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Manpreet Kaur, Lovely Professional University Unit 1: Management Information Systems

Unit 1: Management Information Systems Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
1.1 Information Systems
1.1.1 The Need for Information Systems
1.2 Digital Convergence
1.2.1 Interactive Multimedia
1.2.2 Role of Information Technologies on the Emergence of New Organizational
Forms
1.3 Changing Business Environment
1.3.1 IT and Organizational Design
1.3.2 IT-enabled Organizational Transformation
1.3.3 Four R’s of Business Transformation
1.3.4 Five Levels of IT-induced Reconfiguration
1.4 Information and Knowledge Economy
1.4.1 Distributing Knowledge – Office and Document Management Systems
1.4.2 Creating Knowledge – Knowledge Work Systems

1.5 Contemporary Approach to Information Systems
1.5.1 Technical Approach
1.5.2 Behavioural Approach
1.5.3 Approach of this Text – Socio-technical Systems
1.6 Management Challenges
1.6.1 The Strategic Business Challenge
1.6.2 The Globalization Challenge
1.6.3 The Information Architecture Challenge
1.6.4 The Information Systems Investment Challenge
1.6.5 The Responsibility and Control Challenge
1.7 Summary
1.8 Keywords
1.9 Review Questions
1.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
 Discuss the concept of information system
 Understand the concept of digital convergence and changing business environment

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