E.g. High-end hotels that use computers to track
customer preferences and use to monitor and
customize environment
– Intimacy with suppliers allows them to provide
vital inputs, which lowers costs
• E.g. J.C.Penney’s information system which links
sales records to contract manufacturer
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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• Improved decision-making
– Without accurate information:
• Managers must use forecasts, best guesses, luck
• Leads to:
– Overproduction, underproduction of goods and services
– Misallocation of resources
– Poor response times
• Poor outcomes raise costs, lose customers
– E.g. Verizon’s Web-based digital dashboard to
provide managers with real-time data on customer
complaints, network performance, line outages, etc.
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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• Operational excellence:
– Improvement of efficiency to attain higher profitability
• New products, services, and business models:
– Enabled by technology
• Customer and supplier intimacy:
– Serving customers raises revenues and profits
– Better communication with suppliers lowers costs
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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• Competitive advantage
– Delivering better performance
– Charging less for superior products
– Responding to customers and suppliers in real time
– Often achieved when firm achieves one of first four
advantages
– E.g. Dell: Consistent profitability over 25 years; Dell
remains one of the most efficient producer of PCs in
world.
– But Dell has lost some of its advantages to fast
followers-- HP
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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• Survival
– Information technologies as necessity of
business
– May be:
• Industry-level changes, e.g. Citibank’s introduction
of ATMs
• Governmental regulations requiring record-keeping
– E.g. Toxic Substances Control Act, Sarbannes-Oxley Act
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The Interdependence Between Organizations and
Information Technology
There is a growing interdependence between a firm’s information systems and its business capabilities.
Changes in strategy, rules, and business processes increasingly require changes in hardware, software,
databases, and telecommunications. Often, what the organization would like to do depends on what its
systems will permit it to do.
Figure 1-2
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• Information system:
– Set of interrelated components
– Collect, process, store, and distribute information
– Support decision making, coordination, and
control
• Information vs. data
– Data are streams of raw facts
– Information is data shaped into meaningful form
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
Raw data from a supermarket checkout counter can be processed and
organized to produce meaningful information, such as the total unit sales of
dish detergent or the total sales revenue from dish detergent for a specific
store or sales territory.
Figure 1-3
Data and Information
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• Information system: Three activities
produce information organizations need
– Input: Captures raw data from organization
or external environment
– Processing: Converts raw data into
meaningful form
– Output: Transfers processed information
to people or activities that use it
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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• Feedback:
– Output returned to appropriate members of
organization to help evaluate or correct input
stage
• Computer/Computer program vs.
information system
– Computers and software are technical foundation
and tools, similar to the material and tools used to
build a house
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
An information system contains information about an organization and its surrounding environment. Three basic
activities—input, processing, and output—produce the information organizations need. Feedback is output returned
to appropriate people or activities in the organization to evaluate and refine the input. Environmental actors, such
as customers, suppliers, competitors, stockholders, and regulatory agencies, interact with the organization and its
information systems. Figure 1-4
Functions of an Information System
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Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
Using information systems effectively requires an understanding of the
organization, management, and information technology shaping the
systems. An information system creates value for the firm as an
organizational and management solution to challenges posed by the
environment. Figure 1-5
Information Systems Are More Than Computers
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• Organizational dimension of
information systems
– Hierarchy of authority, responsibility
• Senior management
• Middle management
• Operational management
• Knowledge workers
• Data workers
• Production or service workers
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
Business organizations are hierarchies consisting of three principal levels:
senior management, middle management, and operational management.
Information systems serve each of these levels. Scientists and knowledge
workers often work with middle management.
Figure 1-6
Levels in a Firm
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• Organizational dimension of information
systems (cont.)
– Separation of business functions
• Sales and marketing
• Human resources
• Finance and accounting
• Production and manufacturing)
– Unique business processes
– Unique business culture
– Organizational politics
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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• Management dimension of
information system
– Managers set organizational strategy for
responding to business challenges
– In addition, managers must act creatively:
• Creation of new products and services
• Occasionally re-creating the organization
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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• Technology dimension of information
systems
– Computer hardware and software
– Data management technology
– Networking and telecommunications
technology
• Networks, the Internet, intranets and extranets,
World Wide Web
– IT infrastructure: provides platform that
system is built on
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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• Read the Interactive Session: Technology, and then
discuss the following questions:
• What are the inputs, processing, and outputs of
UPS’s package tracking system?
• What technologies are used by UPS? How are these
technologies related to UPS’s business strategy?
• What problems do UPS’s information systems solve?
What would happen if these systems were not
available?
UPS Competes Globally with Information Technology
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
1.30 © 2007 by Prentice Hall
• Dimensions of UPS tracking system
– Organizational:
• Procedures for tracking packages and managing
inventory and provide information
– Management:
• Monitor service levels and costs
– Technology:
• Handheld computers, bar-code scanners, networks,
desktop computers, etc.
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
1.31 © 2007 by Prentice Hall
• Business perspective on information
systems:
– Information system is instrument for
creating value
– Investments in information technology will
result in superior returns:
• Productivity increases
• Revenue increases
• Superior long-term strategic positioning
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
1.32 © 2007 by Prentice Hall
• Business information value chain
– Raw data acquired and transformed through
stages that add value to that information
– Value of information system determined in part by
extent to which it leads to better decisions, greater
efficiency, and higher profits
• Business perspective: Calls attention to
organizational and managerial nature of
information systems
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
From a business perspective, information systems are part of a series of
value-adding activities for acquiring, transforming, and distributing
information that managers can use to improve decision making, enhance
organizational performance, and, ultimately, increase firm profitability.
Figure 1-7
The Business Information Value Chain
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Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
Although, on average, investments in information technology produce
returns far above those returned by other investments, there is
considerable variation across firms.
Figure 1-8
Variation in Returns on
Information Technology Investment
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• Investing in information technology does not
guarantee good returns
• Considerable variation in the returns firms
receive from systems investments
• Factors:
– Adopting the right business model
– Investing in complementary assets (organizational
and management capital)
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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• Complementary assets:
– Assets required to derive value from a
primary investment
– Firms supporting technology investments
with investment in complementary assets
receive superior returns
– E.g.: invest in technology and the people to
make it work properly
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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• Complementary assets include:
– Organizational investments, e.g.
• Appropriate business model
• Efficient business processes
– Managerial investments, e.g.
• Incentives for management innovation
• Teamwork and collaborative work environments
– Social investments, e.g.
• The Internet and telecommunications infrastructure
• Technology standards
Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
The study of information systems deals with issues and insights contributed
from technical and behavioral disciplines.
Figure 1-9
Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems
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• Technical approach
• Emphasizes mathematically based models
• Computer science, management science,
operations research
• Behavioral approach
• Behavioral issues (strategic business
integration, implementation, etc.)
• Psychology, economics, sociology
Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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• Management Information Science
• Combines computer science, management science,
operations research and practical orientation with
behavioral issues
• Four main actors
• Suppliers of hardware and software
• Business firms
• Managers and employees
• Firm’s environment (legal, social, cultural context)
Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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• Approach of this book:
Sociotechnical view
• Optimal organizational performance
achieved by jointly optimizing both
social and technical systems used in
production
• Helps avoid purely technological
approach
Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
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Perspectives on Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
In a sociotechnical perspective, the performance of a system is optimized
when both the technology and the organization mutually adjust to one
another until a satisfactory fit is obtained.
Figure 1-10
A Sociotechnical Perspective on Information Systems

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Information Systems in Global Business Today

  • 1. 1.1 © 2007 by Prentice Hall 1Chapter Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 2. 1.2 © 2007 by Prentice Hall LEARNING OBJECTIVES Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today • Explain why information systems are so essential in business today. • Define an information system from both a technical and a business perspective. • Identify and describe the three dimensions of information systems.
  • 3. 1.3 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Assess the complementary assets required for information technology to provide value to a business. • Identify and describe contemporary approaches to the study of information systems and distinguish between computer literacy and information systems literacy. LEARNING OBJECTIVES (Continued) Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 4. 1.4 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Smart Systems and Smart Ways of Working Help Toyota Become Number One • Problem: Tough competition and demanding customers. • Solutions: Redesigned order and production processes reduce costs, increase revenue, and improve customer service. • Oracle E-Business Suite makes it possible to build cars to order and forecast demand and production requirements more accurately. • Demonstrates IT’s role in analyzing market trends and monitoring quality, efficiency, and costs. • Illustrates the emerging digital firm landscape where businesses can use tools to analyze critical data. Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 5. 1.5 © 2007 by Prentice Hall The Role of Information Systems in Business Today • How information systems are transforming business • Increased technology investments • Increased responsiveness to customer demands: A “Fed-Ex” economy • Shifts in media and advertising (e.g. blogs, google ads) • New federal security and accounting laws • Globalization opportunities • Internet has drastically reduced costs of operating on global scale Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 6. 1.6 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Role of Information Systems in Business Today Information Technology Capital Investment Figure 1-1 Information technology investment, defined as hardware, software, and communications equipment, grew from 34% to 50% between 1980 and 2004. Source: Based on data in U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, 2006.
  • 7. 1.7 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • In the emerging, fully digital firm – Significant business relationships are digitally enabled and mediated – Core business processes are accomplished through digital networks – Key corporate assets are managed digitally • Digital firms offer greater flexibility in organization and management – Time shifting, space shifting Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
  • 8. 1.8 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Read the Interactive Session and then discuss the following questions: • What are the advantages of working in a virtual environment like the one created by Accenture? What are the disadvantages? • Would you like to work at a company like Accenture? Why or why not? Explain your answer. • What kinds of companies could benefit from being run virtually like Accenture? Could all companies be run virtually like Accenture? Virtual Management at Accenture The Role of Information Systems in Business Today Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 9. 1.9 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Growing interdependence between ability to use information technology and ability to implement corporate strategies and achieve corporate goals • Business firms invest heavily in information systems to achieve six strategic business objectives: – Operational excellence – New products, services, and business models – Customer and supplier intimacy – Improved decision making – Competitive advantage – Survival Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
  • 10. 1.10 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Operational excellence: – Improvement of efficiency to attain higher profitability – Information systems, technology an important tool in achieving greater efficiency and productivity – E.g. Wal-Mart’s RetailLink system links suppliers to stores for superior replenishment system Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
  • 11. 1.11 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • New products, services, and business models: – Business model: describes how company produces, delivers, and sells product or service to create wealth – Information systems and technology a major enabling tool for new products, services, business models • E.g. Apple’s iPod, iTunes and Netflix’s Internet- based DVD rentals Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
  • 12. 1.12 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Customer and supplier intimacy: – Serving customers well leads to customers returning, which raises revenues and profits • E.g. High-end hotels that use computers to track customer preferences and use to monitor and customize environment – Intimacy with suppliers allows them to provide vital inputs, which lowers costs • E.g. J.C.Penney’s information system which links sales records to contract manufacturer Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
  • 13. 1.13 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Improved decision-making – Without accurate information: • Managers must use forecasts, best guesses, luck • Leads to: – Overproduction, underproduction of goods and services – Misallocation of resources – Poor response times • Poor outcomes raise costs, lose customers – E.g. Verizon’s Web-based digital dashboard to provide managers with real-time data on customer complaints, network performance, line outages, etc. Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
  • 14. 1.14 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Operational excellence: – Improvement of efficiency to attain higher profitability • New products, services, and business models: – Enabled by technology • Customer and supplier intimacy: – Serving customers raises revenues and profits – Better communication with suppliers lowers costs Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
  • 15. 1.15 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Competitive advantage – Delivering better performance – Charging less for superior products – Responding to customers and suppliers in real time – Often achieved when firm achieves one of first four advantages – E.g. Dell: Consistent profitability over 25 years; Dell remains one of the most efficient producer of PCs in world. – But Dell has lost some of its advantages to fast followers-- HP Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
  • 16. 1.16 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Survival – Information technologies as necessity of business – May be: • Industry-level changes, e.g. Citibank’s introduction of ATMs • Governmental regulations requiring record-keeping – E.g. Toxic Substances Control Act, Sarbannes-Oxley Act Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
  • 17. 1.17 © 2007 by Prentice Hall The Role of Information Systems in Business Today Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The Interdependence Between Organizations and Information Technology There is a growing interdependence between a firm’s information systems and its business capabilities. Changes in strategy, rules, and business processes increasingly require changes in hardware, software, databases, and telecommunications. Often, what the organization would like to do depends on what its systems will permit it to do. Figure 1-2
  • 18. 1.18 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Information system: – Set of interrelated components – Collect, process, store, and distribute information – Support decision making, coordination, and control • Information vs. data – Data are streams of raw facts – Information is data shaped into meaningful form Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 19. 1.19 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today Raw data from a supermarket checkout counter can be processed and organized to produce meaningful information, such as the total unit sales of dish detergent or the total sales revenue from dish detergent for a specific store or sales territory. Figure 1-3 Data and Information
  • 20. 1.20 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Information system: Three activities produce information organizations need – Input: Captures raw data from organization or external environment – Processing: Converts raw data into meaningful form – Output: Transfers processed information to people or activities that use it Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 21. 1.21 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Feedback: – Output returned to appropriate members of organization to help evaluate or correct input stage • Computer/Computer program vs. information system – Computers and software are technical foundation and tools, similar to the material and tools used to build a house Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 22. 1.22 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today An information system contains information about an organization and its surrounding environment. Three basic activities—input, processing, and output—produce the information organizations need. Feedback is output returned to appropriate people or activities in the organization to evaluate and refine the input. Environmental actors, such as customers, suppliers, competitors, stockholders, and regulatory agencies, interact with the organization and its information systems. Figure 1-4 Functions of an Information System
  • 23. 1.23 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today Using information systems effectively requires an understanding of the organization, management, and information technology shaping the systems. An information system creates value for the firm as an organizational and management solution to challenges posed by the environment. Figure 1-5 Information Systems Are More Than Computers
  • 24. 1.24 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Organizational dimension of information systems – Hierarchy of authority, responsibility • Senior management • Middle management • Operational management • Knowledge workers • Data workers • Production or service workers Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 25. 1.25 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today Business organizations are hierarchies consisting of three principal levels: senior management, middle management, and operational management. Information systems serve each of these levels. Scientists and knowledge workers often work with middle management. Figure 1-6 Levels in a Firm
  • 26. 1.26 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Organizational dimension of information systems (cont.) – Separation of business functions • Sales and marketing • Human resources • Finance and accounting • Production and manufacturing) – Unique business processes – Unique business culture – Organizational politics Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 27. 1.27 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Management dimension of information system – Managers set organizational strategy for responding to business challenges – In addition, managers must act creatively: • Creation of new products and services • Occasionally re-creating the organization Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 28. 1.28 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Technology dimension of information systems – Computer hardware and software – Data management technology – Networking and telecommunications technology • Networks, the Internet, intranets and extranets, World Wide Web – IT infrastructure: provides platform that system is built on Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 29. 1.29 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Read the Interactive Session: Technology, and then discuss the following questions: • What are the inputs, processing, and outputs of UPS’s package tracking system? • What technologies are used by UPS? How are these technologies related to UPS’s business strategy? • What problems do UPS’s information systems solve? What would happen if these systems were not available? UPS Competes Globally with Information Technology Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 30. 1.30 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Dimensions of UPS tracking system – Organizational: • Procedures for tracking packages and managing inventory and provide information – Management: • Monitor service levels and costs – Technology: • Handheld computers, bar-code scanners, networks, desktop computers, etc. Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 31. 1.31 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Business perspective on information systems: – Information system is instrument for creating value – Investments in information technology will result in superior returns: • Productivity increases • Revenue increases • Superior long-term strategic positioning Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 32. 1.32 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Business information value chain – Raw data acquired and transformed through stages that add value to that information – Value of information system determined in part by extent to which it leads to better decisions, greater efficiency, and higher profits • Business perspective: Calls attention to organizational and managerial nature of information systems Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 33. 1.33 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today From a business perspective, information systems are part of a series of value-adding activities for acquiring, transforming, and distributing information that managers can use to improve decision making, enhance organizational performance, and, ultimately, increase firm profitability. Figure 1-7 The Business Information Value Chain
  • 34. 1.34 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today Although, on average, investments in information technology produce returns far above those returned by other investments, there is considerable variation across firms. Figure 1-8 Variation in Returns on Information Technology Investment
  • 35. 1.35 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Investing in information technology does not guarantee good returns • Considerable variation in the returns firms receive from systems investments • Factors: – Adopting the right business model – Investing in complementary assets (organizational and management capital) Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 36. 1.36 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Complementary assets: – Assets required to derive value from a primary investment – Firms supporting technology investments with investment in complementary assets receive superior returns – E.g.: invest in technology and the people to make it work properly Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 37. 1.37 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Complementary assets include: – Organizational investments, e.g. • Appropriate business model • Efficient business processes – Managerial investments, e.g. • Incentives for management innovation • Teamwork and collaborative work environments – Social investments, e.g. • The Internet and telecommunications infrastructure • Technology standards Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 38. 1.38 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today The study of information systems deals with issues and insights contributed from technical and behavioral disciplines. Figure 1-9 Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems
  • 39. 1.39 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Technical approach • Emphasizes mathematically based models • Computer science, management science, operations research • Behavioral approach • Behavioral issues (strategic business integration, implementation, etc.) • Psychology, economics, sociology Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 40. 1.40 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Management Information Science • Combines computer science, management science, operations research and practical orientation with behavioral issues • Four main actors • Suppliers of hardware and software • Business firms • Managers and employees • Firm’s environment (legal, social, cultural context) Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 41. 1.41 © 2007 by Prentice Hall • Approach of this book: Sociotechnical view • Optimal organizational performance achieved by jointly optimizing both social and technical systems used in production • Helps avoid purely technological approach Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today
  • 42. 1.42 © 2007 by Prentice Hall Perspectives on Information Systems Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today In a sociotechnical perspective, the performance of a system is optimized when both the technology and the organization mutually adjust to one another until a satisfactory fit is obtained. Figure 1-10 A Sociotechnical Perspective on Information Systems